A mineral producer rolled out dozens of driverless trucks in less than three weeks. A total of 23 hybrid and diesel automated heavy vehicles were recently introduced to Xinjiang Energy’s...
Tag - autonomous technology
A global mineral producer’s procedure to minimise workplace incidents was totally deficient, an advocacy found. Rio Tinto’s rail safety systems were recently discovered to have...
Emergency responders almost suffered a potentially deadly impact involving a driverless heavy vehicle, an advocacy revealed. Rio Tinto was recently urged to fully explain how crew members barely...
A resources multinational is examining how autonomous carriers were involved in multiple accidents. Rio Tinto recently revealed that two driverless trains became derailed. One automated locomotive...
A diversified resources producer has received its first round of what it claims to be the some of world’s largest autonomous heavy vehicles. Mineral Resources (MinRes) confirmed the first...
A major mining company will not automate heavy vehicles at one of its operations. Whitehaven Coal recently stopped trialling its autonomous haulage systems (AHS) at the Maules Creek mine. Management...
A resources multinational will work with new partners to fast-track autonomous mineral production. Rio Tinto recently approved an initial $14.4 million in funding to make global operations safer and...
A major mining company introduced new autonomous technology to a Central Queensland operation. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) recently launched a new automatic assembly line at its electrolyser...
A foreign company raised money to deploy hundreds more autonomous heavy vehicles. EACON Mining Technology secured a further US$44.5 million (A$67.7M) in finance to roll out three times more...
Mine sites are increasingly adopting environmentally friendly autonomous alternatives to address a labour shortfall. Jevons Robotics and RCT recently introduced their ARTEV6000 vehicle. Both...
