# BHP orders 41 autonomous trucks from Komatsu for South Flank mine

BHP has agreed to buy 41 autonomous trucks from Komatsu for its new South Flank mine in Australia. The deal could be worth up to $700 million over a decade including maintenance and support.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-09-04
- Where: South Flank, Western Australia, Australia
- Value: $700.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: autonomous trucks
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [BHP](https://endata.com/companies/8229.md) (customer)
- [Komatsu](https://endata.com/companies/15845.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [afr.com](https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/grass-always-greener-as-bhp-and-rio-swap-partners-20190904-p52nyu), 2019-09-04: "BHP has agreed to buy 41 autonomous trucks from Japanese manufacturer Komatsu for its new South Flank mine, in a deal that could be worth up to $700 million over a decade once maintenance and support activities are included."

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