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Rio moves 100Mt with driverless trucks

RIO Tinto marked a milestone in its high-tech Mine of the Future program, after moving 100 million tonnes of material using autonomous haul trucks in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.

Justin Niessner
Rio moves 100Mt with driverless trucks

The 100Mt primarily included material from the West Angelas iron ore mine, where AHT technology was first trialled, and the Yandicoogina mine, which currently operates a fleet of 13 AHTs. More recently,...

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