This report summarises the findings of a three-year study investigating the social dimensions of autonomous and remote operations technologies in the Australian mining sector.

This report examined the economic and social impacts of a move towards the automation and remote operations of key functions in the mining industry.

This interim report details the outcomes of interviews conducted with technology developers, mine site and corporate mining personnel, regulators and mining human factors academics/consultants.

This review of literature explores the emerging human factors trends with automated mining equipment.