Article: Finning Announces Two Mining Equipment Sales and a Service Support Contract in South America for a Total of C$125 Million

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - May 3, 2005) - Finning International Inc. ("Finning") (TSX:FTT) announced today that its South American Mining division has secured the sale of 15 pieces of Caterpillar equipment to Minera El Tesoro, a part of the Antofagasta Minerals Group in Chile; and 19 pieces of Caterpillar equipment to Washington Group International, the mining contractor for Minera San Cristobal in Bolivia.

The new equipment package for Minera El Tesoro is worth C$31 million and includes nine 793C off-highway trucks, three 994D front end loaders, a 769D WT truck, a D9T bulldozer and a 16H motor grader. The new equipment together with the existing El Tesoro fleet will be ...

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