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Tech companies offering services that support the mining industry are increasingly incentivized to expand or relocate to Tuscan.
“We have been fortunate to have companies like Modular Mining — born out of the UA — and Hexagon Mining, which was founded in Tucson before being purchased by Hexagon out of Sweden, to make their home in Tucson and spur us to become a world leader in mining technology,” Joe Snell, president and CEO of Sun Corridor Inc., recently told Tuscan.com
The mining industry in Arizona, which has 380 mines and provides 60 percent of the nation's copper, is expected to have a $6 billion impact on the economy.
Local tech companies that offer mining services include Epiroc, a leader in rock excavation offering drilling and construction services; GroundProbe, which makes software and hardware for mine operations; Hexagon Mining, which provides GPS and wireless networks for improved mine safety; Axiscades, which provides engineering services; and Pioneer Equipment, which makes air compressors, vacuum pumps and mechanical seals, Tuscon.com reported.
"We’re in a trendy city and competition is going to increase, but for us there’s a lot of benefits to the competition with workforce and collaboration," Greg Lanz, general manager for Modular Mining, recently told Tuscan.com.
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