TECHNOLOGY

Underground communication: Vital but a real challenge

Michael Schwartz spoke to two manufacturers of communication equipment designed to meet the demanding standards of underground mining.

Michael Schwartz
Real-time communications are now a nessecity, not a luxury

Real-time communications are now a nessecity, not a luxury

It is impossible to imagine a mining environment - surface or underground - where communication systems are absent. Such systems are well proven in, for example, improving the movement of mine trucks,...

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