"For the next 20 years, there will be lots of exploration and development in a region where there are few roads and limited sea access. So, aviation will play a crucial role in the green transition."
"There is a huge economic benefit for companies to be able to get that incremental production, because they already have all the infrastructure in place, including people, permits and mills."
"Today, most major and mid-tier mining companies have targets, and are working a plan to move it forward, but the targets are still not ambitious enough, and the industry needs to accelerate and do more, faster."
"The areas of mining in which DDC drones are well positioned to add value include sending a drone instead of people to do gas detection. The other application is in core sample extraction."
"Consistent with the company’s project generator model, Noble has been specializing in identifying under-explored or unexplored areas, focusing on battery-related critical minerals."
"We take a brand agnostic approach when it comes to what tire works best for the application. Having a tire distributor that is flexible enough to change tires, compounds, and sizes is where we think we provide substantial value to the customer."
"Technology applied to our services business means geologists can cut out mundane tasks like logging core, in order to spend more time understanding the orebody. That is more attractive to everybody and it opens up a very diverse workforce."
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