By Adriaan Davidse, director, Deloitte
Mining may be entering another super cycle of high growth. This time, however, the challenge of satisfying significant increases in demand will be coupled with significant challenges related to environmental and social concerns and aggressive targets to rapidly progress net zero objectives, all while providing an acceptable
return to capital providers. Hauling is at the intersection of all these colliding forces. How we approach these challenges and unlock the significant value that can be created for all stakeholders depends more on the ability to explore changes to the entire mining system than technology point solutions in isolation. Hauling technology innovations occur across mechanical, energy and information dimensions. This presentation will explore how thinking differently about these issues could open opportunities for radical improvements, without a dramatic increase in risk.