# Sandvik DL422iE battery-electric drill deployed at IGO's Nova mine

Barminco (Perenti) purchased and commissioned the Sandvik DL422iE, a fully-automated battery-powered longhole drill, at IGO's Nova mine in July 2023, with surface remote drilling operational since February 2024.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2024-06-24
- Where: Nova mine, Fraser Range, Western Australia, Australia
- Status: completed
- Products: Sandvik DL422iE battery-electric automated longhole drill
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Sandvik](https://endata.com/companies/6190.md) (partner)
- [Perenti](https://endata.com/companies/54389.md) (supplier)
- [IGO Limited](https://endata.com/companies/66260.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2024/06/24/igo-and-perenti-herald-drop-in-battery-electric-autonomous-drilling-solution-at-nova/), 2024-06-24: "This isn’t the heavy hitter for greenhouse gas or DPM, but what it does is allow us to operate a battery underground and get familiar with it."

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