Autonomous equipment commissioning ramps up at Côté gold project


Autonomous Trucks

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IAMGOLD has released its latest quarterly results, highlighting the significant progress it has made on its majority-owned Côté gold project in northeastern Ontario, Canada. In the latest results, IAMGOLD said the project was estimated to be 85.7% complete as of the end of June. Autonomous operations have been incorporated into the Côté mine design with a focus on early operations readiness. On January 22, the mine saw the safe operation of a full load, haul, and dump cycle using autonomous dump trucks. During the June quarter 2023, up to seven Cat 793F haul trucks have begun operating in autonomous mode and a total of 14 haul trucks have been commissioned.