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new solutions in rock hazard identification and safe rock removal – thereby eliminating risk and ultimately saving lives – is quickly shaping up to be a potential gamechanger. Andrew Tunnicliffe talks with Lerato Tsele¸ safety and sustainability senior policy analyst, Minerals Council South Africa, to find out more.
Power supply
30 Power in the mine Decommissioned and abandoned mines are being turned into long-term energy storage solutions. Martin Morris speaks with Julian Hunt, research scholar, Energy, Climate and Environment Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis; Rebecca Ellis, energy policy manager, International Hydropower Association; and Mark Swinnerton, founder and CEO of Green Gravity, to discuss the advantages and challenges of the various methods in play – and the benefits they can offer society at large.
Technology & equipment 34 Not just cloud talk
The cloud and the technologies it supports are fundamentally changing the world’s mining operations, capable of enhancing safety,
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sustainability and productivity on-site. A cloud-integrated mining company can boast stronger data resources, digital technologies, personnel pools, internal operational procedures and cooperation with other parties. Andrew Tunnicliffe speaks with the founder and CEO of GroundHog, Satish Penmesta, to find out what impact they’re having, what benefits they can offer the mining industry and also to learn about their potential drawbacks.
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Sustainability 40 Under the sea
Though scientists have understood its theoretical potential for over a century, recent years have seen deep-sea mining explode, with entrepreneurs eager to exploit the enormous bounty of metals and other minerals waiting at the bottom of the sea. Not that everyone is happy about that prospect, however, with diplomats and environmentalists worried about the impact of underwater extraction to flora and fauna alike. Andrea Valentino investigates, speaking to Oliver Gunasekara, CEO at Impossible Metals, and Dr Kirsten Thompson, a population biologist at the University of Exeter.
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