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.

Deployment

Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine

Name: Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine
Start: 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
Location: 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.

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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

Safety record

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

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier: Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-07-12
Model: Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA)
Company: Epiroc
Location: Pilbara/Roy Hill Mine
Status: operational
First seen: 2025-10-24
ID: 289b55a1-6c82-4834-9c71-35b06ca892e4

Timeline

Oct 2025
First recorded
Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) first documented operating at Roy Hill Mine.
Jul 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)

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 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: mining

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

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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