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Fortescue expands Chichester Hub autonomous haulage

FORTESCUE Metals Group is converting about 100 haul trucks to autonomous haulage at its Chichester Hub and the first trucks have already started operation at Christmas Creek.

 FMG autonomous haulers working at its Solomon operation.

FMG autonomous haulers working at its Solomon operation.

Since FMG introduced the autonomous haulage system at Solomon in 2013, AHS trucks have moved more than 500 million tonnes of material and achieved a greater than 30% increase in productivity. The company...

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