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AutoMine at El Teniente

Sandvik's AutoMine is a mining automation ecosystem spanning loaders, trucks, drills, and mapping with tele-remote and fully autonomous modes; long established underground, it extended to surface drill-and-blast with AutoMine Surface Fleet in 2025.

AutoMine by Sandvik · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Mining robots

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Codelco's El Teniente uses Sandvik AutoMine across 6 areas with 25+ autonomous loaders and trucks.

Safety record

No incidents on record for AutoMine at El Teniente.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
AutoMine
Company
Sandvik
Location
El Teniente
Status
operational
First seen
2024-10-01
ID
e174adf9-dd03-41ab-9909-8be3c766e714

Timeline

  1. Oct 2024
    First recorded
    AutoMine first documented operating at El Teniente.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.mining.sandvik/en/solid-ground/customer-stories/2024/10/high-yield-and-safety-in-the-andes/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: mining

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the AutoMine deployment at El Teniente?
AutoMine, built by Sandvik, is recorded as a deployment at El Teniente on the DEPLOY registry. Sandvik operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AutoMine at El Teniente?
Sandvik, the manufacturer of AutoMine, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the AutoMine deployment at El Teniente go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting October 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the AutoMine deployment at El Teniente?
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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