International mining officials say the coronavirus crisis has led to increased automation in the industry. The changes are likely to lead to lower costs and smaller, cleaner mines where more can be done with fewer people, the officials said. Industry leaders spoke about the issue at the Imarc mining conference in the southeastern Australian city of Melbourne. Conference attendee Suresh Vadnagra is the chief technology officer for Newcrest, one of the world’s largest gold-mining companies. “The pandemic has forced us to think about how we can do more of the work that had to happen on site, remotely. And how we do those tasks with less people,” he said. An increasing number of companies are looking at ways to better use machines and “big data” to improve their business operations, Vadnagra added. Big data is a term for very large amounts of information produced by people using the internet.
Title: Mining Industry Reports Coronavirus Has Led to More Automation
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/D.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Mining Industry Reports Coronavirus Has Led to More Automation' data-article-id='5259'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12438'>International mining officials say the coronavirus crisis has led to increased automation in the industry.</span> <span data-start-time='12438' data-end-time='27125'>The changes are likely to lead to lower costs and smaller, cleaner mines where more can be done with fewer people, the officials said.</span> <span data-start-time='27125' data-end-time='39958'>Industry leaders spoke about the issue at the Imarc mining conference in the southeastern Australian city of Melbourne.</span> <span data-start-time='39958' data-end-time='54208'>Conference attendee Suresh Vadnagra is the chief technology officer for Newcrest, one of the world’s largest gold-mining companies.</span> <span data-start-time='54208' data-end-time='64958'>“The pandemic has forced us to think about how we can do more of the work that had to happen on site, remotely.</span> <span data-start-time='64958' data-end-time='71063'>And how we do those tasks with less people,” he said.</span> <span data-start-time='71063' data-end-time='85667'>An increasing number of companies are looking at ways to better use machines and “big data” to improve their business operations, Vadnagra added.</span> <span data-start-time='85667' data-end-time='95771'>Big data is a term for very large amounts of information produced by people using the internet.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/D.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16415 data-hint-location='54208' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/what_had_caused_the_recent_changes_in_the_mining_industry.wav'>What had caused the recent changes in the mining industry?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the pandemic'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/frequent_accidents.wav'><span>frequent accidents</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/worker_strikes.wav'><span>worker strikes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/increased_competition.wav'><span>increased competition</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/the_pandemic.wav'><span>the pandemic</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16416 data-hint-location='85667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/what_does_the_term_big_data_mean.wav'>What does the term Big Data mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='very large amounts of information produced by people using the internet'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/another_term_for_traveling_abroad.wav'><span>another term for traveling abroad</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/a_very_large_computer_used_by_businesspeople.wav'><span>a very large computer used by businesspeople</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/a_football_stadium.wav'><span>a football stadium</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/very_large_amounts_of_information_produced_by_people_using_the_internet.wav'><span>very large amounts of information produced by people using the internet</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16417 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/mining_officials_say_the_coronavirus_crisis_has_led_to_increased_industry__blank_.wav'>Mining officials say the coronavirus crisis has led to increased industry <span class='blank'>automation</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='automation'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/fraud.wav'><span>fraud</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/automation.wav'><span>automation</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/accidents.wav'><span>accidents</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/strikes.wav'><span>strikes</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
Sound Name: https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4734/D.wav
Preview
