The strongest and most reliable underground general service vehicle has been designed, constructed and trialled.
L-MUVA: "Low Maintenance, High Availability" Utility Vehicle designed for Underground Mining
“UNDERGROUND MOBILE MINE RESCUE AND REFUGE CHAMBER
An Australian Company has produced the quintessential underground mining service vehicle, the most manoeuvrable to be found in any mine, the most useful and cost effective. Although small in stature, current models will carry up to eight tonnes of equipment, men and supplies with the highest availability of any mine vehicle.
Add to this vehicle’s accomplishments an Australian built portable Mine Refuges for four or eight persons and you have a self-contained pressurised Mine Rescue vehicle that can be prepared in ten minutes from mine freighter to life saver.
The combination rescue vehicle is also prepared for autonomous operation using a photo recognition positioning system I.e. It can be driven by an onboard operator, by a remote based operator or sent to an event autonomously in a suitable equipped mining operation.