TECHNOLOGY

BHP hits autonomous drill milestone

The autonomous drill fleet at BHP's WA iron ore operations has drilled over 10 million metres

The first Epiroc - in those days it was Atlas Copco - Pit Viper 271 was automated at a BHP iron ore mine on June 5, 2017. Since then, the fleet has grown to the point that BHP claims to have the largest...

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