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We need to talk about automation

Is the industry ready for how technological progress could unbalance mine-community relationships?

Nia Kajastie
Rio Tinto has run driverless trucks for several years now in Australia, but the uncertainty is over how automated technology will affect miners' social licence to operate

Rio Tinto has run driverless trucks for several years now in Australia, but the uncertainty is over how automated technology will affect miners' social licence to operate

A social licence to operate is based on the premise that mining companies will conduct their business responsibly, without adversely affecting the areas they operate in. Overall, there's a wide range of...

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