Building Australia’s Newest Mine

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Our Australian escapades continued with a trip out to see the preparation work being done on a brand-new mine at the Pembroke Olive Downs Complex. In this episode, we saw plenty of autonomous mining, powerful excavators, and Caterpillar 794 AC Haul Trucks... If you haven't seen the advanced technology driving an operation like this before, you're in for it. #construction #heavyequipment #mining
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction & Arrival
0:28 - Initial Travel and Security
1:19 - Arrival at Pembroke Resources, Olive Downs Complex
1:38 - Introducing Mine Contractor "Thiess" and the Mining Process
2:03 - Calibration pad and Autonomous 794 AC Haul Trucks
2:46 - How Autonomy Works and Setting up for Autonomous Mode
4:27 - Starting up Autonomous Mode
5:21 - Close-up of Autonomous Caterpillar 794 AC Haul Truck
7:43 - Pembroke Branding
9:03 - Introduction to Liebherr 9800 Excavator
10:13 - Inside the Excavator Cab

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@sarinsarin7898 10 ай бұрын

Seen these autonomous dumpies operated during a construction job in the Pilbara a few years ago. I didn't even know until my boss told me, before that it was like normal working around them.

@duran9664 10 ай бұрын

Question 🙋‍♀️ If an autonomous truck killed somebody, who goes to jail?! 🤔

@DeejayManii 10 ай бұрын

fun fact, THIESS brought the first landcruiser to Australia and were the main importer for quite some time for mining purposes.

@emary711 11 ай бұрын

I'm really glad companies are letting you check out their operations, honestly I have a much better opinion of the industry on the whole having watched your videos. Also much more respect for the amazing technology being deployed by companies like CAT to help create more efficient operations. Great videos, with just the right amount of humor thrown in, love it. Looking forward to a return visit to see this mine in the future.

@AaronWitt 11 ай бұрын

that's why we do it!!! Thanks for watching!

@tasd5673 10 ай бұрын

@@AaronWitt hope you see my comment re home schooled daughter

@williamgibb5557 11 ай бұрын

I'll stick with my Tonka trucks from the early 60s. More productive, easier maintenance and only downtown was for my nap!

@michaelgolding1568 11 ай бұрын

Witttttttttttt Glas to see you covering some of aus We have some of the best operations and machinery and procedures Thabkyou from FAR NORTH QLD

@darwinbruce59 10 ай бұрын

I can't wait for the sun to give off a EMP.😅😅😅.

@timlewis9873 11 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see it running

@russmcgillivray5213 11 ай бұрын

Skynet gives a big thumbs up

@williamfrieden1 11 ай бұрын

Interesting to see them in action, anyways, keep up the good work!

@davidwindsor4632 11 ай бұрын

Big set up 👍

@rorys433 10 ай бұрын

I LOVE COAL AND MINING!!!!

@butchphillips873 11 ай бұрын

Mate, driving 2.5 hours from Mackay dose Not put you in the middle of nowhere. Great to have you down under. cheers.

@AaronWitt 11 ай бұрын

haha I know it has a different meaning in Australia

@jimsvideos7201 11 ай бұрын

That 9800 is _almost_ unbelievable.

@bushmagpie3312 11 ай бұрын

Great Preview of some of the technology in a mine. Have a look at the WA Iron Ore Mines. The gear is bigger and autonomous haulage is normal to operations. Autonomous Trains, autonomous drills, 3D face scanning shovels and excavators. Now they have autonomous light vehicles also. It would be of interest to your views how the autonomous haulage runs in circuit and how it works from the control room. We had the first autonomous haulage circuit running in 2007 to 2009 in Australia very capable system. Makes availability of truck to 23hrs plus per day. Reduces truck wear, maintenance, damage and most of all tyre wear. Increased production output, reduced cost. Thanks for your interest and great video.

@aussieearthmoving392 10 ай бұрын

Your obviously not mates with the blokes that were replaced by a.i

@TassyDeval 10 ай бұрын

All great isnt it. What about Joe Blow and his hard work to become a professional at his job. No longer needed.

@bushmagpie3312 10 ай бұрын

@@TassyDeval from experience, if you put effort in, you will be noticed and those avenues open up funded by the company. Most large mining companies will pay you for the additional efforts. Also your boss may leave and if you put the effort in you will get great opportunities offered.

@TassyDeval 10 ай бұрын

@@bushmagpie3312 Is that so. And what universe r u from?

@watt0537 10 ай бұрын

I’m guessing your talking about the trucks when you say the gear is bigger, if not please tell me what diggers you have over WA that’s bigger than a 9800?? 😂😂

@ajoseajose9297 10 ай бұрын

Love how our resources are privatised.. makes sense..

@birdley9577 10 ай бұрын

But then we woildnt have any billionaires..........

@calnar 10 ай бұрын

With the added benefit of further koala and glider habitat clearance, with the koala now an endangered species in Queensland

@maxnaz47 9 ай бұрын

@@calnar The koala is literally the dumbest marsupial on the planet, it can only survive by eating a very specific type of plant, it serves absolutely no role in the eco system except to continue spreading diseases. They deserve to die out... Gliders are cool af though, we should protect them.

@guyneeser2029 Ай бұрын

The liebher 9800 Excavator is almost too big to believe.Wow wow thank you Aaron Witt, for informing us what is going on in the Mining world.

@5272paul 10 ай бұрын

How do you keep 3 points of contact holding a laptop?

@jjjxoxoxo 29 күн бұрын

Who cares.

@5272paul 29 күн бұрын

@@jjjxoxoxo Ummm BHP, Rio Tinto etc. just the usual over safetied types that buy this stuff

@jaymiddleton772 10 ай бұрын

I was interested in joining this project as an AHS technology specialist. Thiess should link this video in their job ads because I got more info about the actual operation here than the recruitment process.

@lancerudy9934 10 ай бұрын

Great video thanks 😊

@stefanlauster4877 10 ай бұрын

took off with the ladder down haha ! bad robot

@AMJB100000000 11 ай бұрын

That excavator is insane

@reallife7375 10 ай бұрын

So takes 3 people to operate a truck now😂😂😂😂

@floydwilliams3321 2 ай бұрын

Nothing like taking those jobs away great job y’all

@jimmyg5408 11 ай бұрын

G'day Sam from shenke garage!

@adamformanack318 11 ай бұрын

Ever since I was little playing in the sand box with my tonka trucks I fucking just luv this shit man 😎💯✌

@IronGears.186 9 ай бұрын

I enjoyed your content which gave me more understanding

@6Doublesix 10 ай бұрын

Hey its shenke garage guy at his day job

@jacobvenz3607 10 ай бұрын

Love your videos I work in a mine just around the corner 😂

@bryanb8366 11 ай бұрын

Did you get to meet Curtis from cutting edge engineering? That would be a great video of the person who fixes these amazing machines.

@Dan-rg7jj 11 ай бұрын

He's not exactly what you would call an exact content match for a collab with this channel.

@fredfred4086 11 ай бұрын

Kurtis will probably be fixing some of the machines components in a few months or years time.

@33sixpack 10 ай бұрын

Curtis does some phenomenal work!

@mgakowski 10 ай бұрын

Curtis is over 1000km's away.

@mattkoehler4759 10 ай бұрын

Curtis is one hell of a machinist/engineer/mechanic fun to watch and you are correct, he will probably be fixing the electric truck drives in next month or so lol

@coles999 10 ай бұрын

Welcome to Australia mate

@zaryadnik 8 күн бұрын

Awesome

@Acemobilesuit 11 ай бұрын

Mechanics gonna be in need more than ever and they better be willing to learn and adapt

@mzee5533 11 ай бұрын

It is what it is. Those who think autonomous driving is just a talk they must just go and bury their heads in the sand.

@l33tpie 10 ай бұрын

Now they are some good looking toys $$$$

@jerryharder1381 6 ай бұрын

i enjoyed that!

@GuyIncognito233 11 ай бұрын

I bet this video will get many more views than the "professionals" will get on their video

@mzee5533 11 ай бұрын

Everytime I see your post I’m like 👍🏻 wow. This is my real stuff Equipment Technician in the Rockie Mountains 🏔️ of Canada 🇨🇦 and very passionate about autonomous equipment technology

@CalebB-hp5ys 10 ай бұрын

Autonomous trucks been running in wa since 2007

@VerraNewsNetwork 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful Barada Barna country, shame to see it torn up

@majorlaff8682 10 ай бұрын

Say goodbye to your paganism. Time for progress and improved lifestyles.

@truevegas 10 ай бұрын

"Its amazing to get to the beginning of a brand new mine these days, even though they're so essential" - yep, let that sink in...

@DarkBykeTwitch 11 ай бұрын

The point is to maximize production by eliminating human need for sleep, breaks, food, bathrooms, etc. If anyone wondering why autonomate. Tons of wasted time when ore needs to be going to crusher. The oil machine never stops.

@JDX- 11 ай бұрын

We started doing this at Rio in the Pilbara back in 2007? Automated dumping, refuelling, etc There was a remote operations centre that managed oversight on all the haulpaks Not using Lidar however. But this has been around for over a decade. The e-stop button however is pretty cool. Wouldn’t want to be the person who accidentally pressed it 🤣

@mickeyjay8516 6 ай бұрын

Accidental A-Stops are actually extremely common. But the damn things will yell at you until you've noticed! On our site though your astop only creates a barrier around you I can't remember the distance, if a site-stop is needed it's done from control.

@orvarpersson7627 10 ай бұрын

min och min sons nya favotit program hoppas det kommer fler

@VishnuAi 11 ай бұрын

Most Underrated channel on earth

@sexygirlove20 10 ай бұрын

HELLO from MACKAY AUSTRALIA....... i worked 38 years in mining .... i worked underground in NSW and QLD..... interesting video , ps... did you like mackays weather, perfect all year....... peter

@duran9664 10 ай бұрын

😍 I want one 😍I want one of those giant truck 😍It would be amazing on Texas highways 😮‍💨

@AndyFromBeaverton 11 ай бұрын

0:01 Did Australia mandate that a given percentile of all equipment on the job site must be gay?

@dickblownoff1409 10 ай бұрын

They have to go autonomous because all the other workers got aids?

@w_stanky 10 ай бұрын

Thiess is woke and not worth pissing on these days.

@w_stanky 10 ай бұрын

That dirt in the back was called poofta dirt for decades in mining. Say it now and you’ll be sacked on the spot.

@BasedinReality1984 10 ай бұрын

@@w_stanky😂 I miss the old days. But legit …who would sack you for saying it? Are you talking about saying over the radio or people telling the boss ?

@w_stanky 10 ай бұрын

@@BasedinReality1984 Two Way then telling the boss or if it’s overheard. I’ve seen it happen multiple times over the years sometimes for far less. It obviously depends on the site.

@Donuts_random_stuff 11 ай бұрын

Not many people are allowed to go into a mine, your in the MINEority 😅

@AaronWitt 11 ай бұрын

nice one

@CodeNameV13 9 ай бұрын

Saw a tray being moved to the Pilbara during road construction. Until you see it up close, you don't realise how big they are, at least 8m across or two lanes of pavement.

@philbis2774 10 ай бұрын

How the Lib Lab Party Sold Australia's Public Assets for a Song

@adriandocherty778 9 ай бұрын

What about when the mine is operating with all the machinery?? What happens when the red dust covers the sensors. how often do they need cleaning??

@TheSonic10160 2 ай бұрын

I always find it odd why massive mining and earthmoving operations like this went away from using trains to haul materials to trucks, a 4 car train with 80t capacity per car hauls more than one 794, and one loco with the same power output as the 794 can haul way more than that, even on fairly steep grades, steeper still with none of the traction problems of conventional rail or even the trucks themselves if it uses rack rails to get up and down hills. Plus trains are way easier to automate and run on electricity

@skperviz8197 9 ай бұрын

I like your videos or your country very much

@jesseaskew1388 11 ай бұрын

go to the Whitsundays I want to meet you

@astecheee1519 11 ай бұрын

ok, but I barely know you.

@lytken 11 ай бұрын

what do the drivers do when they need to do a number 2 i middle of the shift, if there a toilet on that big 9800

@Badgermatt-nc5nr 11 ай бұрын

Would like to know more about the integration of the autonomous trucks. Like how do they interface with the excavators with a moving mine face etc.

@Somethin12376 11 ай бұрын

Cat terrain screen in the digger and dozer and they survey the face on each pass which is updated on the virtual model.

@mkz4145 11 ай бұрын

Caterpillar - Minestar Is the main system Then there's terrain which is what the excavator/dozers/loaders use to communicate to Minestar

@BasedinReality1984 10 ай бұрын

Just putting more people out of jobs

@mkz4145 9 ай бұрын

@@BasedinReality1984 funny enough it's creating more exciting jobs then just driving a truck for 12 hours a day. Also a lot more safer since fatigue isn't a issue a issue.

@robertpeters9438 14 күн бұрын

The e.stop can't stop immediatly...how much distance with a load does it take?

@mabrenz_n5391 11 ай бұрын

Damn, how much does it even cost to begin such an operating?.

@rosshall641 11 ай бұрын

Aaron this is not a trip you have to have umbrella drinks sipping on the Ocean breeze you'll find out later in life😊😊

@lukee93 10 ай бұрын

I work in CNC machining, but these videos make me want to change career!

@shaneleonard190 10 ай бұрын

Do it, I used to working in a factory with cnc and laser welding and now I operate 400 ton excavators in western Australia 🤙 let's just say I'll never go back to a factory again 😅

@PBST_RAIDZ 10 ай бұрын

@@shaneleonard190 yeah I'm doing an apprenticeship at a cnc shop and it's the most boring shit ever.

@darcycullenward7568 10 ай бұрын

@@PBST_RAIDZ operating a dump truck ain't exactly riveting either. Keep doing Ur apprenticeship and U could end up fitting out all the mining machinery. But it's your world so whatever

@sanatraxmonov2765 8 ай бұрын

@@shaneleonard190hi i am from central asia i also use hitachi 3600 excavator in gold mine i have experience can you offer me a job

@davincrook9927 11 ай бұрын

Is the only practical time they turn the excavators off to perform maintenance? Perhaps also some holidays

@Jiglobil1 11 ай бұрын

No holidays. run 24/7 besides servicing

@samcashmere415 9 ай бұрын

That 9800 needs some grease quick!

@shieldzee1 10 ай бұрын

where you mark Mackay on the map was where Townsville is LOL Mackay more south of where you put it.

@bubbieC73 7 ай бұрын

The way things should be done

@rirebel6029 11 ай бұрын

The technology is really cool but i would much rather see an operator in the trucks earning money for his family

@oskardax4241 11 ай бұрын

With that attitude we might as well use wheelbarrows and shovels!

@nathancurran612 11 ай бұрын

Can't get people

@lemoneleven2179 11 ай бұрын

I agree, this autonomous shit is gonna ruin the workforce if it hasn't already

@andrewlalis 11 ай бұрын

@@lemoneleven2179the invention of the tractor ruined the workforce back in the day too

@brandonshofner5806 11 ай бұрын

The difference is that the tractor still kept a man employed. The tractor created jobs. This tec dosen't increase productivity at all. It dosen't need to in order to increase profits.

@franko707 11 ай бұрын

Aaron are you coming to Kalgoorlie?

@Nur-ob8dg 11 ай бұрын

Big monsters🔥🔥👍

@curtispyn3339 10 ай бұрын

how you going with dust?

@hartzland7658 10 ай бұрын

GPS is great tech when it's working, unfortunately it also goes out for smoko.

@JesusAmen123 9 ай бұрын

Like your content

@tobybrown1179 10 ай бұрын

How many road trains of diesel fuel are trucked in per day in a working mine? Fair few I would think

@parasportz 10 ай бұрын

6000 000 litres of diesel leave Mackay for the Bowen basin every day. One of the sites uses 600 000 litres/shift (12,5hrs)

@adrianstarr 9 ай бұрын

wait til you see how big the rare earth discovery in Cue is with Victory Metals, biggest in AUS easy and among world's biggest by the time it all shakes out

@proteinman1981 9 ай бұрын

Some big gear there, but let me tell you where coal mining actually happens - underground. This gravel scratching gear is just quarry work

@Bastian_2002 5 ай бұрын

0:02 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

@andrewrees8749 10 ай бұрын

3000 m3 an hour doesnt seem that much, heard the O.K rh 400 can move 7000m3 an hour i read somewhere.

@boboften9952 11 ай бұрын

What is the default if / when GPS / Communications Default and go down / out / aren't being received / Transmitted ? ?? How long to Emergency Full Stop ? ?

@jaymiddleton772 10 ай бұрын

Pretty much instantaeous. First off, they use GNSS not GPS so there are many more satellites/positioning systems available for reference and then there are different levels of accuracy such as RTK and DGNSS. As soon as an autonomous vehicle "loses RTK" the vehicle itself commands an emergency stop. In that case, it may still have a position, but it's just not considered accurate enough The engineering involved in developing a system like this is mind boggling

@sunroad7228 11 ай бұрын

"In any system of energy, Control is what consumes energy the most. Time taken in stocking energy to build an energy system, adding to it the time taken in building the system will always be longer than the entire useful lifetime of the system. No energy store holds enough energy to extract an amount of energy equal to the total energy it stores. No system of energy can deliver sum useful energy in excess of the total energy put into constructing it. This universal truth applies to all systems. Energy, like time, flows from past to future" (2017).

@zumo_k 10 ай бұрын

crazy! one company in the bowen basin is selling its asset because autonomous and another is starting next door with it. makes me wonder when the company selling its asset is one of the largest companies in the world let alone in the basin how is theis going to make it financially viable

@meme-hz8hu 10 ай бұрын

If ur on a mine like this crab extra crib bags and chuck it on the haul road and if u got a drone do heaps of drops this will stop all trucks humans need there jobs back

@Seffrunz 11 ай бұрын

See if you can come visit Karlawinda Gold Project Im about to start a 2 week swing, Jumping on a plane in just a few hours

@stephenrichardson6105 11 ай бұрын

Did they say what they are mining for or did I miss that bit 🤔 We had some AGV’s at work, I’d like to think the size of them dump trucks they work better or be like us wondering where they’ve disappeared too 😂

@unhippy1 11 ай бұрын

coking coal

@stephenrichardson6105 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, good on them 👍

@JETFOURLITRE 10 ай бұрын

Coking coal. We sell it to China for so they can make more warships.

@2011Matz 10 ай бұрын

You don't "build" a mine. You dig it. That is why Australians have been called "diggers" since the 1850s.

@majorlaff8682 10 ай бұрын

Their WWI reputation for digging trenches, by hand (with shovels and spades, of course), has never been surpassed.

@cartlox2862 9 ай бұрын

Where do i apply

@tbraz8251 6 ай бұрын

It’s weird to this that this is where I live and that I work on the underground stuff

@jackdonald557 11 ай бұрын

2:00 - “slamming out loads left and right”, why’s everyone letting this slide

@ernierundall1336 11 ай бұрын

Do They have enough help

@bradley3549 11 ай бұрын

Of all the places the world needs automation, it does seem like haul trucks are the last place I'd be looking.

@blueman5924 11 ай бұрын

Ironic. It’s the perfect place.

@bradley3549 11 ай бұрын

@@blueman5924 I see some of what you're saying. In the realm of heavy machinery, they make the most sense probably. Maybe only second to tractors on a farm. They spend all day going point A to point B and back. That part makes sense. But other parts seem really challenging - a constantly changing landscape as the material they are moving from point A to point B changes. Plus the bang vs. buck. A site is only going to have a handful of these large haul trucks. That's only a handful of people that need to be employed. They cost a lot of money even for non-automated (probably double for fully autonomous?) and can do a lot of damage - so the risk associated with an accident in one is immense. Yeah, people are expensive to employ, but they ROI vs. risk just doesn't quite seem like it's there yet to me.

@davincrook9927 11 ай бұрын

Those people are hard to reliably hire in the middle of nowhere

@TheDennisZb 11 ай бұрын

@davincrook9927 plus for every truck you'd need 3 operators (8 hour/day each)

@bradley3549 11 ай бұрын

@@TheDennisZb Actually it's over 4 operators per machine on average since most people don't work 7 days a week and people take time off, etc. And yes, people are expensive. But so is this technology. The upfront costs and maintenance costs on these machines is going to eat up at least a couple of those humans worth of expenses. And you still need humans on both ends of the line so some of the perceived benefits in efficiency just won't be realized in my opinion. At least not now. Ultimately this is the future I'd say, but there are still a lot of hard problems to solve before this starts to make sense to me.

@jacobkuntflapp 10 ай бұрын

I hate the big miners. The amount of money they make compared to what they give to the Australian people is ridiculous per tonne.

@SirbenMwale 3 ай бұрын

I have really liked it to be a Mult-skilled operator in Australia mine. ❤

@chrisstaylor8377 7 ай бұрын

How did you get on site wearing that helmet,?

@daveoneill8235 11 ай бұрын

Wheres parker????

@goergelucas1232 10 ай бұрын

B.S, TRUCK NEEDS TO BE THAT BIG TO CARRY THE COAL TO KEEP IT RUNNING?????????

@callumglazebrook499 9 ай бұрын

my friends grandpa was the founder of Theiss

@fbrykatuuk1271 7 ай бұрын

Hi, I am from Indonesia, I have previously worked for a long time at Freeport Indonesia with a profession as a Haultruk operator, can I join there Thank you in advance.

@tabranch3165 9 ай бұрын

🙋🏼‍♂️ 0:47 Wisconsin?

@BKetch 2 ай бұрын

I wonder how many jobs will be lost to autonomous technology. I also wonder about the economics of it in this situation. Maybe doesnt work out in some situations.

@ajmeintjes1078 11 ай бұрын

The real question is, what do Australian bananas rate out of 1 to 10?

@Dan-rg7jj 11 ай бұрын

What? Our bananas? There are differernt types. Some are organic but i can taste the difference between the organic ones supermaket to supermarket and non organic supermarket to supermarket. There are also good and bad batches. And your bananas?