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Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) at Christmas Creek Mine

Autonomous haulage solution for the Liebherr T 264 240-tonne mining truck. Part of the IoMine integrated operations portfolio. Features intelligent route optimization, fleet management system, and open architecture allowing customer choice of automation and traffic management systems. Battery-electric variant developed with Fortescue features 3.2 MWh battery with 6 MW static charging.

Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) by Liebherr Mining Equipment · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Mining robots

Track Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) at Christmas Creek Mine

Liebherr and Fortescue are validating the Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution at a purpose-built facility at Fortescue's Christmas Creek iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia. A fleet of four T 264 autonomous trucks entered onsite validation from August 2023, ahead of a broader rollout of autonomous battery-electric T 264 trucks. Fortescue is the mine operator and co-developer.

Key facts

Operator
Fortescue
Trucks
Four Liebherr T 264 autonomous trucks (initial validation)
Validation start
August 2023

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
mass 100 999

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) at Christmas Creek Mine.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264)
Company
Liebherr Mining Equipment
Location
New Zealand/Pilbara/Christmas Creek Mine
Operator
Liebherr Mining Equipment
Status
pilot
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
100+ units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2023-08-01
ID
f4ba10f9-86de-4582-8900-c67e893b2cdd

Timeline

  1. Aug 2023
    First recorded
    Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) first documented operating at Christmas Creek Mine.
  2. Aug 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)

  1. https://im-mining.com/2024/09/24/liebherr-fortescue-expand-partnership-to-another-360-autonomous-battery-trucks/ · 2024-09-24
  2. https://www.liebherr.com/en-int/n/liebherr-and-fortescue-announce-partnership-for-development-of-autonomous-haulage-solution-82315-3935641
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: mining

Sources by quality tier

2
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Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) at Christmas Creek Mine.

Common questions

What is the Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) deployment at Christmas Creek Mine?
Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264), built by Liebherr Mining Equipment, is recorded as a deployment at Christmas Creek Mine on the DEPLOY registry. Liebherr Mining Equipment operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) at Christmas Creek Mine?
Liebherr Mining Equipment, the manufacturer of Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) deployment at Christmas Creek Mine go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Liebherr Autonomous Haulage Solution (T 264) deployment at Christmas Creek 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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