Why the future of South Africa’s mining industry lies in IoT – htxt.africa
In the company’s recent report for Mining: Productions and Sales, which looked at figures for the industry during February 2018, mining production had fallen by 2.4 percent and the number of mine workers also dipped by 1.5 percent.
Add to this the most significant issue plaguing local mines of late, the safety of its workers, and the outlook is not positive at all.
How then can these issues by addressed effectively, while at the same time have additional avenues for growth in the industry identified?
According to Software AG‘s chief technology officer, Patrick Shields, the answer lies in the Internet of Things (IoT). More specifically in the implementation of IoT solutions in innovative ways to tackle problems that have hampered the mining sector for the past few years.