Epiroc and Hancock Iron Ore reach 200 million tonne milestone in autonomous haulage with LinkOA

Epiroc and Hancock Iron Ore have reached a major milestone in their autonomous haulage journey: over 200 million tonnes of material have now been moved autonomously at the Roy Hill mine using LinkOA, Epiroc’s OEM-agnostic automation solution. This achievement highlights the power of open autonomy at scale and reflects Epiroc’s long-standing commitment to safe, productive, and sustainable innovation.

The autonomous haulage system (AHS), powered by LinkOA, has been operating continuously at the Roy Hill mine since July 2021. Since then, the fleet has safely traveled more than 5 million kilometers and completed over 846,000 autonomous haul cycles—delivering consistent results that continue to redefine what’s possible in surface mining.

“It shows what’s possible when we work closely with customers like Hancock Iron Ore to implement autonomous solutions that are scalable, interoperable, and focused on real outcomes”, José added.

LinkOA, formerly known as Mobius, began as the flagship product of ASI Mining, a pioneer in autonomous vehicle technology. Epiroc acquired a 34% stake in ASI Mining in 2018 and completed the full acquisition in 2024, bringing Mobius under the Epiroc umbrella and rebranding it as LinkOA. The result is a powerful OEM-agnostic solution that allows mining operations to automate and manage mixed fleets across a single system, giving customers the freedom to choose the equipment that best fits their needs.

The Roy Hill deployment remains one of the largest-scale examples of open autonomy in the mining industry. By implementing LinkOA, Hancock Iron Ore has significantly improved operator safety, increased equipment utilization, and reduced environmental impact through optimized operations.

This milestone demonstrates Epiroc’s role in driving meaningful progress toward a safer, more productive, and more sustainable future for mining by accelerating the transformation through intelligent, open, and proven solutions.

Epiroc is a global productivity partner for mining and infrastructure customers, and accelerates the transformation toward a sustainable society. With ground-breaking technology, Epiroc develops and provides innovative and safe equipment, such as drill rigs, rock excavation and construction equipment and tools for surface and underground applications. The company also offers world-class service and other aftermarket support as well as solutions for automation, digitalization and electrification. Epiroc is based in Stockholm, Sweden, had revenues of around SEK 64 billion in 2024, and has around 19 000 passionate employees supporting and collaborating with customers in around 150 countries. Learn more at www.epirocgroup.com

Epiroc’s Surface division develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of rock drilling equipment and solutions for use in surface mining, construction, quarries, as well as water well applications worldwide. It also provides customers with exploration equipment, tooling and advanced orebody data analysis. The division has production in Sweden, the United States, Canada, China, India, Australia and South Africa. Please see www.epiroc.com for product offerings.