# AutoMine at Mount Isa: deployment

Canonical ID: `0d85dbc0-f899-4dd7-a1d8-b51a0e12e371`

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

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-12_

- **Slug:** sandvik-automine-george-fisher
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [AutoMine](/models/sandvik-automine.md) (id: `7832e9dc-b33f-4870-bee3-4e786ab18586`)
- **Company:** [Sandvik](/companies/sandvik.md) (id: `a99172a1-7de1-464d-b45c-bd38f5dfccf3`)
- **Location:** [Mount Isa](/locations/australia/queensland-australia/mount-isa-qld.md) (id: `62398de2-db5a-4336-89f8-b80407f71123`)
- **Operator:** [Glencore](/companies/glencore.md) (id: `d384e889-3a5d-4e49-aa4c-75a7bee5e722`)
- **First seen:** 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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

## 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. Glencore operates the deployment.

### Who operates AutoMine at Mount Isa?

Glencore operates this deployment as a customer of Sandvik, the manufacturer of AutoMine.

### 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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