Augmented Reality in Mining - Thematic Intelligence

Augmented Reality in Mining - Thematic Intelligence


Summary

Digitalization is helping industries navigate a difficult macroeconomic landscape and geopolitical conflicts that are disrupting supply chains. In the mining sector, the use of AR technologies is increasing in popularity, especially among digitalized mines. AR comes into play by improving mining productivity and safety. Indeed, it can reduce the cost of maintenance, perform remote monitoring and maintenance, help with remote exploration, create interactive training, and protect on-site workers from risks associated with mining activity.

The AR market will be worth $100 billion by 2030

Augmented reality (AR) describes a technology that allows users to see the real world overlaid with data. Worth nearly $22 billion in 2022, the technology is still nascent. But GlobalData forecasts a surge in popularity in the coming years with the global AR market reaching $100 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% over the period. AR brings benefits throughout the mining value chain. AR is helping the mining sector to digitalize, thereby increasing productivity, and ensuring the health and safety of on-site workers.

AR is an essential investment for digitalized mines

Digitalization is helping industries navigate a difficult macroeconomic landscape and geopolitical conflicts that are disrupting supply chains. In the mining sector, the use of AR technologies is increasing in popularity. AR digitalizes mines by overlaying geology, geophysics, and imagery onto a 3D representation of mining sites, allowing for a comprehensive view. This technology also provides realistic visualizations of mining operations, processes, equipment, and products, enhancing understanding and efficiency. For example, AR enables remote assistance for maintenance and repair, using smart glasses or headsets with zoom capabilities for inspections, and guiding technicians step-by-step through the process. Also, the visual guide of the process enhances accuracy and efficiency, such as during drilling, to prevent damage and loss of resources. AR technologies are used to create digital twins of mines, allowing engineers and managers to test equipment and processes before implementation, and refine new designs like mine extensions. This approach helps optimize the mining workflow, identifying potential issues, reducing costs, and minimizing the risk of project delays.

AR plays a role in the safety and training of mining workers

There were 42 mining fatalities in the US in FY2023, a 31% increase from the previous year, most often in machinery accidents, according to the US Department of Labor. Ensuring the safety of the mining workforce is a primary concern. AR helps make mining safer and improves workforce training. Remote monitoring of on-site risks and AR visuals that identify potential hazards can directly reduce injuries and fatalities. AR provides immersive training for new hires and facilitates advanced knowledge acquisition. Therefore, it improves workforce quality, collaboration, and productivity, while reducing costs.

Key Highlights

Worth nearly $22 billion in 2022, the technology is still nascent. But GlobalData forecasts a surge in popularity in the coming years with the global AR market reaching $100 billion by 2030, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21% over the period.

In the mining sector, the use of AR technologies is increasing in popularity.

AR is helping the mining sector to digitalize, thereby increasing productivity, and ensuring the health and safety of on-site workers.

Scope

This report provides an overview of the Augmented Reality theme. The detailed value chain comprises four layers: semiconductors, components, devices, platforms, apps, and content. Leading and challenging vendors are identified across both segments.

It identifies mining challenges, such as ESG, safety, productivity, and resource development, and an impact assessment of augmented reality on the mining industry, addressing these challenges.

Several case studies are included to analyze the multiple ways countries and companies have responded to the impact of this theme’s growth and what they are doing to grow with this theme.

Reasons to Buy
  • This report will help you to understand augmented reality and its potential impact on the mining sector.
  • Benchmark your company against your competitors and assess how mining companies are utilizing augmented reality to drive revenues.
  • Identify attractive investment targets by understanding which companies are most advanced in the themes that will determine future success in the mining industry.
  • Understand key industry challenges and where augmented reality use cases are most useful.
  • Develop and design your corporate strategies through an in-house expert analysis of augmented reality by understanding the primary ways in which this theme is impacting the mining industry.
  • Position yourself for future success by investing in the right augmented reality technologies.


Executive Summary
Players
Mining Challenges
The Impact of Augmented Reality on Mining
How AR helps tackle the challenge of ESG
How AR helps tackle the challenge of safety
How AR helps tackle the challenge of geopolitical and supply chain risk
How AR helps tackle the challenge of labor shortage
How AR helps tackle the challenge of productivity
How AR helps tackle the challenge of resource development
Case Studies
The Clirio app makes mine projects easier and quicker to understand
VSight Remote AR technology lowers cost reducing specialists’ presence on the site
Arvizio collaborates with Sight Power to create a digital twin of the mine
Augmented Reality Timeline
Market Size and Growth Forecasts
AR software
AR hardware
Signals
M&A trends
Patent trends
Company filing trends
Augmented Reality Value Chain
Semiconductors
Central processing units
Graphics processing units
Vision processing units
Image processors
Communication chips
Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
Memory chips
Components
Motion tracking
Batteries
Displays
Cameras and 3D lenses
Audio component
Machine vision
Devices
Smartphones
AR smart glasses
AR headsets
Platforms
Artificial intelligence
The impact of generative AI
Apps and content
Companies
Leading augmented reality adopters in mining
Leading augmented reality vendors
Specialist augmented reality vendors in mining
Sector Scorecard
Mining sector scorecard
Who’s who
Thematic screen
Valuation screen
Risk screen
Glossary
Further Reading
GlobalData reports
Our Thematic Research Methodology
About GlobalData
Contact Us
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Key challenges currently facing the mining sector.
Table 2: M&A trends
Table 3: Leading augmented reality adopters in mining
Table 4: Leading augmented reality vendors
Table 5: Specialist augmented reality vendors in mining
Table 6: Glossary
Table 7: GlobalData reports
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Key players in augmented reality
Figure 2: In Q4 2023, there was a general consensus that AR would disrupt businesses
Figure 3: Thematic investment matrix
Figure 4: Clirio’s app allows users to build a 3D holographic representation of a mine
Figure 5: VSight Remote AR technology
Figure 6: Arvizio’s AR digital twin for the mining industry
Figure 7: The augmented reality story
Figure 8: AR will become a $100 billion market by 2030
Figure 9: Enterprise AR will continue to be more lucrative than the consumer market by 2030
Figure 10: AR software will dominate the market over the forecast period
Figure 11: The AR software market will generate $82 billion in revenue by 2030
Figure 12: The AR hardware market will be worth $18 billion by 2030
Figure 13: AR headsets will lead the AR hardware market
Figure 14: AR patent activity in the mining sector has declined from 2019 to 2023
Figure 15: AR filing activity in the mining sector has been steadily increasing
Figure 16: The augmented reality value chain
Figure 17: AR value chain – Semiconductors
Figure 18: AR value chain – Components
Figure 19: AR value chain – Devices
Figure 20: AR value chain – Platforms
Figure 21: AR value chain – Platforms - AI
Figure 22: AR value chain – Apps and content
Figure 23: Who does what in the mining space?
Figure 24: Thematic screen
Figure 25: Valuation screen
Figure 26: Risk screen
Figure 27: Our five-step approach for generating a sector scorecard

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