The government of Sweden is aiming to enhance the effectiveness of the mining, mineral and steel industry by committing $100 million in Swedish krona to the sector, according to a published report.
One particular practice that the government is eyeing is aiming to implement remote control capacities, the CBC reports.
Some in the industry are so enthused about remote control’s capacities that they predict most mines in Sweden will be thoroughly automated with robots by 2032.
“We will always have to check on things of course, but I definitely think that remote control is the future,” loader Gustaf Blomberg at the Kiruna mine in Sweden’s Far North told the news source.
Computers, joysticks and television screen already play a role in the mining process at Kiruna.
Scientist Jan Johansson in Lulea foresees a wide array of prospects for mining firms that are able to minimize how many of their employees are working underground.
The effort revolves around environmental and work safety motives.
“You could have a global shift. First you work in Kiruna, then you are sent over to Shanghai, and then to Lima or something like that,” the scientist told Swedish Radio, according to the CBC. “But I think it is more likely that you will have a control center in Kiruna, that controls [nearby] Svappavaara and a few other smaller mines.”
Stockholm, Sweden-based miner Atlas Copco is widening its interests in Burkina Faso, according to a press release.
The company is looking to build a stronger presence in West Africa.
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