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Boddington hits autonomous haulage milestone

NEWMONT Corporation’s Boddington gold mine, about 140km south of Perth, Western Australia, has moved 100 million tonnes of material using autonomous haul trucks.

Two of the autonomous haul trucks at Newmont's Boddington gold mine.

Two of the autonomous haul trucks at Newmont's Boddington gold mine.

The 100Mt milestone was reached at the end of October, little more than 18 months since the mine's autonomous haulage program began. The mine's fleet consists of 36 Caterpillar 793F autonomous haul...

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