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Barrick orders 35 all-new Ford F-150s

After helping Ford torture test prototypes of aluminium pickup truck boxes, Barrick Gold USA is placing an initial order for 35 all-new F-150s, which Ford stated is the toughest, smartest, most capable F-150 yet

Ailbhe Goodbody
F-150s are used in all of Barrick’s US gold mining operations, from initial exploration and mine support functions

F-150s are used in all of Barrick’s US gold mining operations, from initial exploration and mine support functions

From 2013 to 2014, Barrick's mining survey team drove two prototype F-150s with experimental aluminium-alloy cargo boxes through severe terrain at the company's Bald Mountain and Cortez mines in Nevada,...

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