Portugal’s mining strategy may favour copper over lithium
Portugal already has the largest copper mine in the European Union, operated by Lundin Mining.
Step aside CAT, Komatsu and Liebherr. Belarusian mining equipment manufacturer Belaz is ready to wow the industry and set a Guinness Record with its latest creation, a dump truck called the 75710, which the company claims to be the world’s largest.
This 27-foot, eight-wheel gigantic vehicle is able to carry an insane 450 tonnes payload and is powered by two 16-cylinder turbocharged diesel engines. Each of these engines produces 2,300 horsepower and the truck top speed is 65 km/h.
The truck is now being field-tested at the Bachatsky open pit coal mine in Siberia, recognised as having some of the harshest mining conditions in the world.
The company said it would be available on the market in 2015.
See it in action here:
13 Comments
Bob245
Siiiiiiiiiiiiick!!!!!!!!
yellowb.ood
The CAT 797 will eat it alive !!!
DJR96
From what I can see in this video, the Russians have brought more design innovation to haul trucks than anyone else has in decades.
Two axles, both driven, both with four tyres, and both steering. It’s a logical step up given the limitation of tyre size.
Miner
Yeah it looks good, question is long time performance, its really huge truck, so would be hard to guess now. Anyway would be great to see it in action
Charles Fazio
Does it have a horn? it is ideal for rush hour traffic!
Scott
I’m in the mining industry and although this haul truck is impressive I wonder how many people have thought about the issues adding this truck to the fleet . Hope you have a cat big enough to pull this thing out ! Lol
Peter Worthington
looks like a Payhauler PH350 from 1980. Good idea then and a good idea now
matt
Correct Peter, it looks like a 350B PayHauler on steroids of course. Probably be very effective in certain situations.
Janet S
I just want to drive one 🙂
Texas Engineer
Hope those Russian tires hold up! We used them during the last mining tire shortage and they failed within 1000 hrs run time, literally came apart!
Anthony Maw
I’m waiting for the Tonka Toy version to hit Wal Mart….
DJR96
It’s proportions still look odd. Massive front overhang. Looks like you’d kiss the ground if you were to hit the skids unloaded.
But it is because the two V16 engines and gensets are mounted transversely one in front of the other.
John Scott
Monster!