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Robodrills rack up 1 million metres at Mt Arthur

WesTrac, Caterpillar and Thiess began the program in 2019

Two autonomous Cat MD6250 Rotary Drills at Mt Arthur South. Photo courtesy WesTrac

Two autonomous Cat MD6250 Rotary Drills at Mt Arthur South. Photo courtesy WesTrac

Caterpillar dealer WesTrac joined mining services provider Thiess in celebrating a record 1 million metres drilled autonomously at BHP's Mt Arthur South open pit coal mine operation in New South Wales....

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