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BHP issued with improvement notice over Jimblebar crash

THE Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has issued BHP with an improvement notice over a March 16 incident that resulted in two autonomous trucks colliding at its Jimblebar iron ore mine in the state’s Pilbara.

BHP autonomous trucks at Jimblebar.

BHP autonomous trucks at Jimblebar.

The two trucks, one unloaded and travelling at about 14kph and the other, loaded and travelling at 27kph, lost traction at about 11pm on the haul road and collided. The loss of traction has been blamed...

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