Mining Magazine November 2018 | Page 49

decades of subject matter expertise and knowledge that needs to be transferred to the younger generation ,” he says . “ They are our main client and they are better enabled by technology . This generation of client has grown up with a lot of this technology already , whether it ’ s from playing video games to having high powered laptops and computers with accessibility to the internet .”
“ We need that kind of crossover , that bridging of technology that will allow those communication barriers to be driven down for that knowledge transfer to happen more seamlessly .”
Despite the shifting paradigm , the mining industry still has a long way to go before it becomes truly technologically enabled . But through companies like Llama- Zoo , the paradigm shift is in full force . Lavigne believes that the company can and will become the number one solutions provider of a complete 3D operating picture of a mine site . As technology continues to evolve , so too will LlamaZOO , providing solutions that are able to capture even more data that can create a fully holistic picture from operation right through to investment .
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