Some Challenges of Deep Mining†

An increased global supply of minerals is essential to meet the needs and expectations of a rapidly rising world population. This implies extraction from greater depths. Autonomous mining systems, developed through sustained R&D by equipment suppliers, reduce miner exposure to hostile work envir...

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Main Author: Charles Fairhurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809917306136