Sandvik says that it plans to form a Digital Mining Technologies division in its Mining and Rock Solutions segment.
To facilitate this, it has signed an agreement to acquire Australian-based Deswik, a provider of mine planning software.
The software covers computer-aided 3D mine design, scheduling, operations planning, mining data management and geological mapping.
‘Mine planning and operations management is a key growth opportunity, and this complementary acquisition and our new Digital Mining Technologies division will strengthen our digital offering and enable us to provide customers a more comprehensive suite of technologies,’ said Stefan Widing, president and CEO of Sandvik.
This story uses material from Sandvik; with editorial changes made by Materials Today.
