{"id":1176058,"date":"2020-04-03T17:20:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T23:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1019329"},"modified":"2020-04-03T17:20:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T23:20:48","slug":"australia-to-lead-in-mining-technology-integration-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1176058","title":{"rendered":"Australia to lead in mining technology integration  \u2013 report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While in 2020 most miners will focus on operational safety and the health of their employees through minimising risks of covid-19 spread in their mines, <em>Fitch Solutions<\/em> analysts point out that miners will once again focus on improving efficiency and cutting costs once the pandemic clears. <\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Australia will spearhead the global as well as Asian miners&#8217; race to use technology to cut costs, enhance efficiency and increase mine safety due to the country&#8217;s availability of strong network connectivity, power, highly skilled labour and government support, <em>Fitch<\/em> said in its latest industry report. <\/p>\n<p>The mining landscape is in the age of technological disruption today, where players are at the crossroads between a traditional past and a transformative future that is sustainable, <em>Fitch<\/em> said. <\/p>\n<p>Starting from cloud computing, to new sensors, to drones, to ever more automation and now the rise of machine learning and artificial intelligence, state-of-the-art mines have all the latest technological innovations embedded in their operations. <\/p>\n<p><em>Fitch<\/em> named Rio Tinto the leader of technological integration, followed by FMG and BHP. <\/p>\n<p><em>Read the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitchsolutions.com\/products\/sector-intelligence\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" full report here. 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