# Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Maules Creek Coal Mine: deployment

Canonical ID: `4a32af3c-194e-4e60-83fe-ea4a80745bf7`

Whitehaven Coal's Maules Creek coal operation in northwest New South Wales, Australia, was the site of Hitachi Construction Machinery's first commercial Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) deployment. Commercial autonomous haulage commenced in March 2020 with six EH5000AC-3 autonomous trucks plus an EX3600 excavator hauling overburden. Whitehaven Coal is the mine operator; Hitachi supplied the AHS.

## Key facts

- **Site:** Maules Creek coal operation, NW New South Wales, Australia
- **Operator:** Whitehaven Coal
- **Fleet:** Six EH5000AC-3 autonomous trucks + an EX3600 excavator
- **Task:** Autonomous overburden haulage
- **Significance:** Hitachi's first commercial AHS deployment

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-12_

- **Slug:** hitachi-ahs-maules-creek
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Autonomous Haulage System (AHS)](/models/hitachi-ahs.md) (id: `9e12941f-24f6-4ffe-b913-9f628ef1147f`)
- **Company:** [Hitachi Construction Machinery](/companies/hitachi-construction.md) (id: `f448481e-abf9-4879-a9f7-3f95648fcd40`)
- **Location:** [Maules Creek Coal Mine](/locations/australia/new-south-wales/maules-creek-nsw.md) (id: `0a31707e-6b5c-4bd9-a244-791a465c851f`)
- **First seen:** 2020-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://im-mining.com/2020/04/16/whitehaven-coal-hits-automation-milestone-maules-creek-mine/ · 2020-04-16

## Common questions

### What is the Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) deployment at Maules Creek Coal Mine?

Autonomous Haulage System (AHS), built by Hitachi Construction Machinery, is recorded as a deployment at Maules Creek Coal Mine on the DEPLOY registry. Hitachi Construction Machinery operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) at Maules Creek Coal Mine?

Hitachi Construction Machinery, the manufacturer of Autonomous Haulage System (AHS), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) deployment at Maules Creek Coal Mine go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting March 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) deployment at Maules Creek Coal 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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