Underground mobile equipment solutions specialist MacLean Engineering offers hard-rock mining experience, multi-discipline engineering capability, unit-of-one manufacturing expertise and worldwide customer service and support.

Mining Weekly interviewed MacLean Engineering GM Africa John-Paul Theunissen ahead of the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, where its team will be in attendance, underlining the company’s commitment to engaging with current customers and connecting with new prospects.

The company’s product suite includes platform and utility bolters, shotcrete sprayers and transmixers in the ground support category, as well as remote operated blockholer drills, mobile rock breakers and water cannons in the ore flow/secondary reduction category. This is in addition to Mine-MateTM scissor lifts, boom lifts, boom trucks, ANFO/emulsion chargers, personnel carriers, fuel/lube trucks, cassette trucks, fan and pipe handlers, and service drills in the utility vehicles and attachments category.

MacLean has been innovating for hard-rock mining mobile equipment safety and productivity for over 50 years, supporting customers worldwide with branches across Canada as well as in Mexico, Peru, Africa, Australia and the US.

The latest chapter in the MacLean innovation story is the introduction of full-fleet electrification, integrating best-in-class battery and electric drive technology to deliver a safe, proven, low-maintenance and data-rich option for diesel-free operations in the underground environment.