The panel will discuss the issues with underground equipment automation. Audits in Canada indicate that equipment with automation features is only used 60% of the time. What are the operational issues that cause this low utilization? What are possible solutions? Is a fully automated mine possible?. What are the human factors at play here. Each member of the panel has much experience in this field. The real aim of the panel is to explain to members of the audience why mines are not fully automated and the issues at stake.
Confirmed Panelists:Martin Champagne, Epiroc
Grant Reynolds, Newmont
Jim Lundrigan, Technica Mining
Jean-Paul Desmaraise, Sandvick
Martin Van Koppen, MacLean Engineering
Chamirai Nyabeze, CEMI
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