Technology has a huge role in the industry’s efforts to improve mine safety and rescue. We ask what recent accidents tell us about gaps in safety and rescue systems in Australia and which technologies are being used and developed to address them, and look at the role of autonomous technology in mine rescue operations. We also look at what’s new in coal, why some states are moving out the commodity and how new mine developments and life extension projects are set to impact Australia’s coal output. Plus, we speak to Australian startup Green Gravity about its use of digital twins to map abandoned mines and use them as ‘storage tanks’ of renewable energy, and much more.
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