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Decreasing ore grades mean miners might want to go deeper. Increased cost, labor shortages, and different safety considerations need to be addressed when planning to build a deeper mine. Â鶹´«Ã½¡¯s Steve Rusk outlines some of the intricacies of mining at depths below 1500 meters.?

¡°Just by going deeper, you have to be better at what you¡¯re doing,¡± Rusk said. ¡°The logistics have to be planned. Bad habits that survive in a shallower situation are not going to serve you well in a deep situation.¡±