MINING

Rapid Mine Development - faster and better

Faced with the challenge of boosting productivity and lowering costs, Chilean copper miner Pucobre teamed up with Epiroc to implement the first Rapid Mine Development (RMD) project in the country and in so doing become a 4.0 mine.

 Epiroc is working with Chilean miner Pucobre to fully automate its underground operations

Epiroc is working with Chilean miner Pucobre to fully automate its underground operations

In 2016 Pucobre was in a conundrum with grades at its ore deposits falling and global prices unstable. The company knew it needed to change to remain competitive and began looking for ways of working that...

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