General Electric Fairchild Mining underground
Fairchild Mining Equipment division has developed and begun offering complete lines of batterypowered scoops , diesel-powered scoops and tractors , multipurpose vehicles , longwall shield haulers , maintenance vehicles and continuous miners and haulage systems .
Rise of new mining innovations General Electric ’ s Mining segment is working to create a safer mining future . GE ’ s mining division specializes in three segments of the mining industry : propulsion systems , mining equipment and mining solutions .
The company has recently begun testing its new battery-powered mining equipment , including its newly designed Load Dump ( LHD ) at mining company IAMGOLD ’ s Westwood underground mine in Canada . The new Load Dump vehicle has the potential to not only operate entirely on battery and propulsion technology , but doing so while emitting 100 percent zero emissions .
“ We ’ re getting rid of the diesel
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