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Northern Star Resources, one of Australia’s leading gold producers, has selected Sandvik to supply 25 units of underground equipment to support its operations in Western Australia.
The order, which was booked in the September quarter of 2026, includes 14 Toro® LH621i loaders, 10 Toro TH663i trucks and a Sandvik DD422i development jumbo. Deliveries are expected to begin in June 2027 and continue through early 2028.
Both the Toro LH621i loaders and Toro TH663i trucks will be | Gen2 variants, a Sandvik spokesperson confirmed to IM.
The TH663i | Gen2 truck, announced earlier this year, incorporates more than 30 enhancements over the TH663i baseline, designed to improve reliability, productivity, operator safety and total cost of ownership in underground mining operations. These enhancements span multiple areas of the machine, including engine, electrical, powertrain, software and structural systems. A Toro LH621i | Gen2 variant is also expected to be launched soon, making sure the relevant updates on the truck are also reflected on the complementary loader for compounded load and haul fleet benefits.
The equipment heading to Western Australia will be operated and maintained by Northern Star Mining Services (NSMS), Northern Star Resources’ wholly owned in-house mining services division.
Northern Star Resources operates several open-pit and underground gold mines across three production centres: Kalgoorlie and Yandal in Western Australia, and Pogo in Alaska, USA.
“Keeping underground production moving depends on both equipment performance and the support behind it,” Craig Johnston, Vice President, Sales Area Australia and New Zealand, Sandvik Mining said. “Our local teams will continue working closely with Northern Star throughout equipment delivery, commissioning and ongoing lifecycle management.”
The Toro TH663i and Toro LH621i are engineered for the most demanding underground mining environments, Sandvik says. They offer advanced connectivity, real-time analytics, automation-readiness and superior maintainability, enabling high payloads, lower operating cost per tonne and safer work sites.
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