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Epiroc positioned to be mining-tech leader, says Hedblom

New Epiroc CEO Helena Hedblom is confident the Swedish mining equipment manufacturer’s small technology business is on a course to grow significantly this decade as it continues to invest heavily in automation and control, electric and battery vehicles, and data management R&D and acquisitions.

Representatives of Hancock Prospecting, Marubeni, POSCO, Epiroc and ASI Mining get together for Roy Hill fleet automation project signing

Representatives of Hancock Prospecting, Marubeni, POSCO, Epiroc and ASI Mining get together for Roy Hill fleet automation project signing

"I think we have a major role to play in designing the equipment and also the mines of the future," Hedblom told Mining Journal from Orebro in Sweden where she has just transitioned to the top executive...

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