BHP hits autonomous drill milestone

In just over two years, the autonomous drill fleet at BHP’s Western Australian iron ore operations has drilled in excess of 10 million metres

BHP's autonomous Pit Viper 271s have collectively drilled more than 10 million metres

The first Epiroc - in those days it was Atlas Copco - Pit Viper 271 was automated at a BHP iron ore mine on June 5, 2017.

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