Zijin-controlled Fujian Longking is set to introduce its in-house battery electric mining trucks to Australian operations, expanding beyond their initial deployment in China that began in early 2026.
The Longyan-built units, developed under Zijin Mining’s direct control, target large open-pit haulage fleets where high-duty-cycle trucks typically burn the most diesel and generate the most emissions.
For mine planners and fleet engineers, the move signals growing competition to established OEM BEV haul trucks and may accelerate requirements for high-capacity charging infrastructure and grid upgrades on Australian sites.
Zijin Mining’s move into battery electric mining trucks for Australia sits alongside its recent adoption of solar-plus-storage at Kamoa Copper and HPGRs at Golden Ridge, signalling a consistent push towards lower-energy, lower-emission production across very different jurisdictions.
With EACON already running autonomous haulage at Zijin-owned Norton Gold Fields in Western Australia, in our database Zijin is one of the few Chinese majors simultaneously trialling autonomy and electrification in the same host country, which could accelerate integration of BEV fleets into autonomous haul circuits.