Mining truck news

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Boliden have entered into a long-term collaboration to implement autonomous transport solutions at Boliden’s Garpenberg site in Sweden.

Orion Minerals has awarded a six-month trial mining contract to P2 Mining, a subsidiary of South African mining contractor Newrak Mining Group.

Hexagon has partnered with MMG to deploy the HxGN MineProtect operator alertness system on 11 underground mining trucks at its Rosebery mine in Tasmania, Australia.

ABD Solutions has developed a new mobile supervisory system for its vehicle automation solution, Indigo Drive, which allows mining vehicles to be automated anywhere in the world.

ASI Mining, in conjunction with its distributor Epiroc, has received an order from Roy Hill Iron Ore to automate 18 Hitachi EH4000 haul trucks in Western Australia.

Hexagon AB has announced an agreement with Mineral Resources to provide an autonomous haulage solution for a fleet of 120 fully autonomous road trains in Australia.

Wabtec Digital Mine has received a series of orders for 3500 of its new Generation 3 collision avoidance system from three major global mining companies.

Engineered to promote increased productivity and a reduced carbon footprint, the 980E-5SE’s electric drive means fewer mechanical components, less maintenance, and potentially reduced life cycle costs.

The 995 is 19% more efficient than the 994K and delivers up to 13% lower hourly fuel consumption with an additional 8% efficiency gain.

HxGN Autonomous Mining is a portfolio that protects people and equipment while addressing the challenges of operational productivity and decarbonisation.