Engineered for depth: How deep underground mining changes the rules

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As mining moves deeper underground to access new deposits, operations are becoming more complex. Underground depths introduce greater challenges around energy efficiency, thermal management, safety, and system reliability. Yet this evolution also presents opportunity. In this episode of Industry Optimized, host Fran Scott speaks to John Manuell, Global Business Unit Manager for Hoisting, Process Industries division, ABB. They discuss how depth changes the rules of engineering, what this means for energy and system design, and why technologies such as electrification, integrated power systems and automation are becoming essential to maintaining safe, consistent, and efficient operations underground. We also hear from Gary Poxleitner, Mining Engineer at SRK on what going deeper means in practice: the operational challenges, and how mines are adapting their systems to work reliably and safely at greater depths.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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