MANAGEMENT

Mining's automation trend powers ahead

Autonomous mobile fleets seem certain to become a staple part of new, larger-scale mining projects around the world, as planners charged with ensuring high capital returns and maximising overall project value are forced to include the technology in their calculations. That is a central conclusion to be drawn from an RFC Ambrian report questioning slow technology adoption rates in an industry apparently striving to reinvent itself in the eyes of long-term investors and future employees

Caterpillar and Fortescue Metals Group among the frontrunners in mine automation push

Caterpillar and Fortescue Metals Group among the frontrunners in mine automation push

Part two of a series put out of the London office of the mining and metals investment advisor and broker, the report says theoretical improved investment returns from autonomous surface mining equipment...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Magazine Intelligence team.

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