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By Charles Pitts Autonomous mining technology is moving from isolated pilot projects into routine production across surface and underground operations. In September, EACON said its autonomous solution had been deployed…
By Charles Pitts The next milestone in autonomous mining is not another driverless truck demonstration. It is the disappearance of the boundary between fleet classes. Epiroc’s…
Nearly three kilometres below the surface of South Africa, South Deep is tackling a problem that has challenged deep-level mining for generations: how do you make…
Autonomous haul trucks are moving from controlled pilots into larger commercial fleets. By Charles Pitts EACON’s ORCASTRA autonomous haulage system has now been deployed on more…
Autonomous ultra-class haul trucks travel through an open-pit mine at dusk. By Charles Pitts Komatsu’s commissioning of its 1,000th ultra-class autonomous haul truck marks a change…
Private 5G can connect autonomous trucks, dispatch systems, charging infrastructure and mine-control teams across a single operating network. Autonomous mining fleets are moving from isolated pilot…
Battery-electric haulage is moving from pilot fleets into larger commercial mining operations. By Charles Pitts Autonomous mining technology is moving from controlled pilot projects into commercial…
By Charles Pitts Sandvik’s Sami concept moves autonomous mining technology 2026 beyond driverless haulage and toward a more complete vision of the crewless surface mine. The…
Autonomous haulage is moving from isolated trials toward repeatable fleet-scale deployment. Komatsu’s commissioning of its 1,000th ultra-class autonomous haul truck marks a significant shift in mining…
By Charles Pitts Autonomous mining technology is entering a scale test. CiDi says its MetaMine platform now covers more than 1,900 autonomous mining trucks across nearly…
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