Terex Line of Rigid Haul Trucks Cited for Support to Zimbabwe Mining Industry

Recently, Terex rigid haul trucks were cited as some of the main factors for the overall success of Zimbabwe's Bulawayo and Harare mines. Including two TR45s and two TR60s, the fleet of trucks working those mines sounds as if it's kept very busy indeed.

The machines are hauling approximately 80,000 tonnes per month of stone products, 12 hours a day, 5 days a week, with the robust TR45 maximum payload of 41 tonnes proving ideal for the job at the Bulawayo quarry (New Zimbabwe).

Further praising trucks in the Terex line for being reliable and cost-effective, mining officials also cited the ease with which these trucks are able to haul heavy loads uphill: a necessity in the rugged Zimbabwean landscape.

This is all very good news, and that's not the end of the story. Zimbabwe's recent strides in mining are about to have a direct impact on the country at large.

Sable Mining's coal mining power plant has just recently announced its intent to develop a coal-fired power station that will largely avert the country's ongoing power shortages.

“Considering the energy deficit in Southern Africa and increasing importance placed on energy security worldwide, the (Sable) board believes the development of a coal-fired power station in Zimbabwe would be a major step forward in tackling this crisis and one which would receive governmental support.

“With Zimbabwe and the wider southern Africa region experiencing a power deficit, Sable Mining has identified an opportunity to address the shortage as a potential coal producer and in respect of power plant development,” said [Sable Mining Chairman Jim] Cochrane.

A boost in power supply would greatly enhance the country's overall economic security, not to mention other industries and infrastructures.

We look forward to keeping an eye on this story and alerting you to developments. It's our hope to see Zimbabwe's mining industry become an economic leader both within its own boarders and within the broader African mining industry as well.

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