Liebherr distributes 3 biggest tower cranes at Peru

German manufacturer Liebherr has sold three of its biggest EC-H tower cranes to Peru’s largest copper mines. They will be used on the sites for 20 years.

Copper producer Xstrata Copper's mines in Antapaccay and Las Bambas, which are being developed by Bechtel Chile, installed a Liebherr 630 EC-H 40. Newmont Mining's Conga mine, which has Fluor Chile as the developer, installed a Liebherr 550 EC-H 20.

The 630 EC-H 40 is the biggest model in the company's EC-H range and can lift a maximum of 40t, and 5.4t at the full length of its 80m boom. The 550 EC-H 20 has a maximum lift capacity of 20t and can lift 3.5t at the furthest reach of 81.5m.

The cranes will be used for central lifting operations in the construction of flotation cell lines, which are used as part of the process of separating the metal. (Source: Cranes Today Magazine)