- 1. ASI commercialises agnostic AHS
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- Robotics and autonomous technology group ASI Mining, partially owned by Epiroc, has fully commercialised Mobius, its agnostic autonomous haulage system (AHS). The company’s announcement comes in conjunction ...
- Created on 20 February 2023
- 2. Caterpillar, Newmont hit automation milestone at Boddington
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- Newmont’s Boddington operation, which has the distinction of being Western Australia’s largest gold operation, has met a significant target with the gold industry’s first autonomous haulage system: 100 ...
- Created on 16 December 2022
- 3. Epiroc launches Mobius for Drills, a data hub for mine operations
- (Supplier News)
- ... directly support making quick and effective interrelated decisions. Mines can get greater productivity and economies of scale as a single operator controls multiple remote and autonomous vehicles. Mobius ...
- Created on 30 June 2022
- 4. Caterpillar autonomously hauls more than 1 billion tonnes with Cat Command
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- For the first time in mining history, trucks equipped with Cat MineStar Command for hauling have autonomously moved more than 1 billion tonnes of material in less than a year. Roughly 1.2 billion tonnes ...
- Created on 12 April 2022
- 5. Newmont commissions AHS at Boddington
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- Mining behemoth Newmont has confirmed the start-up of the first autonomous haulage system (AHS) in the gold industry at its Boddington project in Western Australia. The miner invested A$150 million ...
- Created on 07 October 2021
- 6. Komatsu unveils zero-emission equipment alliance
- (Supplier News)
- ... shared history of partnership on innovation going back to when we built the world’s largest Komatsu autonomous haulage fleet in 2008,” Alf Barrios, Rio Tinto’s chief commercial officer, said. “Our ...
- Created on 05 October 2021
- 7. Rio Tinto, WestTrac autonomous training soaring
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- WesTrac Cat and Rio Tinto have met the six-month mark on autonomous haulage systems training at the WesTrac Technology Training Centre in Collie, Western Australia, and have now seen more than 100 Rio ...
- Created on 09 September 2021
- 8. Komatsu unveils zero-emission equipment alliance with Rio, BHP, Codelco and Boliden
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- ... history of partnership on innovation going back to when we built the world’s largest Komatsu autonomous haulage fleet in 2008,” Alf Barrios, Rio Tinto’s chief commercial officer, said. “Our support of ...
- Created on 03 August 2021
- 9. Fortescue tops 2 billion tonnes autonomously
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- Fortescue Metals Group has surpassed quite the milestone: its autonomous haul fleet has exceeded two billion tonnes of material, just 22 months after meeting the 1 Bt mark. PHOTO: Fortescue Metals ...
- Created on 20 July 2021
- 10. Immersive, Rio drive autonomous training together
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- As Rio Tinto prepares to expand its autonomous haulage footprint at the Gudai-Darri iron ore operation in Western Australia, the miner has brought in the assistance of Immersive Technologies. Immersive ...
- Created on 30 June 2021
- 11. Caterpillar meets autonomous milestone
- (Leading Developments)
- OEM Caterpillar has met a significant milestone on its autonomous journey: three billion tonnes hauled autonomously using the Cat Command system for hauling trucks. Jim Hawkins, director of Cat MineStar ...
- Created on 25 June 2021
- 12. Caterpillar meets autonomous milestone
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- OEM Caterpillar has met a significant milestone on its autonomous journey: 3 billion tonnes hauled autonomously using the Cat Command system for hauling trucks. Jim Hawkins, director of Cat MineStar ...
- Created on 13 May 2021
- 13. Tomorrow’s Technology
- (Features)
- AI, drones, robotics, sensors, IoT and the future. By Mark S. Kuhar According to the report “Computing Around Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Vehicles for Industry” by Backplane Systems Technology, ...
- Created on 15 April 2021
- 14. Fortescue drives on autonomously
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- Fortescue Metals Group has confirmed the successful deployment of autonomous light vehicles (ALVs) at its mining operations in the Chichester Hub in Australia’s Pilbara region. With its partner Ford ...
- Created on 16 February 2021
- 15. Fortescue hits autonomous haulage milestone
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- Fortescue Metals Group celebrated an important milestone in the rollout of autonomous haulage at the Chichester Hub in Western Australia with the conversion of the 100th autonomous truck. The full conversion ...
- Created on 25 June 2020
- 16. Wenco, Oxbotica partner to develop ‘Open Autonomy’ solution for mining
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- Wenco International Mining Systems Ltd., a wholly owned Hitachi Construction Machinery subsidiary, and autonomous vehicle software company Oxbotica Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop ...
- Created on 11 June 2020
- 17. Rajant, Hitachi deploy autonomous hauling system in Australian mine
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- Rajant Corp., the provider of Kinetic Mesh wireless networks, and Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia are improving operational safety and productivity through the use of autonomous haulage systems ...
- Created on 14 May 2020
- 18. Komatsu’s people powered technology behind world class mine standards
- (Supplier News)
- Komatsu has deployed an unprecedented 41 new model Komatsu 930E-5 ultra-class haul trucks, made autonomous ready, at BHP’s new South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. ...
- Created on 11 February 2020
- 19. New Orica digital fragmentation measurement technology key to unlocking downstream benefits
- (Supplier News)
- ... delivers accurate and reliable fragmentation measurements on both faceshovels and conveyors. The greater sampling frequency, enabled by the fully autonomous system, provides superior insights, allowing ...
- Created on 23 January 2020
- 20. New skills for autonomous workers a step closer
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- ... Future Skills Partnership is to facilitate the development and delivery of new qualifications in open-cut mining operations. BMA last month announced it would introduce autonomous haulage trucks at Goonyella ...
- Created on 18 December 2019