How mining operations are adopting autonomy

The push for autonomy within mining operations has steadily grown in recent years. There are a couple reasons why this aspect of operations has garnered much of the attention when it comes to autonomy. According to Ben Miller, chief mining officer at Pronto – a company that specializes in autonomous hauling systems (AHSs) – the main reason is that hauling is one of the most repetitive tasks on jobsites. Still, there is still plenty of learning to do before autonomous hauling finds a regular place in quarry operations. “So how do we scale in a way that makes all the infrastructure that’s required and the operations much more seamless?”