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Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine

Epiroc's autonomous haulage offering, delivered with its ASI Mining subsidiary, converts mixed OEM haul-truck fleets to fully driverless operation. Early conversions used ASI Mining's Mobius; more recent conversions run Epiroc's LinkOA agnostic autonomy system. At Hancock Iron Ore's Roy Hill mine in the Pilbara, Epiroc converted the full 78-truck mixed fleet to driverless operation, described as the world's largest fully OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage operation.

Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) by Epiroc · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Mining robots

Track Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine

Epiroc, with its ASI Mining subsidiary, converted the full 78-truck mixed haul fleet at Hancock Iron Ore's Roy Hill mine in the Pilbara to fully driverless operation, reaching the milestone in October 2025. More recent conversions run Epiroc's LinkOA agnostic autonomy system, described as the world's largest fully OEM-agnostic autonomous haulage operation. Roy Hill (Hancock Iron Ore) is the mine operator.

Key facts

Operator
Roy Hill (Hancock Iron Ore)
Fleet converted
78 haul trucks, fully driverless
Milestone
October 2025; world's largest fully agnostic autonomous mine

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA)
Company
Epiroc
Location
New Zealand/Pilbara/Roy Hill Mine
Operator
Epiroc
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2025-10-24
ID
289b55a1-6c82-4834-9c71-35b06ca892e4

Timeline

  1. Oct 2025
    First recorded
    Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) first documented operating at Roy Hill Mine.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.epirocgroup.com/en/media/corporate-press-releases/2025/20251024-epiroc-and-hancock-iron-ore-reach-milestone-as-roy-hill-becomes-world-s-largest-fully-agnostic-autonomous-mine · 2025-10-24
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: mining

Sources by quality tier

1
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Common questions

What is the Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) deployment at Roy Hill Mine?
Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA), built by Epiroc, is recorded as a deployment at Roy Hill Mine on the DEPLOY registry. Epiroc operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine?
Epiroc, the manufacturer of Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) deployment at Roy Hill Mine go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting October 24, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) deployment at Roy Hill Mine?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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