• Epiroc installed AutoNav Tele on an Aramine L350D loader operating at a mine in Australia. • | Credit: Aramine The Reward Gold Mine site at Hill End, New South Wales, Australia, is deploying a new autonomous loader. • The Vertex-operated mine is using the Aramine L350D mining loader, equipped with Epiroc’s AutoNav Tele software from partner RCT. • TheL350Dis a diesel-powered small underground loader that is designed for narrow-vein mining, making it suitable for undergroundminingoperations. • RCT works to make mining safer and again profitable Thehistoric gold mining townlay dormant for decades after mining operations ceased around 2010. • The town is northwest of Sydney, on the east coast of Australia.

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  • Aramine AutoNav is being deployed at the Reward Gold Mine in Hill End, New South Wales, to improve safety and productivity in narrow‑vein underground mining. The mine’s Vertex-operated site will use an Aramine L350D loader equipped with Epiroc’s AutoNav Tele software from Remote Control Technologies (RCT). The system allows remote operators to control the loader from a safe, above‑ground “mini” hut, eliminating the need to travel underground. AutoNav offers five autonomy levels, from line‑of‑sight control to fleet automation, and this installation marks the first time RCT’s technology has been fitted to an Aramine loader. The project aims to unlock previously inaccessible gold reserves and could serve as a model for other small‑scale mines.
  • Aramine AutoNav has been installed at the Reward Gold Mine in Hill End, NSW, where a new Aramine L350D underground loader is fitted with Epiroc’s AutoNav Tele software from partner RCT. The diesel‑powered loader, designed for narrow‑vein mining, can now be operated remotely from a custom “mini” AutoNav hut, keeping operators above ground and reducing travel time. AutoNav offers five levels of autonomy, from line‑of‑sight control to fleet automation, and this deployment is the first time the technology has been used on a Vertex‑owned Aramine machine. RCT plans to replicate the setup at other mines, aiming to improve safety and productivity in small‑scale operations.

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