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Rio's Ivan Vella on mining's digital transformation, which needs staff support to succeed

Rio Tinto's Ivan Vella suggests mining's digital transformation analogous to shearing camels

Rio Tinto's Ivan Vella suggests mining's digital transformation analogous to shearing camels

Ivan Vella told the AusIMM Iron Ore 2019 conference in Perth, Australia, that while the company had made big steps forward in automating trucks, trains and drills, the bigger benefits were still to come....

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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.

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