HIGH PROFILE
operations over the next few years , we are going to need lots of people and different skillsets to run our operations . This is an example of Roy Hill using innovative solutions to meet the challenges of an extremely tight labour market , while supporting our people with retraining and helping them transition into other critical roles of the business . Today you may be a truckie , tomorrow you might be an apprentice or ship loader operator , as we continue to build the best mining company in Australia .”
A new ASI Mining President
In December 2022 , the ASI Mining Board of Directors announced the hiring of Diederik Lugtigheid as President of ASI Mining . He has joined ASI Mining directly from Roy Hill , where he was serving as AHS Director at the iron ore mine in Western Australia since May 2020 .
In that role , Lugtigheid worked with ASI Mining and Epiroc to develop and implement the already detailed first fully interoperable Autonomous Haulage System ( AHS ) at what is one of the largest iron ore mines in the world – Roy Hill produces 60 Mt / y . The move was indicative of the significant progress of the AHS implementation at Roy Hill leading to the Production Verification announcement in January which signalled the full commercialisation of ASI Mining ’ s AHS program . Plus other ASI Mining AHS projects are on the cards globally – watch this space .
Lugtigheid holds a Masters in Science in Mining Engineering from the Delft University of Technology , The Netherlands and a Doctorate in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto , Canada . He has a long history working in mining automation & technology projects for mining companies , OEMs and distributors . He has already relocated from Perth , Australia to ASI Mining ’ s headquarters located in Petersboro , Utah .
Whilst working at Rio Tinto from 2006 until 2012 , he led the team that deployed the first Komatsu AHS fleet into Rio Tinto ’ s iron ore operations . Subsequently , he also led Caterpillar ’ s first AHS deployment at FMG ’ s Solomon mine and later from 2016 until 2021 . Diederik also served as the VP of Product Support & the AHS Support Centre for Komatsu in Chile where he oversaw the growth of AHS in the Chilean mining market . IM
Diederik Lugtigheid , the new President of ASI Mining
ASI ' s HQ and test track in Petersboro , Utah