Hydraulic assembly for a mining system

A hydraulic assembly for a mining system, comprising:

• at least one control valve for controlling a supply of hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic actuator of the mining system;
• at least one temperature sensor associated with the at least one control valve, the at least one temperature sensor being configured to measure a temperature of the at least one control valve;
• and
• a control unit in communication with the at least one temperature sensor, the control unit being configured to:
• receive the temperature measured by the at least one temperature sensor;
• and
• determine that a leakage has occurred in the at least one control valve based on the temperature,
• wherein the at least one control valve and the at least one temperature sensor are configured to be disposed in a valve block of the mining system, the at least one temperature sensor being thermally coupled to the at least one control valve via at least one of a thermally conductive material forming the valve block, or a thermally conductive connection element,
• wherein the at least one control valve includes a plurality of control valves, and the at least one temperature sensor is associated with two or more of the plurality of control valves.