From breakdown to benchmark

Liebherr deploys autonomous vehicles to WA mine site Liebherr has deployed a fleet of four T 265 trucks to support onsite validation at a mine site in WA. The trucks have completed comprehensive internal validation of their autonomous haulage solution (AHS) at Liebherr’s Mining Technology Development Centre in the USA. Liebherr divisional general manager, product manager, Scott Bellamy commented on the solution. “After significant research, development and program planning, Liebherr is excited to announce the commencement of onsite autonomous haulage solution validation as we move to deploy the next generation of autonomy technology for mining equipment,” he said. “This deployment not only represents Liebherr Mining’s market introduction of the AHS,...

Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation have signed an Interim Modernised Agreement, establishing a pathway to a fuller agreement that will govern how the miner operates on Yinhawangka Country in the long term.

ONE of NSW’s largest underground coal producers has announced it will cut up to 120 positions from its seven mine sites across the state, due to ongoing tough market conditions. In late October, Centennial Coal stated the decision was based on record-high production costs, a weak US dollar export thermal coal price and a “stubbornly high” Australian dollar. Centennial has placed two of its mines on care and maintenance in the past 12 months, in an attempt to stem its production costs and to raise productivity. While some improvements had been achieved, gloomy market conditions were proving too strong against business profitability, the company stated. “Unfortunately, as there are few signs of an immediate improvement, and following the conclusion of...