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History Surface Mining

From Vision to Recognized Technology

Why not transfer our expertise in asphalt milling to mining solid rock? This idea triggered the development of a new, cost-effective mining method, surface mining, in the mid-1970s. What followed was a unparalleled success story that WIRTGEN has continuously led as a driving force from the very beginning.

WIRTGEN Drives Development of the Method

1980 marked the birth of modern surface mining – WIRTGEN developed a prototype based on road milling machines, the 3000 SM surface miner. With the first machine officially sold, the 1900 SM surface miner, the company successfully entered the market in 1983. Following the requirements of the market, larger and larger machines were developed over the years for even greater performance.

1980

The 3000 SM prototype is successfully used to mill coal.

1983

The 1900 SM is used in South Africa to mine gypsum.

1985

The 3500 SM is used in the United States for routing operations in hard limestone.

1989

WIRTGEN unveils prototypes of the 2600 SM for coal and limestone mining.

1989

The largest surface miner to date, the 4200 SM, is still being manufactured today in an optimized form.

1996

The 3700 SM mills trenches and simultaneously produces gravel for further use.

1999

WIRTGEN launches the 2500 SM for special applications in hard rock.

2000

The modular 2100 SM is suitable for a wide range of applications in soft to medium-hard rock.

2001

Thanks to a modified discharging process, the 2100 SM extracts coal extremely efficiently.

2009

The optimized 4200 SM is brought onto the market as a version for soft and hard rock.

2012

WIRTGEN Pick Inspection (WPI) makes it possible to measure tool wear and plan maintenance intervals.

2013

The 2200 SM 3.8 is equipped with a 3.8 m cutting unit for soft rock mining.