FLEETS

Fleet helps Indonesian miner cut costs

A FLEET of Volvo Construction Equipment A60H articulated haulers and EC480DL crawler excavators is helping Indonesia mining specialist PT Bangun Olah Sarana Sukses cut cost per tonne and increase efficiency at a coal mine in Muara Pahu, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

 The A60H haulers are used for overburden removal, while the EC480DL excavators help transfer coal.

The A60H haulers are used for overburden removal, while the EC480DL excavators help transfer coal.

The fleet is working in some of the toughest mining conditions to produce coal for international export. PT BOSS CEO Freddy Tedjasasmita said the company used machines from competitor brands, but realised...

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