# FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System at Sudbury Basin: deployment

Canonical ID: `e23571d0-def1-4d26-8def-da10edc440e8`

Autonomous mining equipment deployed in the [Sudbury Basin](/locations/sudbury-canada.md) region. New Afton mine was first in North America to use Sandvik battery-electric autonomous underground loaders. Côté Gold mine uses autonomous 300-tonne hauling trucks.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** komatsu-frontrunner-sudbury-canada
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System](/models/komatsu-frontrunner-ahs.md) (id: `31d6958f-414b-41f1-b4e4-784145842e0e`)
- **Category:** [Mining robots](/mining)
- **Company:** [Komatsu Mining](/companies/komatsu-mining.md) (id: `9b67c71e-1717-435c-bc1d-c40cfa895ffe`)
- **Location:** [Sudbury Basin](/locations/canada/sudbury-canada.md) (id: `24b8eecb-f377-4bed-b90d-e27ca35b78aa`)
- **First seen:** 2023-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/cote-gold-mine-automation-1.7092319

## Common questions

### What is the FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System deployment at Sudbury Basin?

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

### Who operates FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System at Sudbury Basin?

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 Sudbury Basin go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2023 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 Sudbury Basin?

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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