ASI Mining of Mendon in Cache County is quietly becoming a world leader in outfitting mining equipment for autonomous operation. Its latest coup is an order to automate 18 giant Hitachi EH4000 haul trucks at an iron mine in Western Australia owned by Roy Hill Mining. The move will make Roy Hill the world’s largest single autonomous haulage system site, boosting its fleet to 96 self-driving haul trucks.
ASI Mining is recognized for its products and solutions in robotics and autonomous vehicle technology, including autonomous haulage, semi-autonomous blasting, drilling, dozing, loading and{mprestriction ids="1,3"} other applications. In addition to providing solutions for some of the world’s largest mining corporations, ASI Mining is also an automation partner for several global mining vehicle manufacturers.
The Roy Hill order was secured by distributor Epiroc, which also owns 34 percent of ASI Mining. Epiroc is a global industrial equipment company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with its U.S. headquarters in Bloomfield, Colorado, and a large presence in Salt Lake City.
ASI Mining’s majority parent company, Autonomous Solutions Inc. in Mendon, is a world leader in industrial vehicle automation. ASI serves clients across the world in the mining, agriculture, automotive, government and manufacturing industries with remote control, teleoperation and fully automated solutions from its headquarters and 100-acre proving ground in Cache County.
The installation of ASI Mining systems on the Hitachi trucks in Australia will complement Roy Hill’s existing fleet of Caterpillar 793F (models SSP and CMD) haul trucks, solidifying its commitment to agnostic autonomy. ASI Mining’s Mobius AHS system, which will be installed on the Roy Hill trucks, has been operating successfully 24/7 since July 2021. The project, starting soon, anticipates full completion by the end of 2024.
“The receipt of this expansion order from Roy Hill signals their continued commitment to OEM agnostic autonomy and their continued trust in ASI Mining and Epiroc,” said Diederik Lugtigheid, president of ASI Mining.{/mprestriction}
