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Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy
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Training of load haul dump (LHD) machine operators: a case study at LKAB’s Kiirunavaara mine

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Pages 237-252 | Received 21 Mar 2023, Accepted 19 May 2023, Published online: 05 Jun 2023

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