The machines will be operating at a Walter Energy installation near Brookwood.

This shearer model is used in medium height seams and has been highly successful in coal mine operations throughout the world.

Xstrata's Oaky Creek North mine set several new Australian longwall records using Eickhoff SL 750 with EiControl automation. These included a one-month longwall tonnage of about 1.5 million tonnes.

Consol Energy's Bailey Mine completed its first 1500ft face longwall panel using an Eickhoff SL 750 shearer loader. A second 1500ft face is being mined with Eickhoff SL 750 shearer.

The longwall panels are about 12000 ft long.

Eickhoff Corporation’s facilities are in Pittsburgh, PA. The Eickhoff Group’s global headquarters and manufacturing are based in Bochum, Germany. Its other subsidiaries are in Australia, Belarus, China, Poland, Russia, and South Africa.

Eickhoff is a world-class supplier of longwall shearers, providing the international mining community with more than 50 machines every year.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of company operation.