When Rio Tinto concepted its Gudai-Darri mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, the company made a commitment to building its most technologically advanced mine ever. That led to the search for an OEM that not only understood the vision but that would be willing to provide an unprecedented level of collaboration to deliver it. The choice was Caterpillar and Cat® dealer WesTrac.
A co-development relationship leveraged Caterpillar, WesTrac and Rio Tinto expertise, Cat MineStar™ Command for hauling autonomous technology, Cat equipment and a commitment to enhancing Rio Tinto’s Mine Site of the Future™ program.