Operator Felix Salaker remotely drives an underground autonomous loader in the mine in Garpenberg, Sweden, September 18, 2017. Picture taken September 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
GARPENBERG MINE, Sweden: Hundreds of metres below the lush forests of rural Sweden, one of the world’s most ancient mines has been transformed into one of the most modern.
Sensors linked to robotic equipment in Boliden’s Garpenberg zinc mine – which has been in operation since the 13th century – feed data to operators above ground as screens blink and flash in a nearby control room.
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