A new approach to boosting productivity at Australian copper mines is needed to keep up with rising global demand, according to U.S. technology expert Hal Stillman.
“Big ticket automation is only one aspect of the type of innovation that copper will need to get right if the sector is to successfully tackle issues like efficiency, productivity, supply and environmental performance in the coming years,” Stillman, the director of technology, development and transfer for the International Copper Association, said in his address to the Copper to the World conference in Adelaide.
“In other words, doing things differently.”
