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AutoMine at Kamloops

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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New Gold's New Afton copper-gold mine near Kamloops, British Columbia, deployed two autonomous Sandvik LH518iB battery-electric loaders on AutoMine, described as North America's first battery-electric autonomous loaders in an underground mine. New Gold Inc. is the mine operator.

Key facts

Site
New Afton copper-gold mine, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Operator
New Gold Inc.
Equipment
Two Sandvik LH518iB battery-electric loaders on AutoMine
Significance
North America's first battery-electric autonomous underground loaders

Exposure

Customer segment
research
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for AutoMine at Kamloops.

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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
Canada/British Columbia, Canada/Kamloops
Operator
Sandvik
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-11-01
ID
3580aeea-c847-40f5-b1dd-3d840316166a

Timeline

  1. Nov 2024
    First recorded
    AutoMine first documented operating at Kamloops.
  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://electricautonomy.ca/automakers/2025-01-08/sandvik-autonomous-electric-loaders-canada-mine/ · 2025-01-08
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: mining

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the AutoMine deployment at Kamloops?
AutoMine, built by Sandvik, is recorded as a deployment at Kamloops on the DEPLOY registry. Sandvik operates the deployment directly.
Who operates AutoMine at Kamloops?
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 Kamloops go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting November 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the AutoMine deployment at Kamloops?
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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