EACON to bring automation to Taihe iron mine

EACON Mining has partnered with Xichang Mining, a Baowu company, to automate operations at the Taihe iron mine in China – the company’s first iron ore project. In the first phase of the mine’s automation, EACON will provide its OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage solution (AHS) ORCASTRA for a fleet of six SANY electric mining trucks, each equipped with drive-by-wire systems per…

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Fortescue tightens teaming with Liebherr for AHS developments

Fortescue is seeking the distinction of being the first autonomous haulage solution (AHS) operating zero emissions globally and has put its desires into action with a newly expanded partnership with Liebherr to jointly develop AHS technology. The two said last week that it will jointly develop and validate a fully integrated AHS; so far, Fortescue has taken the first step…

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