Komatsu, Codelco to trial unique tunneling machine at Chuquicamata mine

Komatsu has agreed with Chilean state-owned miner Codelco to collaborate on trialing a new tunnel excavation method using Komatsu's newly developed mining tunnel boring machine (TBM) starting in 2024 at Codelco's Chuquicamata mine in Chile. Through trial use of the...