Surface mining: assessing global equipment trends

GlobalData ’s Global Surface Mining Equipment: Populations & Forecasts to 2030 report estimates that the total number of active machines is forecast to rise to 170,982 by 2030 .

Caterpillar is seen to be the market leader with a share of around 40% , followed by Komatsu with 20% and Volvo with 10% .

Epiroc, a manufacturer of mining equipment, says the electrification of surface equipment is beginning to appear more and more.

As of November 2024 , GlobalData was tracking 2,348 autonomous haul trucks (including autonomous-ready machines) operating at surface mines across the globe, up from 1,704 in November 2023 .

The largest population of trolley assist trucks is in Australia with 942 , followed by China ( 790 ), Canada ( 297 ) and Chile ( 172 ).

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