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Goodbye humans, hello automation: Rio Tinto ditching $225k/year drivers in Pilbara

MINING.com Editor | October 03, 2013 | 11:16 pm Energy Precious Metals Australia Coal Gold Iron Ore 

In an effort to salvage dwindling margins, mining giant Rio Tinto plans by 2016 to cut 40% of its Pilbara train drivers, the highest paid in the world. After a decade-long mining boom, salaries for the 400 train drivers in...

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