Caterpillar and Rio Tinto recently reached a three-year agreement for the Cat CAES and Aquila drill and dragline systems to be the preferred standard at the mining company's openpit operations worldwide. The agreement covers nine Rio Tinto business units operating more than 30 mines in Australia, the United States, Canada and Namibia. The Caterpillar high-precision GPS mining technology products provide machine guidance and operator assistance as well as data collection of multiple production parameters. "We are pleased to be working so closely with Rio Tinto, a leader and innovator in applying technology," said Chris Curfman, president of the Caterpillar Global Mining Division. "As the market leader in high precision GPS-based technology systems for the mining industry, we look forward to collaborating with Rio Tinto to further enhance our technology products."
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