What is the Hexagon Autonomous Mining deployment at Onslow Iron Project?

Hexagon Autonomous Mining, built by Hexagon Mining, is recorded as a deployment at Onslow Iron Project on the DEPLOY registry. Hexagon Mining operates the deployment directly.

Who operates Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Onslow Iron Project?

Hexagon Mining, the manufacturer of Hexagon Autonomous Mining, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

When did the Hexagon Autonomous Mining deployment at Onslow Iron Project go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

Have there been incidents at the Hexagon Autonomous Mining deployment at Onslow Iron Project?

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

Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Onslow Iron Project

Name: Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Onslow Iron Project
Start: 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Onslow Iron Project

Hexagon's autonomous mining solution is a truck-agnostic, full-site autonomy stack combining positioning, onboard autonomy and drive-by-wire, fleet management, collision avoidance, world perception and autonomous mission management. It targets both open-pit haul trucks and autonomous road trains. Its flagship project is a fleet of fully autonomous road trains for Mineral Resources at the Onslow Iron project in Western Australia.

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Hexagon and Mineral Resources (MinRes) partnered to deploy a fleet of fully autonomous road trains at the Onslow Iron project in Western Australia, described as the world's first automated road-train solution. The truck-agnostic solution equips Kenworth 330-tonne triple-trailer road trains to run autonomously on a private haul road of roughly 150 km. MinRes is the project operator.

Key facts

Operator: Mineral Resources (MinRes)
Vehicles: Autonomous Kenworth 330 t triple-trailer road trains
Haul road: Approximately 150 km private road

Safety record

No incidents on record for Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Onslow Iron Project.

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Trust tier: Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated: 2026-07-12
Model: Hexagon Autonomous Mining
Company: Hexagon Mining
Location: Australia/Onslow Iron Project
Status: pilot
First seen: 2021-01-01
ID: 20165305-bef8-4a0f-817e-104c940fca31

Timeline

Jan 2021
First recorded
Hexagon Autonomous Mining first documented operating at Onslow Iron Project.
Jul 2026
Current status: pilot, reviewed
Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: mining

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

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

Common questions

What is the Hexagon Autonomous Mining deployment at Onslow Iron Project?: Hexagon Autonomous Mining, built by Hexagon Mining, is recorded as a deployment at Onslow Iron Project on the DEPLOY registry. Hexagon Mining operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Hexagon Autonomous Mining at Onslow Iron Project?: Hexagon Mining, the manufacturer of Hexagon Autonomous Mining, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Hexagon Autonomous Mining deployment at Onslow Iron Project go live?: The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Hexagon Autonomous Mining deployment at Onslow Iron Project?: 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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