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Hindustan Zinc ’ s operations . “ The unique thing here is that we ’ re connecting all our operating people with OEMs , subject matter expertise and our data scientists ,” explains Gorain . “ OSIsoft and ABB are helping us to connect our operating data across all of our mines , mills , smelters and power plants . It ’ s a crucial initiative because , along with insights , we ’ ll be able to predict things in real-time and collaborate in a way that allows us to maximise the benefit that digital solutions from SMEs can have in helping us to optimise our operations . ABB , as one of the world ’ s top experts in control innovation , is supporting us on this quest .”
Looking long-term , the company vision is moving towards converting all of its underground mining operations from batch to continuous with the support of next generation technologies , including underground hydraulic ored pumping solutions to enable mining with minimal or no tailings or waste . “ From an extraction or recovery point of view , we ’ re looking at completely digitised equipment to aid
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