MCSA report focuses 4IR for mining
Highlights challenges in mining for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Recently The Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA) published a visionary report and focussed on Challenges in mining for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has been defined as technological developments that blur the lines between the physical, digital and biological spheres. MCSA draws an industry’s attention at the lying potential futures of mining for 4IR that helps in finding and mining new deposits of ‘exotics’ as well as in finding new uses of ‘ordinaries!’ They says, “ It integrates cyber-physical systems and the Internet of Things, big data and cloud computing, robotics, artificial intelligence-based systems and additive manufacturing.” “Compared to previous industrial revolutions, this one is evolving at an exponential rather than a linear pace, with potentially significant impacts on work, services, education and leisure” MCSA adds & call to