Abstract: A method for controlling movement of a movable element of a mining machine includes the steps of providing a relation between control values for a hydraulic valve arranged to affect a movement of the movable element and a parameter representative of the (resulting) movement of the movable element. The method further includes receiving an input representative of a desired movement of the movable element, obtaining a control value for the hydraulic valve based on the relation, and using a parameter value corresponding to the desired movement, operating the hydraulic valve with a control signal using the obtained control value, obtaining, from a feedback mechanism, a feedback relative to the movement of the movable element resulting from operating the hydraulic valve with the control signal, determining a correction value based on the desired movement and the feedback, and updating at least a part of the relation based on the correction value.