Automation in the mining industry has been promoted mainly to provide the health and the safety of the workers in mines. The introduction of automated machines has lessened human error. For example, reducing driving errors as a result of tiredness at the end of a shift. Automated machines may be used in both large scale mines as well as the small scale mining operations.
The automation depends on many factors like increased efficiency, safety and production. Due to the automated tracking systems, control equipment, telemetry and robotics there are improvements in precision and safety of mining industry. For example, these advances even can be used in drilling operations where automated drillers use wireless technology that allows an operator to set up and drill remotely, Thereby removing the worker from any dangerous working zone.
Automation in the mining industries mainly focuses on the underground mines. Underground mines design is more complex and expensive and as mines goes increasingly deeper; these requirements become more and more. Lost production and the time are the real costs that can be reduced with automation.
New technologies are also being adopted by small scale mining industries .The processes are not highly computerized, the implementation of automation leads to a positive impact of the quality of the workplace, increasing safety and the reducing toxic emissions in the environment.
Automation will continue to increase and its application on all scales of mining operations will be used in order to advance mining company’s contribution to sustainable development.
The automation depends on many factors like increased efficiency, safety and production. Due to the automated tracking systems, control equipment, telemetry and robotics there are improvements in precision and safety of mining industry. For example, these advances even can be used in drilling operations where automated drillers use wireless technology that allows an operator to set up and drill remotely, Thereby removing the worker from any dangerous working zone.
Automation in the mining industries mainly focuses on the underground mines. Underground mines design is more complex and expensive and as mines goes increasingly deeper; these requirements become more and more. Lost production and the time are the real costs that can be reduced with automation.
New technologies are also being adopted by small scale mining industries .The processes are not highly computerized, the implementation of automation leads to a positive impact of the quality of the workplace, increasing safety and the reducing toxic emissions in the environment.
Automation will continue to increase and its application on all scales of mining operations will be used in order to advance mining company’s contribution to sustainable development.
