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AutoMine at Mount Isa

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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Glencore's George Fisher Mine near Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, runs Sandvik AutoMine automation. Loaders have operated on AutoMine since July 2020, and in 2024 Glencore added three automated Sandvik Toro TH663i trucks, with the automated fleet expanding toward ten loaders by 2025. Glencore is the mine operator.

Key facts

Site
George Fisher Mine, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Operator
Glencore
System
Sandvik AutoMine (loaders since Jul 2020; 3 automated Toro TH663i trucks added 2024)
Fleet growth
Toward ten loaders by 2025

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for AutoMine at Mount Isa.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
AutoMine
Company
Sandvik
Location
Australia/Queensland, Australia/Mount Isa
Operator
Sandvik
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2020-07-01
ID
0d85dbc0-f899-4dd7-a1d8-b51a0e12e371

Timeline

  1. Jul 2020
    First recorded
    AutoMine first documented operating at Mount Isa.
  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/news-and-media/news-archive/2025/07/glencore-doubles-down-on-safe-productive-operations-with-automated-sandvik-trucks/ · 2025-07-01
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: mining

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Common questions

What is the AutoMine deployment at Mount Isa?
AutoMine, built by Sandvik, is recorded as a deployment at Mount Isa on the DEPLOY registry. Sandvik operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AutoMine at Mount Isa?
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 Mount Isa go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the AutoMine deployment at Mount Isa?
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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