MacLean Engineering
MacLean specializes in mine vehicle designs that maximize safety and productivity in the underground environment while also reducing total cost of ownership.
Founded in 1973 in Ontario, Canada, MacLean Engineering is the world’s largest Canadian-based manufacturer of underground mining equipment.
With 50 years of hands-on mining experience, MacLean delivers mobile equipment solutions for both underground and surface mining — engineered for performance, built with unit-of-one manufacturing expertise, and supported by a global network of service professionals.
Driven by a strong commitment to safety, productivity, and customer support, MacLean serves mining operations worldwide.
Roof Bolters and Scaler
Roof Bolters and Scaler
MacLean bolters provide precise and durable roof bolting to secure mine roofs, while Scalers efficiently remove loose rock to maintain a stable and safe mining environment.
Utility Vehicles
Utility Vehicles
Graders, Boom Truck, Cassette Truck, Deck Truck, Fuel Lube Truck, Boom Lift, Scissor Lifts, Water Sprayer, Fuel Tanket & Forklift
Secondary Reduction
Secondary Reduction
Explosive Charger, Blockholers, Rockbreaker, Secondary Breakers, Water Cannon.
Shotcrete and Concrete Transport
Shotcrete and Concrete Transport
Shotcrete Sprayer, Transmixers, Incline Agitator, Agitator & Mobile Batch Plant
Explosive Charging
Explosive Charging
ANFO Chargers, Emulsion Charger
Remote control systems
The first package of commercialized products from MacLean's Advanced Vehicle Technology group, under the MacLean IQ Series product line banner, consists of three levels of remote-control technology.
From basic line-of-sight to surface operation packages, MacLean can deliver and support the appropriate remote-control solution for your unique underground mining environment. These remote-control systems are an excellent addition to the MacLean Ore Flow product line, to safely bring down draw point hang-ups and make block caving operations, in particular, safer and more productive.
Line of sight remote operations of MacLean mining vehicles, via radio signal in the underground environment
Proportional controls allowing precise operation.
- 900MHz radio communication
- 100m+ operation in visual line of sight, a uniquely paired transmitter and receiver ensures the machine responds to only one transmitter
- Status lights on the machine provide feedback to the operator
Benefits
- Enhanced operator safety, especially in hazardous operating situations that would otherwise require working near large unstable fragmentation
- Improved operator ergonomics and reduced fatigue
- Increased productivity and reduced operating costs
Options
Wireless video system – 2.4 GHz line of sight transmission
Allows underground operation of the machine beyond visual line of sight.
Joystick Control Package with workstation and chairBattery Powered Underground Mining Vehicles
In 2015, MacLean turned their product development attention towards designing a battery powered fleet that would respond to the mining industry’s growing need for cost containment through energy and mine design efficiencies, along with improving underground air quality for miners.
The MacLean EV Series product line gives customers access to best-in-class technology, and then successfully integrates these components into mobile underground equipment by leveraging MacLean's multi-discipline engineering expertise, hard rock mining knowledge, and custom manufacturing experience. In other words, you can’t just understand the battery cycle, you need to understand the mining cycle in which it will be used.
In 2016, MacLean sold their first battery electric vehicle unit and by the end of 2019, had sold 31 battery electric vehicle units, across five separate model lines. To date, MacLean has sold and commissioned battery electric production support mining vehicles at sixteen mine sites across two continents, amassing some 500,000+ operating hours.
MacLean is now taking its ‘EV-proven, EV-ready’ message to the mining world – for production support mining vehicles, considering the benefits of incremental battery electric vehicle introduction to allow for workforce training and supporting operator buy-in, which will pave the way for broader fleet electrification down the road.
Depth of BEV experience and expertise within utility vehicle and ground support equipment categories – global technology leadership- Ease of introduction from on-board charging design – no new electrical infrastructure required
- Ability to lease batteries to address site-level questions around end-of-life battery management – financial flexibility
Depth of BEV experience and expertise within utility vehicle and ground support equipment categories – global technology leadership
When MacLean set out to electrify their product lines in 2015, they identified a number of key requirements that would guide their design process.
