COUNTRY DIVISION MANAGER – PROCESS INDUSTRIES, AND MINING LEAD ABB
"Tools such as satellite communication technologies, fiber optics, and 5G have helped to implement remote work on a massive scale. The main mining clients, including Teck, are already operating remotely."
"As one of the largest land holders in the junior mining sector, Lithium Chile is encouraged by the recent announcement by President Boric in respect to the future of lithium in Chile."
"The industry is relatively conservative. Although there have been some excellent improvements in productivity, I would say that a global lack of qualified labor has driven the shift from mechanical to automated drills."
"Integrating advanced technologies that improve conveyor belt productivity is our central challenge, both to oversee rollers and pulleys operations, and to avoid or reduce fire risk."
"We can contribute to the green future of Chile while simultaneously providing cleaner energy to the mining industry; this is aligned with both our sustainability goals and market demand."
"Teck is well positioned to help meet the growing demand for copper with an unrivalled suite of growth projects that could add more than 1.5 million t/y to our current copper equivalent production."
GENERAL MANAGER – ANDEAN REGION, AND GLOBAL T.U MANAGER FOR SPARES AND SERVICES, HAVER & BOECKER NIAGARA
"High commodity prices are giving a new lease of life to the mining industry, and we expect that projects that were suspended or are on standby will soon be progressing again."
"Fortunately, since we have had so much to do, we have reached the point where we can negotiate by volume, and evidently anticipate purchases, while increasing our levels of inventory to have a greater certainty."
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