🔧 Engineering Decision Tool D3

Fleet & Dispatch

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Interactive calculator for Haulage & Transport Optimization

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Chilean Copper Mine: Autonomous Haul Fleet De...

A Tier-1 copper mine in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile, deployed an autonomous haul fleet across its open-pit operation. The site processes ~450 ktpd of ore and waste, with a 2.8-km average haul distance and 320-m vertical lift. The project involved retrofitting and integrating 42 autonomous 290-tonne CAT 794 AC electric drive haul trucks into existing dispatch and traffic management systems.

Australian Iron Ore Open Pit: Conveyors vs. T...

A major iron ore mining operation in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, producing 85 Mtpa (million tonnes per annum) of run-of-mine (ROM) material. The open-pit mine features a 1.2 km deep pit with haul distances ranging from 4.5 km to 12.8 km from shovel faces to primary crusher and stockpile destinations. Annual fleet comprises 160 × 360-tonne ultra-class off-highway trucks.

Canadian Gold Mine: Steep Ramp Optimization i...

A high-grade narrow-vein gold mine in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Ontario, Canada. Annual production: 120,000 oz Au; underground operation at depths of 800–1,400 m; ore zones average 0.8–1.2 m wide with dip angles of 75–85°. Haulage relies on a single steep-slope ramp system (originally designed at 15% grade) connecting six production levels.

South African Platinum Mine: Waste Dump Recla...

A major platinum group metals (PGM) mine in the Bushveld Igneous Complex, North West Province, South Africa. The operation manages ~120 Mt/year of waste rock, with legacy dumps spanning >400 ha and up to 85 m high. Reclamation involves relocating waste from decommissioned dumps to active disposal areas while supporting concurrent mining expansion.