Earlier this 12 months, Liebherr-Australia commissioned 5 PR 776 dozers for Northern Star Sources, as a part of 13 brand-new Liebherr machines set to be commissioned for the gold miner all through 2025.
On prime of those preliminary 5 machines, Liebherr-Australia will provide one other two PR 776s, 5 R 9150 excavators and an R 9400 excavator. Most of those machines will be part of Northern Star Sources’ present fleet on the Tremendous Pit – one among Australia’s largest gold mines – which is close to town of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia. Three of the fleet will go to work at Northern Star Sources’ Thunderbox Operations close to the city of Leonora, some 300 km from Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The commissioning of those new machines will deliver the full variety of Liebherr machines in Northern Star Sources’ fleet to 17. Liebherr-Australia delivered Northern Star Sources’ first Liebherr machine – an R 9400 excavator – again in 2022, adopted by three extra in consecutive years.
With a view to meet the calls for of the rising Liebherr fleet in Western Australia, Liebherr-Australia has been increasing its footprint within the area for the previous few years. In 2022, Liebherr-Australia opened its Kalgoorlie department, bringing the variety of Liebherr branches within the state to a few.
Daniel Regulation-Davis, Liebherr-Australia’s Operations Supervisor for Western Australia, stated: “Our funding within the Kalgoorlie department highlights our rising dedication to the area and to supporting the gold mining business. The Kalgoorlie department helps mining firms within the area with its complete vary of spare elements, its tooling capabilities and its devoted workforce of customer support personnel. In reality, the wonderful service supplied by our Kalgoorlie workforce was an vital issue for our clients who select Liebherr machines for his or her operations.”
In the identical 12 months, Liebherr-Australia expanded the scale of its Perth facility from 34,000 sq.m to 81,000 sq.m. The enlargement included two new workshops, a three-storey workplace, an prolonged service workshop and a 5,000 sq.m elements warehouse. These upgrades established the location because the central hub for zero emission, autonomy and know-how developments that help the rising fleet of autonomous and 0 emission mining gear in Western Australia.
And there may be but extra improvement nonetheless to come back for the Perth services.
“To accommodate our rising presence in Western Australia and the ramping up of manufacturing taking place within the state, we’re set to double our operations – each when it comes to our bodily footprint and our workforce – in Perth by 2030,” Regulation-Davis says.
Commissioning these machines for Northern Star Sources represents plenty of thrilling developments for Liebherr-Australia.
Brian Boitano, Government Common Supervisor of Gross sales, Advertising and marketing, Coaching and Options for Liebherr-Australia, stated: “Gold mining in Western Australia is a vital a part of the state’s sources sector, and Liebherr-Australia is proud to be taking part in a rising position in its future. Our partnership with Northern Star Sources highlights not solely our dedication to the business but additionally the potential of our vary of kit –from our 100-t excavators to our largest excavators, dozers and vehicles – to ship excellent efficiency in demanding circumstances. We’re excited to see these machines drive effectivity and improve security and scaling within the years forward,”
