The theme of this year’s MINExpo was unmistakable: Automations that are reshaping the industry. From Caterpillar’s fully autonomous loaders to robotic companies […]

Hexagon has acquired indurad, a global provider of radar and real-time location systems (RTLS) technologies, along with its autonomous haulage subsidiary, xtonomy. This […]

Immersive Technologies has released a simulation-based training package for operators and other personnel who interact with the autonomous haulage environment. The training […]

Humans have been mining to extract the Earth’s raw materials for thousands of years. Over that time, things have changed a little […]

For Exyn Tech, the number one thing in drone design is safety. The ExynAero EA6 is a fully autonomous drone, able to […]

ACHESON, Alta. – This month, SMS Equipment deployed the Komatsu 980E-4AT – the world’s largest autonomous Komatsu truck in commercial operation – […]

AUSTRALIA – BHP Group reported a collision between two autonomous trucks on March 16 at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in the […]

From Wenco International Mining Systems comes this thoughtful essay on data management. The complete report is a “must read” for modern miners, […]

Caterpillar’s mining team had a lot to talk about at its recent annual press event in Tucson, which CMJ attended in November. […]

Several oilsands producers have started looking at the application of autonomous haulage systems and the use of driverless haul trucks to optimize […]

ILLINOIS – Komatsu America announced on Nov. 15 that the FrontRunner autonomous haulage system (AHS) has achieved the unprecedented milestone of more […]

ALBERTA – Suncor Energy said on Jan. 30, 2018, that it will phase in autonomous truck haulage at all the projects it […]