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ABB to deliver trolley assist solution to Copper Mountain Mining in Canada
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BB has won an order to deliver a complete open-pit haul truck trolley assist solution for Copper Mountain Mining in Canada. The installation includes engineering, supply and construction management for a DC substation and an overhead catenary system (OCS), combining ABB’s electrification and automation expertise in the mining industry. Copper Mountain mine, near Princeton, British Columbia, is a conventional open-pit, truck and shovel operation which produces approximately 100 million pounds (45,000 metric tons) of copper equivalent per year. The initial phase of the trolley assist system, which will be installed in late 2021, is expected to reduce carbon
emissions at the site by up to 7 per cent. Copper Mountain Mining intends to reduce carbon intensity by more than 50 per cent at the mine in 5-7 years through electrification and capacity increase. Each truck will be fitted with a
providing in excess of 12MW of DC power to the trolley assist system. The trolley control system can provide connectivity to the existing distributed control system (DCS) automation platform for seamless integration and monitoring of trolley operations and energy consumption. ABB is also providing OCS components customized for mining applications. “A trolley assist system significantly reduces GHG emissions for ultra-class mining haul trucks, which are typically the biggest source of emissions in a mining operation,” said Sachin Jari, industry lead – Mining, North America at ABB. ABB has previously installed a similar substation at Boliden AB’s Aitik mine, Sweden’s largest open-pit copper mine, and is part of ongoing expansion plans at the site.
“A trolley assist system significantly reduces GHG emissions for ultra-class mining haul trucks” pantograph to receive external electric power. ABB will be responsible for the off-truck trolley assist infrastructure and provide engineering, project management, equipment supply, system commissioning and construction management. ABB will also design the overhead catenary system (OCS) infrastructure and deliver a rectifier substation
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