Caterpillar and Freeport-McMoRan are collaborating to convert the mining company’s fleet of Cat 793 haul trucks to an autonomous haulage system. [Photo: Caterpillar]
Irving-based Caterpillar is collaborating with Freeport-McMoRan to convert the mining company’s fleet of 33 massive Cat 793 haul trucks at its Bagdad mine in Arizona to an autonomous haulage system using Cat MineStar Command for hauling.
“We’re pleased to collaborate with FCX as they transition to fully autonomous haulage at Bagdad,” Denise Johnson, group president of Caterpillar Resource Industries, said in a statement. “The Cat 793 haul truck remains Caterpillar’s most popular autonomous truck model and is well proven to enhance safety, increase productivity, and reduce idle time across multiple operations, including copper mines. Additionally, Caterpillar continues to work with Freeport, and other mining companies, to introduce new electrification technologies supporting their sustainability objectives.”
Arizona mine has one of the largest copper reserves on earth
The Bagdad Mine is a copper mine in Arizona with one of the largest copper reserves in the world. It has estimated reserves of 962.9 million tons of ore grading 0.36% copper.
“We look forward to partnering with Caterpillar to become the first U.S. copper mine to implement a fully autonomous haulage system and are excited about the numerous benefits it will bring to our Bagdad operation and employees,” Freeport-McMoRan President Kathleen Quirk said in a statement. “The three-year conv …
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