TECHNOLOGY
Rio Tinto Rio Tinto fully reimagined the mining process by creating or adopting autonomous technology for every phase of the process . This effort has been branded “ The Mine of the Future ” by the company , reflecting its total reinvention of equipment and operations in the mining field . Autonomous technology utilized on the various sites includes drilling systems , haulage trucks and a long distance railway . The team initially set their sights on reducing the environmental and financial impact of mining equipment through the perfection of automation . Additional benefits are improved safety statistics and better working conditions for the equipment operators . These skilled individuals work in a central operations center in Perth to control and monitor multiple types of equipment at the same time .
8 April 2016