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Codelco adds a hybrid LHD at El Teniente

Chile’s state copper company Codelco has started using its first hybrid loader in the mobile fleet at the El Teniente mine in Chile, as the company, the world’s largest copper producer, seeks to ramp up its credentials as a “green” copper producer

Codelco deploys first hybrid LHD

Codelco deploys first hybrid LHD

The hybrid Komatsu LHD (load-haul-dump) machine has started operating 100% on electricity, using diesel only to generate electrical power. The truck has no gearbox, filters or mechanical movements and...

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