The largest gold mine in Western Australia——Newmont Mining Company（Newmont Corporation）The Boddington Gold Mine recently announced，The mine carriesCat®（Carter）MineStar™ (Star of the mine™）CommandThe total amount of material safely transported by the automated transport system's fleet has beenBreak through 100 million tons！

The fleet operating at the mine consists of 36 vehiclesCat®（Carter）793FDriverless mining trucks and four 793 with driversDMining dump truck，Is currently in the gold mining industry.First to deploy automated transportation system（Autonomous Haulage System，Hereinafter referred to asAHS）The motorcade。

Newmont has invested heavily in the automated transportation program.，In order to improve the safety of the mine.、Productivity and Lifecycle。From the first oneCat 793FComplete the transition to automation to the last vehicle to complete the transition，Only usedSeven monthsTime。

 

Caterpillar Field technical manager.

Kosie BoltonSay：

“The first car from the mineCat 793FDriverless truck launched，To complete the deployment of the automatic transportation system for all 36 mine cards，Then the total amount of materials transported safely exceeds 100 million tons.，The shortness of time is admirable.。This is Newmont.、Proof of cooperation between Caterpillar and Caterpillar Dealer。”

  

Newmont's Boddington MineAHSControl Room

SupervisorJames EarlExpress：

“We are very proud to have deployed the industry's first fleet of autonomous haulage trucks at the Boddington Gold Mine.，This will help extend the life cycle of the mine.、Reduce security risks and operational costs。”

The achievement of this milestone is another example of the strategic transformation cooperation between Caterpillar and Newmont.。2021，Caterpillar and Newmont Reach Agreement，Will cooperate on a range of mining technologies，Work together to make it safer、More efficient、More sustainable mine。

Caterpillar to partner with world's largest gold mining company to create zero emissions、Automated mine