FLEETS

MacLean BEVs chosen for Glencore Sudbury INO

MacLean BEV fleet fulfill a number of roles at Onaping

MACLEAN TM3 BEV Transmixer, underground at Maclean Research and Training Facility

MACLEAN TM3 BEV Transmixer, underground at Maclean Research and Training Facility

Glencore's Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (Glencore Sudbury INO) has chosen MacLean battery-electric mining vehicles for use in the Onaping Depth Project.

The MacLean BEV fleet at Onaping will consist of support units across the mining vehicle categories of explosives charging, secondary reduction, shotcrete spraying, concrete transport and utility vehicles.

"We are deeply honoured to be chosen by Glencore Sudbury INO as one of the mobile equipment suppliers for this keystone project, as they advance towards production," said MacLean president, Kevin MacLean.

"I spent my early years growing up in Levack, when my father was working underground as a Division Foreman at the former Levack Mine, so this BEV fleet sale to Onaping Depth has special meaning for me. MacLean is committed to doing its part to ensuring the success of this project, as the entire mining world looks on."

The Onaping Depth Project is an ultra-deep mine under the existing Craig Mine in Onaping, a longtime base metals mining hub in the Greater Sudbury region.

"The 100+ employees at the MacLean service and support branch in Sudbury, along with our underground Research & Training Facility just down the road in Lively, are an integral part of the economy in Sudbury and this local footprint will be a cornerstone for our project support to Glencore Sudbury INO across the life of this mine," adds Stella Holloway, MacLean Vice President of Northern Ontario Operations. "Onaping Depth is an example to the mining world for how to successfully develop and operate a diesel-free, deep mine, so we are keenly aware of the high bar that has been set and are excited to step up and ensure the success of the MacLean EV Series fleet as it contributes to the wider success of the Glencore project as whole."

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