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Automation & robotics
Automation & robotics
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ince the beginning of this year, AI has swiftly become the watchword of 2023. Whether it’s being lionised by its champions as the solution
to all of the world’s problems, pilloried by those who see it as a threat to their jobs, or debated and legislated by governments the world over, it’s the hot button issue of the moment. For the mining industry, the use of advanced technologies like AI, automation and robotics continues to grow and develop, offering a host of benefits and becoming increasingly integral to modern mine operations. For example, between May 2021 and May 2022, the number of autonomous haul trucks in
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As the use of automation, AI and robotics continues to increase throughout the mining industry, the ever-increasing need for workers with specialised skills in these areas is becoming a greater and greater challenge. Nicholas Kenny talks to PwC South Africa’s Vuyiswa Khutlang, Africa energy, utilities and resources partner, and Ian Mackay, smart mining senior manager, to hear how the mining sector is working to overcome obstacles in recruitment and investing in training opportunities to ensure the industry has access to workers with the skills it needs.
operation across the world grew from 769 to 1,068. The use of other technologies has grown in turn. As part of a 2020 World Economic Forum (WEF)
survey, which asked mining executives what skills were in high demand at their organisations, technology-use skills were listed more often than any other kind. However, meeting this demand comes with a number challenges – most notably, the difficulty that the industry is facing in finding and retaining workers with specialised skills in these areas.
Almost two-thirds of mining CEOs believe that skill shortages will have a large or very large impact on profitability over the next ten years, according to a
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