Komatsu Mining Plans $285M Expansion in Wisconsin

Surface and underground mining technology firm Komatsu Mining Corp. plans to invest $285 million to construct a new 2.5 million-sq-ft campus near Milwaukee, WI that will house the company’s headquarters and manufacturing assets. 

The site in Milwaukee’s Harbor District will serve as a large machining, heavy fabrication, and engineering center of excellence for P&H mining shovels and drills, according to a company press release issued Thursday. About 170,000 sq ft of office space and 410,000 sq ft of manufacturing space will be constructed on the 54-acre site, an announcement by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) said.

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Ken Notes: I am afraid this singles a future expansion of mining world wide and Wisconsin has a lot of ore just sitting there....