GUDAI-DARRI, Australia—In this remote corner of western Australia, surrounded by clusters of low-lying scrub and red rocky outcrop, the world’s second-biggest mining company has built its most technologically advanced mine.

For Rio Tinto finding the workers to run the new high-tech operation is a challenge.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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