Freeport-McMoRan to convert fleet of Caterpillar trucks to autonomous haulage

Caterpillar (CAT) and Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) are collaborating to convert the mining company’s fleet of 33 Cat 793 haul trucks at its Bagdad mine in Arizona to an autonomous haulage system using Cat MineStar Command for hauling. Caterpillar and Freeport-McMoRan are collaborating to convert the mining company’s fleet of Cat 793 haul trucks to an autonomous haulage system. Located approximately 100 mi northwest of Phoenix, Ariz., the Bagdad mine is a porphyry copper deposit containing both sulfide and oxide mineralization.