MANAGEMENT

Getting smarter

The mining industry is beginning a digital transformation. Julia Smith reports on the current focus to streamline and simplify operations through a new generation of smart assets

Julia Smith
Screens at BHP’s IROC centre in Perth, Australia

Screens at BHP’s IROC centre in Perth, Australia

Recent data from the US consultancy Research and Markets Inc forecasts that the size of the ‘smart' mining market will grow from a value of US$3.84 billion in 2015 to US$9.98 billion by 2020, at a compound...

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