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Time to reassess boring tools TUNNEL TECHNOLOGY
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State of play in Rebuilding the mining industry
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Exploring whether it’s time to revisit the use mechanised tunnel boring machines for mining.
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26 ASSET MANAGEMENT Simulation scheme for smarter working
30 SAFETY A liquid asset
33 SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT Pump up the volume Tunnel vision
40 Pipes with added protection 42 Gold standard for actuator control 44 Meaningful mineral measurement
46 Better connected 48 Just the right dose 50 Index of Advertisers
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6 DRILL & BLAST The hole story
12 GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS The British landscape
18 LOAD & HAUL A bright future Great excavations
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