A BelAZ vehicle won a grand prix at the 21st international specialized expo Russian Coal and Mining 2014 in the city of Novokuznetsk. It is Russia’s largest mining industry expo, BelTA reports. The vehicle has already earned acknowledgement and high praise of mining professionals in CIS and non-CIS states. 

A research paper carried out by Russian and Belarusian scientists have been nominated for the Russian government’s prize for this year’s science and technology achievements. The research has been carried out in line with a program of the Union State of Belarus and Russia and has already produced a significant economic and practical effect. A short while ago BelAZ rolled out its first rock hauler with the carrying capacity of 450 tonnes. The vehicle has been entered into the books of records of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Europe and has been nominated for inclusion into the Guinness World Records Book as the world’s largest carrying capacity rock hauler.