The first Hitachi EH3500AC-3 mining truck is on its way to Grange Resources. With a nominal payload of 181 t, the mid-range rigid dump truck, “well recognised for superior hauling capabilities in the mining industry,” Hitachi says is a perfect fit for Australia’s premier producer of iron ore pellets.

Grange Resources owns and operates one of Australia’s largest integrated iron ore mining and pellet production business with sites in Savage River, Port Latta and Southdown, which Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia supports, which includes a fleet of Hitachi EX3600 hydraulic face shovels.

The Hitachi EH3500AC-3 “boasts higher performance output, significant reductions in maintenance and operating costs, which result in a lower cost per tonne and a higher return on investment.”