Global chip shortage hitting mining equipment supply

MINING in Australia is on an automation journey and significantly relies on technology, which means growing supply problems may impact many ongoing mining projects.

Even before the pandemic, the demand for microchips increased substantially across all industries including mining equipment.

19 April 2022
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Accenture managing director of resources Sumit Sharma believes that while the supply chain issues have been building over the last two years, automation projects have now started to experience delays.

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