This IDC Flash discusses the major topics raised through the course of the discussions, workshops, and panels held during the GDS Next Generation Mining Summit from March 20 to March 22, 2012 in Cairns. The dramatic growth currently experienced by the mining sector offers an enormous opportunity; however, it creates problems, particularly operational issues, relating to staff and management supporting operations. The mining sector is actively working to find new approaches to tackling their operational challenges including automation and the application of technology in new and different ways.
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