# Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA) at Roy Hill Mine: deployment

Canonical ID: `289b55a1-6c82-4834-9c71-35b06ca892e4`

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

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-07-12_

- **Slug:** epiroc-linkoa-roy-hill
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Epiroc Autonomous Haulage (LinkOA)](/models/epiroc-autonomous-haulage-linkoa.md) (id: `a383a55a-204f-4ce6-af9a-c519c79b531b`)
- **Company:** [Epiroc](/companies/epiroc.md) (id: `307a8c7e-2b17-4bd2-b31a-aa1e17821749`)
- **Location:** [Roy Hill Mine](/locations/pilbara-australia/roy-hill-mine.md) (id: `db7aaff9-1e2b-421e-94c7-6b0ab7dd0b7e`)
- **First seen:** 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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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