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Rio joins with Newcrest to develop new tech

RIO Tinto has partnered with CRCMining, Newcrest Mining and Elexon Electronics to develop a new system to track caved material within block caves.

Andrew Duffy
Rio joins with Newcrest to develop new tech

The Cave Tracker technology uses 3D position systems to track sensors in a block cave that move along with the ore, with the aim of optimising the flow of caved material. "It will enable real-time...

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