RE: The deeper we go...13 Sep 2021 07:56
Deeper mining will of course become more and more common in future as mineral resources at shallow depths gradually become exhausted. The rate of progress is however, of course, restricted and influenced by the advancement of rock mechanics and machine technologies. During those, say, 30-40 years of economic cycles that Bamps mentions, there will also be the development of modern technologies defeating many of those issues, using, as examples, intelligent mining & enhanced continuous mining.