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90-95%
Mine operators that deploy
AquaSel, GE’s ecomagination-
qualified technology for
water discharge, can achieve
recovery rates of
MOVING
Digging Deeper for Mine Productivity
To satisfy the world’s growing demand for natural resources,
the mining industry must expand to deeper, more remote
and more extreme locations. We launched the GE Mining
business to serve those needs. We’re applying our full port-
folio of products and services to improve mine productivity
by transporting materials more efficiently, managing water
use, and using advanced software to monitor systems. We
are also developing new energy-storage devices such as
our Durathon batteries, developed by GE’s Global Research
Center, which are half the weight of conventional lead acid
batteries, last twice as long, are produced using abundantly
available raw materials such as salt and nickel, and can
be recycled. By using Durathon in underground mining
vehicles (just one of its applications), we can help the mining
industry with two of its biggest challenges: decreasing envi-
ronmental impact by reducing emissions, and increasing
productivity with a long-lasting power solution.
GE offers the mining
industry solutions
such as electric drive
systems, in these Komatsu
trucks (right, below),
and vehicles including
GE’s Fairchild™ battery-
powered scoop (inset).
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