Codelco partners with Toyota, Mitsui to reduce emissions

Chile’s state-run Codelco has signed an agreement with local units of Japan’s Toyota and Mitsui to explore mobilization options to reduce emissions at its operations, reported Reuters. The news agency said the world’s largest copper producer has been seeking to improve its productivity and reduce emissions amid increased customer demand. “The project contemplates the intention of sharing knowledge, conducting studies…

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Komatsu, Toyota building autonomous light vehicle

Komatsu and Toyota have launched a joint project to develop an autonomous light vehicle (ALV) that will operate with Komatsu’s autonomous haulage system (AHS).  The companies, which have joined together to jointly create new technologies in an effort to provide miners with improvements that are safer and more productive, are currently testing a concept ALV at their proving grounds.  They…

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