Atlas Copco receives a new record order in Mexico
Stockholm, Sweden, July 12, 2011: Atlas Copco has received an order from the Mexican mining group Peñoles. Valued at about MUSD 67 (MSEK 420), it is one of the largest underground mining equipment contracts ever for Atlas Copco, and the company’s second very large order in Mexico this year.Atlas Copco will deliver a total 87 machines, including equipment for face drilling, long hole drilling and bolting. The order also includes products for loading and hauling, many of which are computerized. The equipment will be used by Peñoles and Fresnillo PLC in current operations and for various