Mining Innovations of the Future

Rio Tinto has already launched initiatives towards its Mine of the Future

The number one mining innovation set to turn the industry upside down is autonomous mine site infrastructure .

Rio Tinto , which is the first company to envision the idea , has already launched initiatives towards its Mine of the Future . The three main components of mining include drilling , haulage trucks and long distance railway systems . Rio Tinto is working to automate all three in unison with operations . The system , which is set to be controlled by one main operational facility , will allow miners , ports and rail systems to be operated from a single location .

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