Sandvik Mining has been awarded a major material handling contract in Australia. The value of the contract exceeds SEK 450 million and will be executed and contribute to Sandvik Mining?s business for the period of the years 2014 until 2016. The order for the project includes engineering, procurement and construction of two bucket-wheel stacker/reclaimers for coal handling with stacking capacity of 8,600 tonnes per hour and reclaiming capacity of 7,250 tonnes per hour.

?The importance, size and complexity of the project and the impressive performance data again demonstrate Sandvik Mining?s capability to provide high-tech solutions in the area of mobile materials handling machines?, says Gary Hughes, President of the Sandvik Mining business area.