Looking ahead to Aginco’s presence at FMF24, the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Eng. Tarek Kamil Sindi, has spoken of the strong alignment between Aginco’s activities and the mining ambitions of the Kingdom: “Under the leadership of HM King Salman Bin Abul Aziz and HRH Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia is making a remarkable shift towards sustainable mining. Aginco, with 40 years of service of the mining and tunneling industry, proudly contributes to this development. Committed to a greener future, we collaborate closely with partners to introduce an electronic fleet, forging a path of success and sustainability guided by God and our shared vision.”
Aginco’s main activities are in the supply of mining, exploration, and tunneling solutions and machinery. To support and complement its trading activities, Aginco has a technical department and specialized team of qualified personnel whose role is to provide professional services and solutions to its clients.
The company has developed an excellent reputation for being extremely customer service oriented. Through close collaboration with its partners, Aginco is diligently working towards introducing an electronic fleet of machinery and vehicles to the market. Its collaborative partners include Normet, a world-leading, innovative technology company, who provide the SmartDrive® system, delivering enhanced performance with zero local emissions. This is a modular battery-electric vehicle BEV System for mining efficiency which enables Aginco’s machinery to boost productivity, reduce costs, and ensure zero local emissions in underground mining and tunnelling.
The SmartDrive Architecture uses fast-charging Li-ion batteries and high-torque electric motors for instant, emission-free operation. Energy recuperation technology maximizes regenerative braking, supported by efficient dual-circuit and oil-immersed hydraulic brakes for added power. Another partner is drilling specialist Boart Longyear who provide Aginco’s exploration rigs. Boart Longyear offer an innovative range of underground diamond coring equipment for mineral development and exploration. Providing reliable, high performance deep hole drilling with economical maintenance costs, its LM™ Modular Diamond Drill System is used extensively all over the world under varying climate conditions.
