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Continuous miners are only now beginning to appear viable for hard-rock mining

Nadav Shemer
The Sandvik MN220 reef miner, currently being trialled for use in hard-rock mining

The Sandvik MN220 reef miner, currently being trialled for use in hard-rock mining

Mechanical cutting has been a regular feature of coal mining since Joy Global produced its first continuous miner in 1948, but to date such technology has generally eluded hard-rock miners. With the...

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