Epiroc Scooptram ST14 Underground LHD 14t

The Epiroc Scooptram ST14 is a 14-tonne capacity underground Load-Haul-Dump (LHD) loader — one of the most productive mid-size mucking machines in the underground mining industry. Powered by a 224 kW diesel engine or available in the ST14 Battery electric variant with a 252 kWh battery pack, the Scooptram ST14 is designed for sublevel stoping, cut-and-fill, and long-hole open stoping methods where the LHD serves as the primary ore and waste movement vehicle between the draw point and the ore pass or underground crusher. The 14-tonne payload in a machine width of just 2.85 metres achieves the optimal balance of productivity and tunnel clearance for the 4.5 × 4.5 metre drive profiles typical of mid-size metalliferous underground mines, delivering a high tonnes-per-operating-hour performance that directly determines the mine's overall production rate.

At the Al-Amar gold mine in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh province, underground LHD loaders are the primary ore transport technology connecting the stope draw points on the production levels to the ore passes feeding the surface crushing and processing plant. Al-Amar mines high-grade gold vein mineralisation in hard metamorphic host rock at depths of 300–600 metres below surface, using sublevel stoping and long-hole open stoping methods that require capable, reliable LHD equipment to muck out stope blasts promptly and minimise stope stand-up time. The ST14's optimised hydraulic system delivers a bucket breakout force of 230 kN, sufficient to penetrate hard blasted muck piles without multiple bite passes, and its automatic transmission with five forward speeds maintains consistent tramming speed in long haul distances from deep production levels to ore passes.

As Saudi Arabia's underground mining sector grows under the Vision 2030 Mining Investment Programme — with new underground gold, copper, and zinc projects in feasibility study or development phases across the Arabian Shield — the Scooptram ST14 is positioned as the standard LHD specification for mid-size underground metalliferous mines in the Kingdom. The ST14 Battery variant is particularly relevant for future underground mine projects in Saudi Arabia, where the Kingdom's ambitious carbon neutrality targets under Vision 2030 sustainability commitments are beginning to influence mine design specifications. Battery LHDs eliminate diesel particulate matter emissions underground, reducing ventilation requirements and improving working conditions for underground employees — both important factors in attracting skilled workforce to remote mine locations.

For underground infrastructure construction — including service tunnels, utility corridors, and metro cross-passages — the Scooptram ST14 serves as the primary muck removal vehicle during drill-and-blast excavation, clearing blasted material from the working face rapidly to allow drill cycle recommencement. On NEOM and Riyadh Metro underground construction projects, LHD loaders working alongside Boomer jumbos are the core underground equipment pairing for drill-and-blast tunnel advancing. Razz Middle East provides Epiroc Scooptram ST14 supply, operator training, and full aftermarket support in Saudi Arabia.