Zijin Mining builds 290 custom 140-ton electric haul trucks for Xinjiang mine

Zijin Mining couldn’t find an ultra-class electric haul truck that could get the job done at its Wulagen mine in Wuqia County, Xinjiang, so they designed their own: a 140-ton BEV haul truck with a huge, 770 kWh swappable battery pack. Then they built 290 of them. (!)

First covered Jun 21, 2026 · 2:57 PM PT · 1 article

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5d Electrek This zinc mine needed a truck no one made, so they made it themselves — Zijin Mining couldn’t find an ultra-class electric haul truck that could get the job done at its Wulagen mine in Wuqia County, Xinjiang, so they designed their…

Appeared in: 2026-06-22 (#1)

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