为了维持竞争,采矿工业必须提高生产率和降低成本。在过去的20年中,这个目的是通过机械化达到的。从现在开始,只有采用自动化水平日益提高的采矿设备,才能进一步提高生产率。1982年6月凡尔赛最高级经济会议以后,国际上的最新发展促使加拿大重新增强了在采矿中应用机器人和自动化的兴趣。加拿大的矿物工业正处于十字路 In order to maintain competition, the mining industry must increase productivity and reduce costs. In the past 20 years, this goal has been achieved through mechanization. From now on, further productivity gains can only be achieved by using increasingly automated mining equipment. Since the Versailles Summit of June 1982, the latest international developments have prompted Canada to renew its interest in applying robots and automation in mining. Canada’s mineral industry is at Crossroads