04/13/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/12/2022 18:02
Mineral Resources' autonomous road trains project has reached a world-first milestone, achieving a successful demonstration run of a triple-trailer, automated road train platoon with each road train hauling 300 tonnes of iron ore.
The demonstration showcased the success of our autonomous road trains pilot project, which has been underway at our Yilgarn iron ore operations since late 2021.
Mike Grey, Chief Executive - Mining Services, said automating a road train platoon of this size had never been achieved before and he was delighted that Mineral Resources was leading the world with this ground-breaking innovation.
Mineral Resources is renowned for providing innovative and low-cost solutions across the mining infrastructure supply chain. Our autonomous road trains will form an essential part of the cost-efficient supply chain unlocking stranded resources in the Pilbara region as part of the Ashburton Hub Iron Ore Project.
Mike said Mineral Resources had introduced a number of new technologies over recent years to enhance the safety and operational efficiency of our long-distance road train haulage fleet and the autonomous road trains would take us to the next level.
The technology will initially be adopted for our own operations, with a view to offering the solution to our large Tier One customer base as we grow our Mining Services division.
Nick Hare, President of Hexagon's Mining division said Hexagon enjoyed working with MinRes because of our ability to quickly bring ideas into production.