TECHNOLOGY
safety-related logy rising
drones , for instance , 56 % of mines use them for safety purposes in Australia compared to just 36 % in Africa .
Some 30 % of respondents said that they had fully implemented collision avoidance technology , with the largest share in Australasia . The highest share expecting to invest in the next two years is in the Americas ( 37 %).
Mining Digital spoke exclusively to David Kurtz , Research & Analysis Director at GlobalData , to dig deeper into the findings .
When it comes to where investment is being made , is that naturally being driven by the technology itself ? For instance , five years ago drones would have been less available , higher cost , and lower quality ? Yes , that is true . There is pressure to ensure a return on investment with any technology spend , and for many miners investment has become more feasible as costs have fallen . Many mining companies are risk averse , with the sector initially slower to adopt new technologies compared with others such
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