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Caterpillar has built the 2021 Cat 7495 electric rope shovels (ERS), combining multiple upgrades to improve operating efficiency by 10 per cent.

National Group, via Wolff Mining has led BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) to achieve a record monthly drilled metres result of 43,794 for November at the BMA Saraji coal mine in Central Queensland.

Caterpillar has joined forces with United States-based Guardhat to develop wearables that would increase protection for workers.

To enhance its standing as a leading Australian supplier of Cat equipment, Hastings Deering has developed an asset performance management platform to unlock the full potential of a mine.

Caterpillar has released its new 657 wheel tractor-scraper (WTS) to deliver lower-cost earthmoving of more material per fuel unit burned.

Fortescue Metals Group now has 183 autonomous haul trucks operating across the Pilbara after the company finished a major project at the Chichester Hub in Western Australia.

Caterpillar is set to become the heavy equipment partner for ASX-listed lithium producer Ioneer at the Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in Nevada, the United States.

Caterpillar has announced the production of its next generation Cat 785 150-ton (136-tonne) class mining truck, which boasts an expandable technology platform, making it future ready.

Caterpillar has developed a Durilock shroud system for underground loader buckets that slashes maintenance time and allows for fast adaptation to application needs.

Caterpillar has announced the release of its Cat 395 excavator, promising an increase in production and decrease in maintenance costs compared with the outgoing Cat 390F excavator.

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Caterpillar has launched its Cat D9 dozer, replacing the former D9T model to meet versatile application needs around the world.

WesTrac has opened an autonomous technology training centre near Collie in Western Australia – the second facility of its kind in the world.

Caterpillar has unveiled a two-piece bucket for its hydraulic mining shovels, with the promise of reduced downtime through its unique design.

The National Group comprises of leading companies in the mining, resources, transport and logistics industries. Through Wolff Mining, the National Group has expanded its range of semi-autonomous equipment, with plans to implement fully autonomous drills in the near future.

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is set to introduce 34 autonomous trucks at the Daunia coal mine in central Queensland through a $100 million investment.

Fortescue has rolled out its 100th autonomous haul truck conversion at its Chichester Hub in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Caterpillar dealer WesTrac is boosting safety across Australian mine sites by removing personnel from working within the footprint of live equipment for up to 90 per cent of common maintenance tasks.

Cat dealer Hastings Deering has completed its first reconciliation action plan, outlining the company’s strategy to contribute to the nationwide goal of reconciliation.

Caterpillar is set to augment the Cat MineStar Solutions suite of technologies with a new platform, MineStar Edge, which is also suitable for smaller mining operations.