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BHP and Microsoft to use AI at Escondida

Mining giant BHP and technology company Microsoft have joined forces to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in a bid to improve copper recovery at the world's largest copper mine, Escondida in Chile.

 BHP operated Escondida in Chile

BHP operated Escondida in Chile

BHP said it aims to optimise performance and enhance copper recovery by integrating new digital technologies into the mine's concentrator operations. By using real-time plant data from the concentrators...

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