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BHP chooses Pit Viper rigs for Australian iron ore operations

A fleet of Epiroc Pit Viper 271 rigs will go to work at BHP’s Pilbara Iron Ore operation

Duncan Moore
BHP has ordered Pit Viper 271 rigs worth US$18 million for its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia

BHP has ordered Pit Viper 271 rigs worth US$18 million for its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia | Credits: Epiroc

Epiroc has won a US$18 million order from BHP for autonomous surface mining equipment to be used at an iron ore mine in Australia. Our Pit Viper rigs have become synonymous with mining productivity...

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