Dublin, Dec. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Mining Automation: Technologies and Global Markets" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global mining industry currently sits at a transition point. After enduring multiple years of low commodity prices, the industry has had to turn substantially toward cost reductions and increases in efficiency to stay afloat and remain profitable. As a result, the industry is strongly interested in technologies, systems and other solutions that increase the efficiency and efficacy of mining operations while reducing costs. An upturn in commodity prices in 2017 and 2018 released some of this pressure.

Mining managers are now able to play catch-up and replace aging equipment, satisfying pent-up demand for this equipment caused by limited capital availability in recent years. Mining companies continue to seek new means to reduce costs and bolster profitability in the face of uncertain commodity price futures.

The upturn in commodity markets that began in 2017 and continued into early 2018 is finally unlocking mining equipment replacements across the industry. This uptick in capital availability corresponds to the availability of a suite of new technologies that enable increased productivity, significant labor cost reductions, enhanced safety, and improved performance. Mining automation technologies and equipment directly support these benefits to the industry.

Estimates abound regarding the level of labor cost savings that could be achieved in the industry. Mining automation can also remove significant safety concerns. Operators can now run mining equipment from the safety of an on-site or even a remote office building and control room rather than in hazardous underground mines. These operators can often operate two or more pieces of equipment simultaneously, further reducing labor costs. Fully automated systems ultimately promise to drive even further gains in efficiency and eliminate worker safety concerns for equipment operators.

The summary table and figure provide an overview of market values in the global automated mining technology industry for 2017 and 2018 and then projected through 2023. The market is already experiencing significant growth, and it is poised for exceptionally strong growth within the study period. Mining automation technologies are rapidly pressing into the overall mining equipment market. Automated mining equipment still represents only a small fraction of this overall market, but it is uniquely poised for rapid growth as automated technologies and systems penetrate into and ultimately overtake the overall mining equipment market.

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights

Chapter 3 Market and Technology Background

• Mining Automation
• Automated Mining: A Brief History
• Landmarks: Achieving 100% Automation
• Mining Types
• Surface Mining
• Underground Mining
• Automated Mining Technologies and Classifications: Automation Levels
• Remote Control Mining Technologies
• Driver-Assist Systems
• Teleoperated Mining Technologies
• Fully Automated Mining Technologies
• Automated Mining Technologies and Classifications: Equipment and Service Categories
• Automated Drills and Blasting Equipment
• Overburden Removal and Tunneling
• Ore Extraction Equipment
• Ore Transport Equipment
• Automated Crushing and Sorting Equipment
• Automated Mining Control Systems
• Benefits of Automated Mining Technologies
• Drawbacks of Automated Mining Technologies
• Technologies Not Considered

Chapter 4 Automated Mining: Global Market Summary

• Introduction to Automated Mining Markets
• Scope of the Market Analysis
• Global Market for Automated Mining Technologies

Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Automated Mining Technology

• Global Market for Automated Overburden Removal and Tunneling Equipment
• Global Market for Automated Ore Extraction Equipment
• Global Market for Automated Ore Transport Equipment
• Global Market for Automated Crushing and Sorting Equipment
• Global Market for Automated Mining Controls

Chapter 6 Market Breakdown by Application

• Global Market for Remote Control Mining Technologies
• Global Market for Driver-Assist Systems
• Global Market for Teleoperated Mining Technologies
• Global Market for Fully Automated Mining Technologies

Chapter 7 Analysis of Industry Trends and Market Opportunities

• Automated Mining Equipment Supply Chains
• Supply Chain Efficiency
• Industry Organizations
• Key Trends Influencing Markets
• Cost of Labor
• Mining Economic Pressures and the Drive to Automate
• Retrofit Market
• Environmental Regulations
• Financing
• Quest for Energy Efficiency
• Possibility that Manufacturing Growth Might Drive Markets in the U.S.

Chapter 8 Patent Review and New Developments

• Annual Granted Patents
• Country of Patent Origin
• Key Players
• Patent Code Map
• Technology Map
• Patent Detail

Chapter 9 Company Profiles

• AB Precision (Poole) Ltd.
• ABB Ltd.
• Accenture
• Aker Wirth
• Atlas Copco
• Autonomous Solutions Inc.
• Becker Mining Systems Ag
• Bentek Systems
• BHP
• Caterpillar
• Cisco Systems
• Codelco
• Dassault Systemes
• Datamine
• Dongfang Measurement And Control Technology Co.
• Flanders Inc.
• Fluidmesh Networks
• Furukawa Rock Drill Co.
• GE Automation
• Hexagon
• Hitachi Construction Machinery
• Honeywell
• Ibm Robotic Process Automation
• Imp Automation
• Kennametal
• Komatsu
• Metso
• Micromine
• Mine Site Technologies (Mst) Global
• Motion Metrics
• Newmont Mining
• Omega Industries
• Remote Control Technologies
• Rio Tinto
• Rockwell Automation
• Ryonic Robotics
• Sandvik
• Schalke Eisenhutte
• Schlumberger
• Schneider Electric
• Suncor Energy
• Trimble
• Vermeer
• Volvo Group
• Wenco International Mining Systems
  

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