Elphinstone travelled to Las Vegas Nevada to participate in its first MINExpo exhibition since 2016. Our team included Santiago Guillermo, Mal Watkinson, Alistair Young, Nick Furmage, Tim Mitchell, and Warren Young. The booth displayed the new E15 Delivery and MED210 mine extraction device.
Dale Elphinstone became the first person outside of the US to be inducted into the prestigious National Mining Hall of Fame in Denver Colorado on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Dale and wife Cheryl were joined by children, Kelly and Adam, and family friends to celebrate the amazing achievement.
Elphinstone commemorated the 50th Elphinstone UG20K Underground Grader built at the company’s Burnie facility in Tasmania. The grader was one of two (2) dispatched to DCR Minería y Construcción through Ferreyros in Peru. Elphinstone celebrated the occasion with employees, founders Dale and Cheryl Elphinstone and Non-Executive Director, Kelly Elphinstone.
Released in June 2024, The new E15 Delivery is the second model in the series, adding another application to the existing range of Elphinstone E10 Underground Hard Rock Support Vehicles (formerly WR810) and rapidly expanding E15 underground support fleet.
Elphinstone’s first MED210 (210-tonne pulling capacity) was sold and dispatched to Centamin’s Sukari Gold Mine in July 2024.
Elphinstone dispatched the first E15 Agitators to Evolution Mining’s Ernest Henry Mine north of Cloncurry in Queensland. A standout feature on both machines were the pink and blue 7m3 agitator bowls with breast and prostate cancer awareness decals signifying Evolution Mining’s investment in cancer research.
In January 2024, Elphinstone released the new E15 15-tonne base platform. The first machine to be released was the E15 Agitator 7m³ (pictured). Future models in the range include an E15 Delivery (nominal 15-tonne capacity and 8.8tm crane), E15 Flat Deck (nominal 16-tonne capacity), E15 Water Tank (nominal 13,000L capacity), and E15 Fuel & Lube (Diesel, Lubricants, Grease, Coolant, DEF, Water & Air).
The WR810 model number was phased out in January 2024 and replaced with the E10 model number. The ‘E’ represents the Elphinstone name and the ’10’ indicates the nominal capacity in metric tonnes (depending on configuration). The Elphinstone E10 series of underground support vehicles continues to feature a high level of interchangeability of parts and components between machines.
The first Elphinstone Railmax rail maintenance excavator, the RMT14D was released in 2011. It transformed the rail maintenance industry allowing work to be performed safely under live powerlines and on live parallel tracks. In 2017 the Railmax RMT15F was released, featuring significant control system upgrades to the previous RMT14D version, increasing the machine’s capability, safety and productivity. Signifying the end of an era for Elphinstone Railmax Rail Maintenance Solutions, the last Railmax RMT15F excavator was shipped to BHP at Port Hedland, Western Australia on May 23, 2023.
Elphinstone unveiled its WR810 low-profile front cab was launched in March at the Underground Operators Conference in Brisbane, showcasing the latest in its underground application portfolio.