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The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)

This seminar is in response to the fact that the mining and civil engineering industries are under immense pressure to develop faster, safer and more efficient access to mines and underground structures. That said, the global call to do no harm has been taken very seriously, notwithstanding this focus on increased excavation advance rates and daily production to speed things up and shorten the overall project duration to make it financially more viable. Mechanization to remove people from hazards when tunnelling or during shaft sinking and to provide a continuous, consistently higher rate of advance have made great strides in the last five to ten years.