TECHNOLOGY

Rio doubling automated drill fleet

Rio Tinto continues push for more remotely operated, automated drill rigs

 Four ADS drills were recently deployed at Yandicoogina mine

Four ADS drills were recently deployed at Yandicoogina mine

Since its launch in 2008, Rio Tinto's Mine of the Future programme has been able to prove the feasibility of automated drilling and haulage systems, as well as a fully autonomous rail network. Although...

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