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WITH its dozers operating around coarse ore stockpiles with steep gradients and “live” areas where ore is fed into tunnels, Rio Tinto decided a tele-remote option was the best way to keep operators safe.

Noel Dyson
A D11 dozer being operated tele-remotely at Cape Lambert.

A D11 dozer being operated tele-remotely at Cape Lambert.

This led the iron ore miner to install a tele-remote system using Cat Minestar Command for Dozing technology and a dedicated operator control centre at its Cape Lambert port facility. The system allows...

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