IHC Mining secures order for an electric cutter suction dredger

IHC Mining, part of Royal IHC (IHC), has won a contract to build and supply an electric CSD for Quarzwerke GmbH.

This electric mining dredger is based on IHC’s Beaver 65 and has been customised to suit the client’s specific requirements.

Quarzwerke GmbH is a long-standing and valued family business, experienced in the extraction, processing, and refining of industrial minerals.

This unique piece of mining equipment will operate in their silica sands operation in Poland. With the new mining dredger Quarzwerke can use the deposit more effectively without using more space.

It will be outfitted with a powerful cutterhead to cut through the cemented silica sand up to 25 meters depth, allowing for a reliable and continuous production for at least the coming 30 years.