The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) published the Guideline for the Implementation of Autonomous Systems in Mining last month, in an effort to assist in the implementation of these systems, which are being used more and more frequently owing to their potential for making the mining industry safer and more productive. The GMG leadership group comprises Rio Tinto, BHP, Barrick, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Glencore, Vale, Vedanta, Caterpillar, Accenture, Teck and Hatch, which means that the document is able to offer a view of the systems and their applications, and offer an implementation approach that is effectively best practice.
