Russian Mining Firm To Build LNG Plant In The Arctic

The company is already involved in a project to redesign large-scale dump trucks to be able to run on LNG with test runs scheduled for later in the year on a number of BelAZ vehicles – some of which can carry a capacity load of almost 500 tons.

If successful the company will move towards the vehicles being run on a 40% LNG mix alongside the standard diesel, and will, it is being surmised move to develop the firm’s other 30+ quarry site trucks with the same mix.

Should the initial trials and subsequent refitting of the largest vehicles on Nornickel’s vehicle manifesto prove a hit with management, it is likely the remainder of the vehicles being used by the company will also be moved to LNG running capability.