SPECIAL FOCUS: DRONES


FLYING HIGH


Internationally renowned drones expert Robert Garbett explores


how mining technology is driving the evolution of the drone industry


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and profi tability and spending in this area is set to increase by 20% in 2018.1


T What many people may not


realise, however, is how technological advances made in the mining industry are now solving issues in and driving the evolution of the drone industry. One example of note is technology being developed by Precise Prediction, a Norwegian company that has been developing predictive analytics solutions, advanced sensor and machine learning tools for the diamond mining industry since 2006. Such technology has been widely used to predict the failure of mining machinery for some time but could now be employed to predict the failure


he mining industry has long embraced the use of advanced technology in its drive towards greater safety, effi ciency


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