Digital Mine - How Technology is Transforming Mining from Prospecting to Reclamation

Digital Mine - How Technology is Transforming Mining from Prospecting to Reclamation

Summary

Rapid technological advancements, including automation and digitalization, have had a profound impact on the mining sector. Emerging technologies such as 5G, AI, blockchain, IoT, and robotics are transforming how conventional company value chain operations or processes were carried out. Their implementation in a variety of operations ranging from ore exploration to final ore processing can be conspicuously witnessed. The report highlights how the mining sector is embracing such technologies to foster innovation to mitigate risks, minimize expenses, and improve efficiency.

Innovations: presents real-world innovation use cases and examples related to the implementation of emerging technologies by companies as well as startups in the mining sector. It casts light on how tech-enabled innovations are transforming every segment of the sector value chain.

Scope

• Innovation Insights: innovation examples by each application segment of the semiconductor industry to present key trends.

• No surprise that technology has been a driving force in business transformation for years, but the term ‘emerging technologies’ has all of the sudden became the key catalyst to drive the next wave of innovation across sectors.
• The sense of urgency weighs different across different sectors, where the direct customer-facing sectors are at the forefront compared to other capital-intensive sectors. Companies in one sector can take cues from successful innovations in other sectors to either draw analogies with existing products, services and processes or transfer strategic approaches for a revolutionary transformation.
• Against this backdrop, enterprises need to understand which emerging technologies are impacting their sector and how various companies are implementing them to meet various challenges.
• The innovation landscape report in mining, published by GlobalData as part of an ongoing series, covers some of the key trends, use cases, and real-world examples related to the implementation of emerging technologies across the mining sector value chain.