Abstract

The next 25 years will see major changes in underground mining equipment and methods through the gradual introduction of robotic mining equipment. The necessary components of this change are already being experimented with and some are in production today. This paper explores the elements required to achieve robotic mining: telecommunication systems, robotic mining equipment underground positioning systems and robotic mining software. With these elements explored, the economics of moving to robotic mining will be discussed.

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