【Ferro-alloys.com】:According to AVEVA's global industry principal for mining, metals and minerals, Glenn Kerkhoff, the mining sector is facing a number of challenges, of which electrification is only one.

"We have identified several key challenges," he said. "The first is around digitalisation in mining. Our research shows that 49% of top executives at global mining and metals companies say they need to include automation and digital goals in their long-term corporate strategies."

Added to that is the issue of recruitment. AVEVA has identified that 70% of 15-30-year-olds said they would "probably not or will not" consider a career in mining. This is the highest proportion of all industries. At the same time, 35% of mining company chief executives said their companies will be "highly or extremely" exposed to climate risk over the next five years. Meanwhile, 74% of mining and metals executives said that integrating technology is one of their key challenges.

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