Page 69 in in terms of switching to BEVs If I could add BEV vehicles to Fos terville Mine Australia I could in crease production by about 20 to 30 percent Makuch added Makuch said KLG recognizes BEVS are the mining vehicles of the future and are ready to invest A BEV production facility operating out of Ontario s northeast is one possiblity Artisan the company that built the Z40s had plans to open an Ca nadian plant in Kirkland Lake but since it was bought by Sandvik in January plans are on hold for now PROVIDING ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR T ODA YS MINING The ingenuity of original equipment manufacturers OEM are the key to achieving electricifcation of min ing Sandvik for example has commit ted to producing its own 40tonne truck to be used by Borden by 2020 The specially designed truck will be able to travel to the surface climb ing the ramp while loaded without recharging Sandvik the Swedish mining equ pipment manufacturer recently purchased Artisan of California the company that has been work ing with Kirkland Lake Gold to intro duce a battery electric feet at the Macassa Mine Epiroc is another Swedishowned company that has been a major de veloper of battery electric vehicles MacLean Engineering and other Ontario based companies continue to develop regional expertise An other example is Minecat a private ly owned Sudburybased builder of mining vehicles Marcotte Mining Machinery of Sudbury has taken up a partnership with German manufacturer Siemens to develop battery electric vehicle s With the increase of electric vehicles in mining these companies and other emerging companies will provide the technology knowhow to serve the mines as they employ cleaner electric energy for both health and safety reasons as well as cost savings and productivity reasons T otal wat e r solutions f or y our mining oper a tion A t the O n tario C lean W a t er A genc y our e xperienc e w ork ing in mining c ommunities acr oss the pr o vinc e means w e k no w y our business T ha t puts us in a unique position t o suppor t y our en vir onmen tal needs including r egula t or y c omplianc e monit or ing and r epor ting F r om potable w a t er and sew age f or staf housing t o tr ea tmen t of pr oduc tion w ast e t o monit or ing tailings OC W A can tur nkey all aspec ts of y our w a t er and w ast ew a t er tr ea tmen t pr oc ess L ets discuss ho w w e can w or k t ogether t o cr ea t e sustainable w a t er solutions f or y our sit e F or sales enquiries c all 8 0 7 6 2 2 2 4 9 3 o r t o l l f r e e 18006676292 o c w a c o m Page 67 Connecting Northern Ontario with a BEV manufacturing plant hmm Not a bad idea Contd from pg 66