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 […]

AUSTRALIA – Rio Tinto’s fleet of autonomous haul trucks achieved a significant milestone at the company’s world-class operations in Australia last week […]

The adoption of drones in mining is growing rapidly.

UTAH – Autonomous Solutions, Inc. (ASI) and Liebherr Mining Equipment Newport News Co. are pleased to announce that Liebherr’s new autonomous ready […]

How automation is improving the performance of heavy equipment in surface mining

Converting an underground gold mine into an open-pit operation is no small feat, just ask Goldcorp Porcupine Gold Mines (PGM) about its […]