Mining Responsibly
Mining Responsibly

SHARING A COMMITMENT TO MINING RESPONSIBLY

Collaborating to bring solutions that support your sustainability goals and business needs   

  

   

CHECK OUT OUR 2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Learn more about the progress we made last year toward meeting our safety and sustainability goals — and helping our customers meet theirs — in our 2022 Sustainability Report. With information on a wide variety of health, safety, sustainability and diversity initiatives, this report offers a comprehensive look at all our efforts and gives you a look at where we're going next.

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Holistic Energy Transition Approach
A sustainable proving ground


Reducing fuel usage and generating fewer exhaust emissions are two of the most prominent issues in the mining industry today. And Caterpillar is focused on doing our part to help you address this challenge.

We continue to invest in research and development aimed at products that generate fewer direct emissions. We also recognize that the more efficiently you operate, the less fuel you burn. So we’re increasing our investment in high-efficiency energy conversion and electrification, expanding the use of alternative fuels, maximizing the efficiency of power systems, and looking for new ways to help you do more with less. Our strategy is to develop a diverse portfolio of solutions that allow you to match the right product to your application.

Taking a full site perspective

Beyond the individual offerings we provide, our mining experience and integration expertise give us the ability to bring these offerings together into a customized solution. We take a full site approach —whether we’re implementing our proven autonomous mining systems, helping mines transition to new energy solutions, providing machines that run on alternative fuels or that are powered by electricity, or delivering asset health and support services that maximize the life and performance of every machine on site.

   

ARTICLES

Demonstrating our first battery electric mining truck

With support from key mining customers, we completed development of our first battery electric Cat® 793 prototype.

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Making a commitment to sustainable mining

Caterpillar has reinforced its commitment to working with mining companies to support their sustainability efforts.

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Tier 4 / Stage V Engines
Tier 4 / Stage V Engines

Introducing our first battery electric loader

The Cat R1700 XE is a high-productivity, zero-exhaust-emission loader with an industry-first onboard battery.

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Expanding hydrogen-powered solutions

Caterpillar will begin offering generator sets capable of operating on 100% hydrogen.

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Helping build a zero-exhaust-emission mine 

Caterpillar is working with Nouveau Monde Graphite to power a mine with zero-emission machines.

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Collaborating on an automated and zero-carbon-emitting mining system 

An alliance with Newmont will help the gold mining company achieve its GHG emissions reduction targets.

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Working to deliver an all-electric autonomous haulage fleet

Caterpillar and Rio Tinto will work together to develop zero-exhaust-emission autonomous Cat 793 trucks.

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Working together to develop and deploy battery-powered trucks 

Caterpillar and BHP will collaborate on trucks that will facilitate the trajectory of zero-exhaust-emission mining.

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Powering machines with electricity

Our electrification efforts are delivering significant reductions in exhaust emissions, and our product portfolio continues to grow. Offerings available today include highly efficient diesel-electric products, fully electric machines that are tethered to a power source, battery electric machines that rely on a fast mobile charging system, and trolley trucks that are powered by the electricity grid.

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Electrification
Electrification

Enabling the energy transition

Whether miners are bringing in new products that help them reduce emissions or adapting their mine site power systems to address changing needs, there is one enabler that will allow them to be more successful in this transition: Technology.

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Technology
Technology

Powering operations more sustainably

To help our mining customers power their operations while meeting their climate-related goals, we’re focused on making traditional power sources even more efficient and fuel-flexible, pairing traditional power sources with new technologies in a hybrid format and replacing traditional power sources with stand-alone new technologies

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Power
Power

Rebuilding, reusing and retrofitting

We reduce waste by rebuilding and reusing machines and components and providing retrofit solutions that provide enhancements and improvements to keep older machines in production longer. In the process, we’re conserving energy, lowering greenhouse gas emissions and minimizing the need for raw materials.

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Waste Reductions
Waste Reductions

Meeting emissions regulations

We have the industry’s broadest line of machines that meet U.S. EPA Tier 4 / EU Stage V requirements to reduce NOx and Particulate Matter. By planning ahead, we were able to minimize design changes and maintain the reliability and performance our customers demand from their products. 

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Emissions Reductions
Emissions Reductions