Ups and downs of auto drilling

Automation in automated blasthole drilling have been made in recent years by Flanders Electric with its ARDVARC system as well as other groups. This article explores some of the lessons learned

09 November 2010
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Automation in mining has seen some dramatic improvements in the last few years. Advancements in technologies utilised to support such endeavours are occurring at an ever increasing pace.

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