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Mine-craft is child's play

Children in Chile working on a new design for the giant Chuquicamata copper mine using the Minecraft computer game may one day end up working for a mining company such as Codelco, or a leading global consulting firm like Snowden. The latter sees an intriguing future for Microsoft Hololens technology that could soon transform the popular kid’s game.

Mine-craft is child's play

Codelco has just announced a collaboration with Microsoft on a contest to see who can design the best Chuquicamata underground mine using Minecraft. Winners will be announced in June. Codelco is spending...

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