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Two Caterpillar 6040 hydraulic face shovels, built in Dortmund, Germany, have been shipped to Victoria Gold's Eagle gold mine in Yukon, Canada. The shovels, each costing C$6.5 million, will load a fleet of 11 Caterpillar 785 trucks at the mine, which is expected to start production in the second half of 2019.
Victoria Gold Corp. chose a Caterpillar equipment fleet for its Eagle gold mine in Yukon, including two 6040FS hydraulic shovels and 11 785D haul trucks, with a total cost of approximately US$50 million. Delivery is expected between late 2017 and Q3 2018.