Rio Tinto’s Gundai-Darri iron ore site in Western Australia’s Pilbara is set to get 35 new 220-tonne 739 zero-emission haul trucks.
Rio Tinto has teamed up with Caterpillar to develop zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks that will be used at Rio Tinto’s Western Australian mining sites. Under a memorandum of understanding, the plan is to develop 35 new 220-tonne 793 zero-emissions haul trucks to be used at the Gudai-Darri iron ore mine, located in the Pilbara region. As part of the development, prototypes will be developed, tested, and undergo pre-production trials before the trucks are rolled out on-site. The move is part of the mining giant’s $1 billion climate change commitment where it plans to have net zero emissions by 2050. «Our ambition to reach net zero emissions across our operations is a priority. Reaching this ambition will require new and innovative solutions and partnerships with supplier partners like Caterpillar. This collaboration represents a small but important step on that journey,» Rio Tinto chief commercial officer Alf Barrios said.
