Local mining companies not taking full advantage of technology - Neoris

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* Local mining companies not taking full advantage of technology - Neoris - Colombia

Mining companies across the globe have taken advantage of the crisis to strengthen their business processes using technology and Colombian mining companies should not ignore this trend, Juan Carlos López, the Andean region director of US IT and business consultancy Neoris, told BNamericas.

"The only way that companies are going to be able to stay competitive is by using their information systems to facilitate decision-making and business processes, which in turn will allow them to become more ... more
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* Eric RothPresident and CEO - Extorre Gold Mines<p><em>Vancouver-based Exeter Resource's massive Caspiche project in northern Chile, which holds inferred resources of 19.6Moz gold, 4.84Blb (2.20Mt) copper and 40Moz silver, has justifiably been rece... more

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