The Drive

Caterpillar’s First Electric Mining Truck Really Works, But It’s Early Days Yet

Caterpillar has demonstrated its first battery-electric mining truck in prototype form. The Caterpillar 793 is a large mining dump truck with a battery-electric powertrain. It was developed in ...
Seeking Alpha

Freeport-McMoRan to convert fleet of Cat® 793 trucks at its Bagdad mine in Arizona to autonomous haulage using Cat MineStar™ Command for hauling

In addition to improving worker safety, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) estimates change will cut Bagdad's GHG emissions and reduce idle time by 10,000 hours annually Celebrating the 10th anniversary of ...
Construction Equipment

Caterpillar Touts Mining Technology Prior to MINExpo

As MINExpo 2024 kicks off in Las Vegas, Nevada, this week, Caterpillar released a series of product and service advancements. Cat Automated Energy Transfer System. (Cat AETS) uses robotics, vision ...
New Atlas

Caterpillar rolls out first all-electric 793 mining truck prototype

Heavy duty construction machinery producer Caterpillar has built and demonstrated an electric version of its monstrous 2,650-horsepower mining truck, aimed at helping the mining industry transition to ...
Business Wire

BHP and Rio Tinto welcome first Caterpillar battery-electric haul trucks to the Pilbara

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Australia’s first Cat ® 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks have arrived at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara, marking the start of on-site ...
KHL

Peru’s first 100% autonomous hauling project

Ferreyros, Caterpillar’s representative in Peru, is to implement Peru’s first 100% autonomous hauling project and the largest-scale haul project in the Americas. The project will use a fleet of about ...