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More automation will reduce the number of workers needed in the mining industry

We recently read an article stating that more automation will reduce the number of workers needed in the mining industry, like in many other industries. The advent of self-driving vehicles is calling for a societal paradigm shift comparable to last century’s industrial revolution. Of course we are referring to Elon Musk’s Tesla, Google self-driving cars and Mercedes Benz self-driving trucks. More automation will reduce the number of workers needed in the mining industry The advent, for example, of Komatsu’s Autonomous…