May 30, 2024
BHP, Rio Tinto to fast-track electric haul truck trials
Caterpillar and Komatsu will each provide two trucks to both mining giants for these trials. BHP will trial the Caterpillar trucks, while Rio Tinto will test the Komatsu trucks. The CAT 793 trucks’ trails will be begin in the second half of 2024. The two Komatsu 930 haul trucks will be tested from 2026. “There is no clear path to net zero without zero-emissions haulage, so it’s important that we work together to get there as quickly and efficiently as we can,” Rio Tinto Iron Ore boss, Simon Trott, said in a statement. “Operational decarbonization relies on breakthroughs in technology
