Mariana Minerals and Sandvik Partner to Pioneer Fully Autonomous Drill Operations at U.S. Copper Mine

Scaling multi-bench, operator-free drilling powered by MarianaOS as part of the world's only autonomy-first mining operation SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah , April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mariana Minerals, the world's only software-first, vertically-integrated minerals company, and Sandvik, a global leader in mining equipment, automation, and digital solutions, today announced a partnership to deploy autonomous drilling technology across operations at Copper One, Mariana's autonomy-first copper mine in southeastern Utah. The partnership integrates the Sandvik AutoMine ® Surface Drilling autonomous platform directly into MarianaOS, the company's proprietary software stack. Instead of operating as a standalone system, AutoMine ® becomes part of a unified operating layer that connects drilling with the rest of the mine. Drill activity, machine telemetry, and geological data continuously flow into MarianaOS, ... Full story available on Benzinga.com