Rio Tinto : Mine of the Future
Andrew Harding , CEO of Rio Tinto ’ s iron ore division
“ We commenced trials in December 2008 at West Angeles and in June 2011 , five autonomous haulage trucks were moved from West Angeles operations to Yandicoogina mining operations and combined with five new trucks ,” says Harding .
“ In July 2012 the autonomous fleet reached a milestone of hauling high grade iron ore at the Yandicoogina mine .”
Rio Tinto launched its operation center in 2009 , quickly progressing to autonomous drilling and its revolutionary rail system trials in 2012 . Rio Tinto ’ s AutoHaul™ system is expected to be up and running in 2015 .
The future leads to technology The key behind Rio Tinto ’ s Mine of the Future™ isn ’ t just the approach but the technology behind it . The company has compiled some of the brightest and forward-thinking minds in the industry to develop new ideas for the company ’ s mission .
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