CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO
TECHNOLOGY
48 satellite . “ If you were to remove the need for any onsite network on a mine and could run that drill autonomously via a satellite network you could put the drill anywhere on the planet without flying people around the world to set up a new system . This could be quite disruptive for the mining industry and potentially allow it to utilise drilling-as-a-service .”
CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO
“ The commodity cycle is always going to be a big macro focus for the industry ,” says Carr . “ That ' s why when we ' re working , we try to do things that aren ' t just focused on the cost ; we want to make sure that ultimately we ' re providing real value . We face the same challenges as any innovator . When you ' ve got a new idea , you ' re always going to face the response : ‘ This is the way we ' ve always done things ’. We ’ re used to that because we work in the military and aviation where anything new takes years to get passed by regulators .
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