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Two battery electric haul trucks built by Caterpillar for iron ore miners Rio Tinto and BHP have arrived in the Pilbara for testing.

Companies including Epiroc, Weir Minerals, Komatsu and Sandvik have reshaped the local mining technology sector after nearly 20 acquisitions.

The US manufacturer is one of the major suppliers of mining and construction equipment in Western Australia through local distributor WesTrac.

The Pilbara's iron ore miners have been left waiting longer than expected for their emissions-busting battery electric locomotives to arrive.

BHP will test a new energy system designed by Caterpillar which can power up haul trucks on the move at its Jimblebar mine in the Pilbara.

Iron ore rivals Rio Tinto and BHP will partner up on the development of battery-electric haul trucks in the Pilbara, while Fortescue is pushing along with its hydrogen haulage ambitions.

Still paying the reputational price for blowing up sacred caves, Rio Tinto has told a global mining forum it is driving cultural change across the business.

Rio Tinto has agreed to buy a fleet of autonomous trucks and other mining equipment from Caterpillar for its new Koodaideri iron ore mine in Western Australia.

FBR, formerly known as Fastbrick Robotics, has commenced a 50/50 joint venture with Brickworks, called Fastbrick Australia, to provide a ‘Wall as a Service' offering to the Australian market.

Shares in robotics company FBR fell nearly 15 per cent today to their lowest point since June 2017, adding to a string of losses since it announced the termination of its strategic alliance with Caterpillar and a shift in strategy.

FBR and Caterpillar have terminated their memorandum of understanding for Caterpillar to build and distribute FBR's robot bricklaying machines worldwide.

A couple of good years for Kerry Stokes and his Seven Group could be an indicator of the WA economy's return to health.

Robot bricklaying machines could be built and distributed worldwide by Caterpillar in the near future, after Fastbrick Robotics signed a collaboration agreement with the global machinery manufacturer.

ANALYSIS: Atlas Iron has emerged a leaner, better-financed company just a year after its near-death experience.

Kerry Stokes is one of Australia's wealthiest and most private business leaders, but that has changed with the release of two biographies in two years. However conspicuous gaps in what we know about his deals and erstwhile partners remain.

Managing community relations is proving a major challenge for oil and gas companies, and there's a lot of goodwill to claw back.

Perth technology boffins tinkering away in their parents' garages had a good year in 1993, if iiNet and Immersive Technologies are any guide.

Leighton Holdings marked a significant step in its Kings Square project this morning with a sod turning ceremony attended by Planning Minister John Day.

PERTH company Immersive Technologies, which specialises in developing mine equipment simulators for the global market, has continued to enjoy strong growth, with sales up more than 50 per cent duri