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Underground coal laser scanner racking up users

There are about 30 ExScans in use in Australia and several operating in China.

The ExScan scanner can help take miners away from the face when the longwall is operating.

The ExScan scanner can help take miners away from the face when the longwall is operating.

Called the ExScan, the tool has been developed by the CSIRO as a means of reducing the number of people at the face when a longwall is operating. The tool makes use of a flameproof transparent enclosure...

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