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______________________________________________________________________________________________ Digitized mining

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Taking a unified approach
While the challenges associated with data are undeniably wide-ranging , a strategic approach to digitalization can be the step change that mining companies need to overcome them . By applying an integrated solution to manage data , businesses can remove the guesswork from benchmarking and standardizing their operations . Small but smart steps have the potential to yield critical advantages . This can support changes such as enabling active communication between mining operations or allowing companies to harness data in mining vehicles through the use of sensors to help predict and prevent potential vehicle failure - an advantage both for operational management and for safety . Meaningful digitalization in this context involves fully understanding assets and associated data , whether it ’ s trucks or gearless mill drives .
By taking a unified approach through digitalization , mining companies can map out the flow of their data more comprehensively
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