News and press releases

World's first hydrostatically powered crawler tractor in the 70 tonnes category premieres in China: Liebherr PR 776

Liebherr unveils its first crawler tractor in the 70 tonnes category in China: the PR 776. Designed for tough mining and quarry operations.

Five Liebherr T 282 C Ultra-Class Trucks Delivered in Australia

The final five T 282 C’s ever produced by Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. in Virginia (USA) have been delivered to Peak Downs Mine in Queensland, Australia.

Liebherr R 9100 B and R 9150 B: machine upgrades to increase productivity and reduce cost per ton

Liebherr Mining Equipment Colmar SAS will launch its B-versions of the R 9100 and R 9150 in January 2019. Both excavators have proven to be reliable and productive partners in the mining industry over the years.

Downer welcomes R 9400

Downer’s recent addition of a R 9400 to their fleet in WA received praise for Liebherr-Australia’s build team.

Getting tested: R 9400 with Liebherr D9812 engine in Héming, France

The Liebherr R 9400 powered by a D9812 Liebherr engine is getting tested on a cement plant in Héming in the Northeast of France.

Liebherr celebrates three milestones for the mining business

The current range of Liebherr Mining hydraulic excavators includes 9 machines with operating weights of 100 to 800 tonnes – three are celebrating great milestones in Colmar this year!

Handcrafted R 9800 Model impressed in Perth

The incredible R 9800 mining excavator model pictured, handcrafted by fan Ron Smith, was on display at the Liebherr Redcliffe Branch earlier this year.

Another R 9800 for Goonyella Riverside Fleet

BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) welcomed a new R 9800 to their fleet at Goonyella Riverside coal mine in March to add to their three existing R 9800s on site.

Liebherr delivers 200 t electric drive excavator to Eurovia mine

Liebherr delivered an electric drive R 9200 E mining excavator with face shovel attachment to Eurovia’s Lausitzer Grauwacke mine. It's the first 200 t electric drive excavator to be operated in Germany.

New R 9400 excavator delivered to Trapper Mining Inc.

In February 2018, Liebherr delivered an R 9400 mining excavator with backhoe attachment to Trapper Mining Inc., Colorado (USA).

First Liebherr T 284 arrives in South America

Collahuasi welcomes South America’s first Liebherr T 284 to complement the existing fleet of seven T 282 C mining trucks at the Collahuasi copper mine, the world’s second largest copper operation.

Liebherr Mining Facilities Certification

In 2014, Liebherr Mining Division recognised the need for more harmonised and updated business processes to meet ever-changing customer, technical quality and business needs in a challenging global mining environment.

Liebherr Presents its Autonomous Haulage Surface Mining Solution

Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News, Co. will unveil its new autonomous haulage solution this week in Cologne, Germany, at the Autonomous Industrial Vehicle Technology Symposium. Liebherr’s development program towards autonomous haulage is currently underway. An initial prototype testing is active since 2016. Liebherr plans to begin field trials of a pre-series at a customer site in 2019.

Liebherr Components premieres at IMARC 2017

Liebherr presents a range of products for the mining industry at the International Mining and Resources Conference IMARC in Melbourne, Australia, from October 31 to November 2, 2017.

Liebherr crawler tractor PR 766: Update in the 50 tonne category

The new PR 766 crawler tractor offers the best conditions for continuing the success story of Liebherr crawlers in the 50 tonne category. With operating weights of between 46,200 kg and 54,200 kg, the PR 766 is the successor model to the successful PR 764. The latest model in the crawler tractor generation is driven by a powerful 310 kW (422 hp) 8-cylinder V-engine.

Liebherr T 236: New 100-tonne mining truck

Liebherr new T 236 mining truck demonstrates the company’s continued innovation in design, paired with the evolution of Liebherr’s own high quality components and class-leading technology. This new rigid-frame dump truck with a diesel electric drive system is Liebherr’s entry into the 100 tonne class and is the first in this class with a 4-corner, oil immersed braking system

Liebherr-Australia Delivers the First Custom-Made R 9800 HP Bucket

After several months of customer engagement, planning and design modifications, Liebherr Mt Thorley, Liebherr Colmar and the Liebherr Fabrication Shop in Adelaide have successfully combined their innate customer and product knowledge to design and commercialise second fit bucket solutions for both Thiess Mt Owen and Glencore Mangoola.

Evolution Mining adds Liebherr R 9400 mining excavator to Lake Cowal Fleet

Evolution Mining has recently taken delivery of a new Liebherr R 9400 excavator at their Lake Cowal gold operation near West Wyalong in far western NSW.