Epiroc wins large mining equipment order in Australia

Stockholm, Sweden: Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and construction industries, has won a large order for surface mining equipment from Newmont Corp. in Australia.Newmont , the world’s leading gold producer, has ordered a fleet of Epiroc Pit Viper 231 and SmartROC D65 drill rigs that will be used at the Boddington gold and copper mine in Western Australia. The rigs, which will be operated tele-remotely, will replace an older fleet of Epiroc equipment. The equipment order is valued at about MSEK 335 and was booked in the third