The ore factory

Rio Tintos Northparkes mining complex in central New South Wales, Australia, has successfully implemented Sandvik Minings AutoMine loading system over the past three years – and is now moving towards 100% autonomous loading

03 September 2013
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For Northparkes management, underground block cave mining is regarded as a ‘rock factory’, and the more factory operations that can be automated, the more safety and productivity can be increased and

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