In 1980, Wirtgen GmbH built the first surface miner for the mining of minerals in opencast deposits. Today, the family-owned company is a market leader in this segment, offering a technically mature product portfolio for opencast mining that has been tried and tested in operations around the globe. The surface miners offer cutting widths ranging from 2.20 m to 4.20 m and cutting depths of between 20 cm and 83 cm. The company is the only manufacturer covering a scope of performance ranging from 100 tph to 3000 tph. This measure of productivity is attributable to the miners' efficient cutting technology and a wealth of experience gained in nearly three decades of applications technology. In that time, the company's biggest challenge was introducing the surface mining technology as an alternative to conventional mining methods, such as drilling, blasting and crushing, and to demonstrate to customers the performance, economic efficiency and environmental friendliness of the method in most diverse applications. Wirtgen has opened up a long-term market in this field and has continued to expand it over the years.
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