# Caterpillar and Newmont Mining collaborate on underground automation

Caterpillar, Newmont Mining, and dealer Cashman Equipment entered a collaboration agreement to validate and improve underground hard rock mining vehicle automation technology, focusing on the Cat Command system for underground loaders.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2018-08-01
- Where: Carlin, Nevada, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: underground vehicle automation technology, Command for underground loaders
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (partner)
- [Newmont Mining](https://endata.com/companies/23816.md) (partner)
- [Cashman Equipment](https://endata.com/companies/33284.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [equipmentjournal.com](https://www.equipmentjournal.com/tech-news/caterpillar-mining-automation/), 2018-08-01: "Automating underground loaders enables machine operators to work safely and efficiently from a control room on the surface."

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