STORY: Remote control technology applied in north China's iron mine
DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:31
LOCATION: QIAN'AN, China
CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY

SHOTLIST:
1. wide shots of Xingshan Iron Mine
2. various of unmanned mining operations at Xingshan Iron Mine
3. SOUNDBITES (Chinese): YUAN WEI, Deputy director of Xingshan Iron Mine
4. various of unmanned mining operations at Xingshan Iron Mine

STORYLINE:

Thanks to the adoption of 5G communication and remote control technologies, technicians at Xingshan Iron Mine in north China's Hebei Province are able to monitor and control remotely the underground mining activities.

The technologies have realized large-scale applications in this iron mine.
 
SOUNDBITES (Chinese): YUAN WEI, Deputy director of Xingshan Iron Mine
"Those who work underground need to be fully equipped to protect themselves because the conditions are very harsh. Thanks to the improvement of 5G technology and the equipment, we can now control the mining activities from above the ground."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Qian'an, China.
(XHTV)