Siemens wins largest mobile mining order

German firm Siemens Industry, Inc. announced Friday it has received its biggest mobile mining order from Hitachi Construction Truck Machinery (HCTM) to provide 50 additional EH4500 trucks equipped with Siemens? unique AC-drive technology to East Kalimantan coal miner PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC), who already has a fleet of 79 EH4500 trucks operating in its mine.

"Siemens is thrilled with this large order," said Clive DeSouza, mining trucks business manager, Siemens Industry Solutions division. "With this win, KPC will now have the largest fleet of mining trucks with Siemens drives operating in the world.

Siemens will also provide a permanent on-site service team to assist with the initial operation and long-term reliability of the machines. The trucks are expected to be fully operational by December 2012. When completed, KPC's fleet will include 129 Hitachi EH4500 trucks.

KPC is one of the world's largest thermal producers and exporters of thermal coal, and operates six to 12 individual pits at any time. Its coal production volume was 40.3 million tons in 2009. KPC is owned by IDX-listed mining giant PT Bumi Resources Tbk. (*)