EACON Mining Technology

Overview

EACON Mining Technology, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Shanghang, China, provides autonomous haulage systems for surface mining.

ORCASTRA Platform

The ORCASTRA platform is EACON’s autonomous mining solution:

PILOT

Autonomous driving system for mining trucks:

• Full autonomous haulage capability
• Multi-sensor perception (LiDAR, radar, camera fusion)
• Distributed architecture with onboard decision-making
• Multi-vehicle coordination
• Obstacle detection and avoidance
• Works with 14 truck models from 6 OEMs

CONDUCTOR

Fleet management and orchestration:

• Central fleet coordination
• Traffic management
• Production optimisation
• Real-time monitoring

CREW

Operator management and safety:

• Remote monitoring and intervention
• Safety systems
• Performance tracking

Fleet Composition

25% battery-electric, 73% hybrid, 2% diesel [1].

Deployments

• Guanghui Energy Baishihu — 400 autonomous trucks at single open pit coal mine [2]
• Guanghui Energy Malang — 400+ autonomous truck deployment [2]
• Norton Gold Fields Mulgarrie, Australia — Komatsu HD1500 retrofit (with Thiess), fully autonomous testing without safety driver achieved January 2026 [3][4]

Sources

1. EACON advances zero carbon mining with BEV fleet deployment (Sep 2025)
2. EACON deploys 400 autonomous trucks at Guanghui Energy mine (Jun 2025)
3. EACON autonomy-equipped Komatsu HD1500 arrives at Norton mine (Jul 2025)
4. EACON confirms autonomy milestone at Norton Gold Fields Mulgarrie (Jan 2026)