FLEETS

Sudbury takes mining boldly forth

Mining research bodies in Sudbury, Canada have bravely nurtured and funded emerging mining technologies, such as battery electric vehicles and smart helmets, even as doubters scoffed. As commercialisation nears for plucky startups operating at mining’s leading edge, the boldness is about to pay off.

 FVT's futuristic mining vehicle

FVT's futuristic mining vehicle

One day in the fall of 2017, Todd Pratt and his small team of software engineers at FVT Research Inc. spent a nervous day at their Vancouver area offices while a test of the company's battery-electric...

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