New Liebherr fleet arrives at the Super Pit in Western Australia
Earlier this year, Liebherr-Australia commissioned five PR 776 dozers for gold producer Northern Star Resources.
These five dozers are the first of 13 brand-new Liebherr machines set to be commissioned for Northern Star Resources throughout 2025.
On top of these initial five machines, Liebherr-Australia will supply another two PR 776s, five R 9150 excavators and an R 9400 excavator. Most of these machines will join Northern Star Resources’ existing fleet at the Super Pit – one of Australia’s largest gold mines – which is located near the city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia. Three of the fleet will go to work at Northern Star Resources’ Thunderbox Operations near the town of Leonora – approximately 300 kilometres from Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
The commissioning of these new machines will bring the total number of Liebherr machines in Northern Star Resources’ fleet to 17. Liebherr-Australia delivered Northern Star Resources’ first Liebherr machine – an R 9400 excavator – back in 2022, followed by three more in consecutive years.
Commissioning these machines for Northern Star Resources represents a number of exciting developments for Liebherr Australia.
“To accommodate our growing presence in Western Australia and the ramping up of production happening in the state, we are set to double our operations – both in terms of our physical footprint and our workforce – in Perth by 2030,” Liebherr Australia operations manager for WA Daniel Law-Davis says.
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