# FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System at Gabriela Mistral Mine: deployment

Canonical ID: `a3ad4549-ae2c-453f-9901-0aedf8a5e917`

Codelco's Gabriela Mistral (Gaby) copper mine in Chile was the first commercial deployment of the Komatsu FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System, starting in 2008. The site pairs Komatsu ultra-class autonomous dump trucks with Modular Mining's DISPATCH fleet management system. It remains the industry's longest-running production AHS installation. Codelco is the mine operator.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** Codelco
- **Commodity:** Copper
- **First commercial AHS:** 2008 (industry first for FrontRunner)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-07-12_

- **Slug:** komatsu-frontrunner-gabriela-mistral
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System](/models/komatsu-frontrunner-ahs.md) (id: `31d6958f-414b-41f1-b4e4-784145842e0e`)
- **Company:** [Komatsu Mining](/companies/komatsu-mining.md) (id: `9b67c71e-1717-435c-bc1d-c40cfa895ffe`)
- **Location:** [Gabriela Mistral Mine](/locations/chile/antofagasta-region-chile/gabriela-mistral-mine.md) (id: `b779b508-c24e-4886-b404-35007abcce58`)
- **First seen:** 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.mining.com/web/frontrunner-autonomous-haulage-system-sets-new-record-latest-industry-milestone/ · 2018-11-15
2. https://www.komatsu.com/en-us/newsroom/2018/2018-11-15-frontrunner-autonomous-haulage-system-sets-new-record · 2018-11-15

## Common questions

### What is the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System deployment at Gabriela Mistral Mine?

FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System, built by Komatsu Mining, is recorded as a deployment at Gabriela Mistral Mine on the DEPLOY registry. Komatsu Mining operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System at Gabriela Mistral Mine?

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

### When did the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System deployment at Gabriela Mistral Mine go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2008 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System deployment at Gabriela Mistral 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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