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we need 5G. It is essential for achieving the full value of
digitalisation,” says Rafael.
“Progressive industries like mining are acting now
so that they can work out new business models and
explore the best fit for it within their sectors. We have
the software, we have the intelligence – what we need
now is a reliable connection so that we can access data
in real-time, all the time.”
Wheel loaders and articulated haulers are the machines
of choice for most mines that Volvo operates in – and
100% of those machines are fitted with CareTrack.
There could be more than 30 machines operating at the
same time inside each mine: wheel loaders loading the
rocks and articulated or rigid trucks taking the material
out. This repetitive cycle offers the perfect place to
experiment with connectivity. Which is why 5G has
become almost as hot a commodity as copper.
SWEDEN:
BEOWULF EXPLORES
IRON ORE
Mineral exploration company Beowulf has been
awarded an exploration licence for Parkijaure number
six, which covers
almost 1 000 hectares,
situated to the south of
Kallak North and South
deposits, and which is
similarly prospective
for magnetite iron ore.
Meanwhile, Beowulf
has awarded a contract
to GeoVista in Sweden
to re-assess existing
geophysical data
and determine if an
additional exploration
target is warranted
at Parkijaure, to add
to the Kallak South
exploration target.
Beowulf is a partner in
the European Union
(EU) funded Pacific
Project launched in
June 2018. The project has received EUR3.2-million
from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme and has a 36-month programme of
activities being coordinated by Université Grenoble
Alpes. The aim of Pacific is to develop a new, low-cost
and environmentally friendly tool for exploring for
sub-surface mineral deposits. Kallak, including Kallak
North, Kallak South and the Parkijaure licence, has
been chosen as one of two PACIFIC test sites.
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