Eldorado Gold, an intermediate gold and base metals producer, has selected Sandvik to supply 10 battery-electric vehicles, plus 10 charging systems, for its Lamaque Complex in Val-d’Or, Québec.
The orders include five Sandvik TH550B trucks and five Toro LH518iB loaders. The first two 50-ton trucks were delivered in October. The remaining three trucks and five 18-ton loaders will be delivered from mid-2026 into 2027.
The new equipment will support Lamaque’s transition towards an electrified underground load-and-haul operation.
Sandvik’s TH550B and Toro LH518iB are both purpose-built BEVs, designed from the ground up around their battery systems and electric drivelines. The truck and loader both feature Sandvik’s patented “self-swapping” battery system, including AutoSwap and AutoConnect functions. Sandvik claims to offer the fastest EV “pit stop” in the industry, enabling its equipment to return to operation significantly sooner than mining BEVs that depend on DC fast charging.
The Sandvik TH550B and the automation-ready Toro LH518iB also feature sophisticated data collection and analysis capabilities, enabling operators and maintenance personnel to monitor and optimize equipment performance in real time.
“The first Sandvik BEVs at Lamaque have proven their capability underground, and expanding the fleet lets us move more tons with less energy and heat,” said Sylvain Lehoux, Vice President, Canada at Eldorado Gold Québec. “We see electrification as a long-term enabler of safer, more efficient and more productive mining.”
Source: Sandvik
