EACON has expanded its deployment of battery-electric autonomous haulage trucks at China Baowu Steel Group’s Taihe iron ore mine in southwest China, adding 12 more vehicles to the fleet.
The trucks will operate alongside six SANY electric mining trucks equipped with EACON’s autonomous haulage solution ORCASTRA, which have been running continuously at the site for more than a year.
“After more than a year of stable production with the initial fleet, this expansion confirms that autonomous electric haulage is ready for long-term deployment in complex metal mining environments,” said Elaine Jin, EACON Australia COO. “We are proud to support our partners as they scale intelligent and sustainable mining operations.”
China Baowu has reported consistent operational results across safety, productivity and utilisation, including:
- Zero safety incidents recorded during operations
- Average monthly haulage output of approximately 430,000 tonne-kilometres
- Autonomous vehicles handling around 40% of the mine’s raw ore haulage tasks
- Average loaded operating distance of approximately 10,000 km per vehicle
In addition to the Taihe mine, EACON’s autonomous haulage technology is now operating across several large metal mining projects, including sites operated by Shougang Group and Zijin Mining, collectively supporting over 100 autonomous mining trucks in metal mining scenarios.
Source: EACON via LinkedIn