BOLIDEN, Sweden,
Oct. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Boliden has decided to invest SEK
300 m with the aim of expanding electrified transportation
in Aitik and implementing the corresponding technology in Kevitsa.
Investments will be made mainly during 2020-2021.
Since 2018, a pilot project on electrified transportation has
been conducted at Aitik. 700 meters of electric trolley line were
installed and four mining trucks were converted with increased
productivity and reduced diesel consumption as a result. Aitik is
currently the only mine in an arctic climate where electric trolley
has been installed.
"We are now taking further steps to improve both productivity
and climate impact at our two open-pit mines", says Mikael Staffas,
President and CEO of the Boliden Group.
In Aitik a further three kilometres of electric trolley line
will now be built and another ten trucks will be converted for
electric trolley lines. Overall, the plant means that greenhouse
gas emissions from transportation over the life of mine are reduced
by nearly 15 percent.
In Kevitsa, 13 mining trucks are converted for electric trolley
lines at the same time as the 1.8 kilometre long electric trolley
line is being built. The investment means that greenhouse gas
emissions over the life of mine are reduced by 9 percent.
The electric trolley installations are being deployed in stages
until 2022. Boliden is calculated to reduce diesel consumption by 5
500 cubic meters per year when the investment is completed. In
addition, productivity gains are added as the electrically powered
trucks can run at a higher speed. The working environment for the
drivers is also improved, not least through lower noise levels.
For further information, please contact:
Klas Nilsson, Communications
Director, phone: +46 70 453 65 88
Boliden is a metals company with a focus on sustainable
development. Our roots are Nordic, but our business is global. The
company's core competence is within the fields of exploration,
mining, smelting and metals recycling. Boliden has a total of
approximately 5,800 employees and a turnover of SEK 50 billion. Its shares is listed on NASDAQ
OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap.
www.boliden.com
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