{"id":26381,"date":"2019-05-23T11:28:30","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T01:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.machines4u.com.au\/mag\/?p=26381"},"modified":"2022-03-29T13:23:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:23:59","slug":"autonomous-trucking-rio-tintos-future-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.machines4u.com.au\/mag\/autonomous-trucking-rio-tintos-future-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Trucking Revs Up With Rio Tinto\u2019s Mine of the Future Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than a decade ago, mining giant Rio Tinto introduced fully autonomous haul trucks as part of their Mine of the Future program. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rio Tinto&#8217;s former CEO Sam Walsh told <em>zdnet.com<\/em> how the company revolutionised the industry\u2019s approach to integrated mining. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I smile when I hear the rush to develop autonomous vehicles by Uber, Google, and pretty well every car company on planet Earth,&#8221; said Walsh. &#8220;Rio was the first mining company to introduce fully-autonomous haul trucks in 2008.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"\/mag\/light-vehicle-automation-hits-mine-wa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Light Vehicle Automation Hits Mine Site in WA<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Future of Mining<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now, Caterpillar will provide Rio Tinto with a fleet of 20 autonomous 793F trucks and 4 autonomous blast drills, through WA dealer WesTrac. This will make Rio Tinto\u2019s Koodaideri iron ore operations in the Pilbara, WA, the company\u2019s most technologically advanced mine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We&#8217;re pleased to be partnering with Caterpillar and WesTrac to help make Koodaideri the most technology-enabled and innovative mine in our Pilbara iron ore network,&#8221; said Rio Tinto Iron Ore chief executive Chris Salisbury.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This news follows the completed rollout of their automated rail system in Pilbara: the first heavy-haul autonomous rail operation of its kind in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26383\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26383\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26383\" src=\"\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/8643345044_5c520c0904_o-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magmedia.machines4u.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/23111843\/8643345044_5c520c0904_o.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/magmedia.machines4u.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/23111843\/8643345044_5c520c0904_o-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magmedia.machines4u.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/23111843\/8643345044_5c520c0904_o-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magmedia.machines4u.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/23111843\/8643345044_5c520c0904_o-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26383\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">New Locomotives and wagons operating in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Photographer: Christian Sprogoe Photography. Copyright \u00a9 2018 Rio Tinto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other advancements in Rio Tinto\u2019s Mine of the Future program include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A digital replica of the processing plant, accessible in real-time by workers in the field<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fully integrated mine automation &amp; simulation systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advanced automation including an automated workshop<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Numerous data analytics capabilities &amp; control loops to optimise production &amp; reduce downtime<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 80 autonomous trucks in operation across their Pilbara sites. With plans to reach 140 by the end of 2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11 ADS-enabled drills have drilled more than 5,000 km\u2014that\u2019s further than the distance from Perth to Queenstown, New Zealand<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you think about Rio Tinto\u2019s mining program? Let us know in the comments below. Take a look at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.machines4u.com.au\/browse\/mining-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mining machines available for sale here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than a decade ago, mining giant Rio Tinto introduced fully autonomous haul trucks as part of their Mine of the Future program. 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