Jock Cunningham on Mine Site Automation
03/25/2011
Jock Cunningham
| CSIRO
| mine automation
| mine site automation
| automation
| new regulation
| industry trends
In this video, Mining IQ interviews Jock Cunningham, Theme Leader, Transforming the Future Mine, CSIRO, about the importance of improving production and adapting and continuing future research; as well as the impacts new regulations are having on the mining industry. The interview explores the following questions:
- What do you see as being the most important developments or industry trends for mining, heading into the next boom?
- Obviously automation is becoming more and more of a focus in this industry – do you feel governments and companies are doing enough to invest in research for this? If not, where do you think the gaps are?
- What impacts are new regulations having on the industry?
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