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Reuters reports that South Africa is developing drones for the mining industry for inspections in potentially unsafe areas underground, removing the need to put humans in harm's way.
Fred Cawood, director of the Mining Institute at Wits University, told an industry conference on Thursday that there was a prototype under development, equipped with video cameras, which measured 40cm across and could be operated from a control room on the surface. SA’s mines are the deepest and among the most dangerous in the world and safety is a huge concern for the government, unions and in boardrooms.
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