Discovery Silver has just added a new Epiroc Minetruck MT42 SG battery-electric haul truck to its Hoyle Pond mine in Ontario, Canada, as part of its ongoing plans to invest in a long and successful future for its Porcupine operations in and near Timmins.
The company said: “With a 42-tonne payload and faster ramp speeds, the MT42 supports improved cycle times and higher production rates. Equally important, the MT42 produces zero carbon emissions which helps minimise ventilation requirements and can reduce heat in the mine.”
The Minetruck MT42 SG is Epiroc’s largest battery-electric underground haul truck. Purpose-built for ramp haulage in demanding underground conditions, the MT42 SG delivers enhanced productivity while significantly reducing diesel emissions, operational noise and heat generation, Epiroc says.
Hoyle Pond is one of three operations under the Porcupine complex that Discovery Silver is mining. These three produced 50,552 oz from April 16-June 30, including 16,112 oz from Hoyle Pond, 27,286 oz from the Borden mine and 7,154 oz from the Pamour mine.
The company acquired this complex from Newmont on April 16 for a package that could rise to $425 million.
