LHD unit

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A 25-ton loading-hauling-dumping machine used in the underground mining of magnetite at the Malmberget iron mine near Gällivare, Sweden.

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LHD unit

Also known as: LHD machine, loading-hauling-dumping machine

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Horizontal openings: drifts
Known as LHD units, these come in various sizes denoted by the volume or weight of the load that they can carry. The smallest ones have a capacity of less than 1 cubic metre (1 ton), whereas the largest have a 25-ton capacity. In small, narrow vein…
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Known as LHD units, these come in various sizes denoted by the volume or weight of the load that they can carry. The smallest ones have a capacity of less than 1 cubic metre (1 ton), whereas the largest have a 25-ton capacity. In small, narrow vein…
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