Since the pandemic began mining companies have purchased a lot more autonomous heavy vehicles. Coronavirus (COVID-19) prompted up to 13 resources producers at 23 different locations to order a higher...
Category - Automation
A tight labour market is making autonomous conversions a very attractive proposition for employers, an industry expert said. A rising number of mining companies recently opted to automate their heavy...
A multinational resources company fast-tracked its autonomous roll-out following a drop in workplace incidents. BHP recently accelerated automating nearly its entire heavy vehicle fleet because...
A multinational resources company will roll out autonomous and environmentally friendly heavy vehicles. Rio Tinto recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Volvo Group to pilot electric...
A multinational resources producer is examining what caused autonomous machinery to crash. Rio Tinto wants to know exactly how a driverless train became involved in an accident after departing from...
A mining services company celebrated favourable results from an autonomous trial. Thiess recently declared two automated Caterpillar rigs were successfully piloted. For the first time a multi-pass...
More resources workers will work with autonomous technology in the not-too-distant future, a report found. Mine employees with experience in driverless, remote-controlled and smart machinery will be...
A multinational company revealed its latest eco friendly, battery powered heavy vehicle. Sandvik recently launched what is billed to be the world’s largest capacity electric truck. The TH665B...
A mining services company introduced electric storage technology to its heavy machinery fleet at two operations. Byrnecut Group recently ordered six battery-powered loaders at OZ Minerals’...
A multinational company expects to convert hundreds of heavy vehicles to autonomous technology before the end of the year. Komatsu recently predicted it would finish automating more than 430 haul...
Limiting the number of human operators reduces workplace incidents, an autonomous leader found. Komatsu Australia wants every mine site to upgrade machinery to driverless and remote technology...
A foreign mining company celebrated the outcome of smart equipment testing at a coal operation. A Chinese state-run subsidiary of Shendong Coal recently declared its intelligent mining technology is...
