Caterpillar holds Global Forum on Sustainable Development in Mining at MINExpo 2004

Pit & Quarry, Nov, 2004

Caterpillar held a Pre-MinExpo show at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for its family of global miners. Held Friday through Sunday before the start of the expo on Monday, the event featured a global forum on sustainable development in mining, a products and services briefing and a nightly Mine Site @ Night.

The Global Forum on Sustainable Development in Mining was a global gathering of miners for a day of exchange with industry leaders, real-time opinion polling, case studies and team-based, hands-on experiential learning. Ideas were shared and exchanged, from mining companies on the front line, on mining's triple bottom line--social, environmental and economic. Discussion on how safety initiatives fit into the business model was also discussed.

During the products and services briefing was the introduction of the new 994F wheel loader, 793D off-highway truck and D10T track-type tractor. Improvements on the 994F include increased cycle times resulting in improved productivity, a 14-percent horsepower increase and higher payload capacities.

When combined, the 994F offers a 15-percent increase in productivity over the 994D. The 793D haul truck also provides increased productivity by increasing horsepower, travel speed and keeping the gross machine weight the same as in the 793C.

In addition the 793D now comes with five different truck configurations - standard, extended life wheel groups, extra top speed, extra retarding and high altitude. Extra safety enhancements are also built into the new 793D.