First Quantum aims to drive efficiency through new electric trolley-assist system
Global copper company First Quantum Minerals has outlined the value of its Quantum Electra-Haul, a newly patented electric trolley-assist system, which the company says will demonstrate Zambia's mining sector as a model of global mining innovation. The company says the electric trolley-assist system improves efficiency and has reduced the consumption of diesel at its Kansanshi and Sentinel copper and gold mines in Zambia, by hooking trucks to overhead powerlines that haul them out of the pit using electricity.
