Conference Proceedings
First International Future Mining Conference and Exhibition 2008
Conference Proceedings
First International Future Mining Conference and Exhibition 2008
The Critical Path to Automated Underground Mining
Despite significant advances in the platform technologies that could form part of a system of mine automation, the goal of full automation in most underground mining applications remains distant._x000D_
This is because the industry developed these platform technologies to achieve local improvements in safety, machine and labour productivity, and asset utilisation, rather than to work towards a goal of a complete system of automation for general application in underground mines._x000D_
This paper reviews the history and current state of automation in the underground mining industry and uses lessons learnt from the automobile and general manufacturing industries to gain insight into the opportunities and pitfalls in the complex and uncertain path to automation of underground mines._x000D_
It also evaluates the relevance of the current drivers of interest in the industry._x000D_
From this, we hope to engender an attainable vision of automation in underground mining and determine the best development path, process and timeline to achieve this vision._x000D_
FORMAL CITATION:Noort, D and McCarthy, P, 2008._x000D_
The critical path to automated underground mining, in Proceedings First International Future Mining Conference and Exhibition 2008, pp 179-182 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
This is because the industry developed these platform technologies to achieve local improvements in safety, machine and labour productivity, and asset utilisation, rather than to work towards a goal of a complete system of automation for general application in underground mines._x000D_
This paper reviews the history and current state of automation in the underground mining industry and uses lessons learnt from the automobile and general manufacturing industries to gain insight into the opportunities and pitfalls in the complex and uncertain path to automation of underground mines._x000D_
It also evaluates the relevance of the current drivers of interest in the industry._x000D_
From this, we hope to engender an attainable vision of automation in underground mining and determine the best development path, process and timeline to achieve this vision._x000D_
FORMAL CITATION:Noort, D and McCarthy, P, 2008._x000D_
The critical path to automated underground mining, in Proceedings First International Future Mining Conference and Exhibition 2008, pp 179-182 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).
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D Noort, P McCarthy
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