Rio's autonomy advances

Rio Tinto's Mine of the Future autonomy programme is picking up pace, reports Michelle Jack

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The group has 71 Autonomous Haulage System trucks across three Pilbara mine sites

The group has 71 Autonomous Haulage System trucks across three Pilbara mine sites

What may once have been science fiction is now business as usual at three Rio Tinto iron ore mines. The group’s Yandicoogina, Hope Downs 4 and Nammuldi mines are the first in the world to move all of their...

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