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Chilean university commences haul truck training

The University of Santo Tomas’ (UST) Iquique campus in northern Chile has incorporated a fourth-generation ThoroughTec CYBERMINE simulator for haul truck operators into its student training programme

Carly Leonida
The CYBERMINE haul truck simulator includes a simulated cab which is a realistic replica of the actual haul truck

The CYBERMINE haul truck simulator includes a simulated cab which is a realistic replica of the actual haul truck

This particular simulator simulates a Komatsu 960E haul truck. “Most of our students don´t have any previous experience operating a haul truck on a mine site, so they’re starting from scratch,” said Ignacio...

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