Hitachi ZX850 in mining
Many different machines are deployed in the mining industry such as wheel loaders, bulldozers and hydraulic excavators. These machines are, for example, used to excavate material and to move earth. Excavators in mining are mainly deployed to easily extract materials. This is that much easier when the other earth has already been dug out. This is why often multiple machines are deployed in mining such as draglines and shovels. They ensure mining activities can be performed faster because they can excavate hundreds of cubic metres of material an hour.