
In northern China, a glimpse of the future in smart coal mining
By Ma Ruishan, People’s Daily At the Malan Mine in Taiyuan, north China’s Shanxi province, a group of new “workers” has just reported for duty. But instead of helmets and headlamps, these workers come equipped with sensors, software and precision memory-cutting technology. Managed by XiShan Coal Electricity Group Co., Ltd. (XiShan Group), a subsidiary of…