Sandvik Mining was awarded a major materials handling contract in Australia. The value of the contract exceeds $690 million, and will be executed and contributed to Sandvik Mining’s business for 2014 until 2016.

The order for the project includes the engineering, procurement and construction of two bucket-wheel stacker/reclaimers for coal handling with a stacking capacity of 8,600 tons per hour and a reclaiming capacity of 7,250 tons per hour.