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As Covid-19 disruptions continue to plague southern Africa - and with no end conclusively yet in sight - leaders in the mining sector will be pushing the application of technology in 2021, while also securing their supply chains to mitigate risk.
Ralf Hennecke, general manager: technology and marketing, BMESouthern African mines and their supplier networks have generally managed well with adapting to the various lockdown levels during 2020. However, we are far from out of the woods, and the changes underway in the sector are changing the landscape forever.
High-tech solutions
Key among the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a marked acceleration in the application of digital and other technologies in the mining sector. This process has certainly been underway for many years, but 2020 saw the pace intensify. Much of the focus has been on using technology to meet the immediate demands of lockdown regulations – such as virtual meetings, remote working and sharing data from t