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Is Next Gen Mining the answer to the production crunch?

Industry 4.0 has been hailed as the new industrial revolution and was expected to boost productivity across all global industries by introducing efficient technological processes. However, as the experts at McKinsey have realised, that has not been the case.

 "Next Gen Mining is a philosophy and a set of tools to get the most out of a mining production system," said  Sellschop.

"Next Gen Mining is a philosophy and a set of tools to get the most out of a mining production system," said Sellschop.

To address what is preventing the marked production increase that Industry 4.0 was meant to achieve in the mining space, McKinsey is focusing on NextGen Mining, aimed at harnessing the full power of people...

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