Oleg Maksimov, Deputy COO, Nordgold
• How does leadership’s attitude to digital technologies affect a workforce?
• Creating a digital strategy that is inclusive for all levels of the business
• Working with regulators and unions to mitigate concerns that digital transformation is a threat to employees’ privacy
• Measuring the real ROI of digitisation
• Managing the cultural shift in mind-set
• Digitisation as a driver of change
Vanessa Torres, Chief Technology Officer, South32
In this presentation Vanessa shares South 32’s approach regarding new innovation, improvement and technology and how they are driving results through aligning their efforts deeply to the company’s strategy and business plans, with a sharp focus on shareholder value.
Andreas Simoncic, Automation Business Line Manager- Northern Europe, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology
• How does a digitalised mine use data to operate more efficiently than a traditional one?
• The role of technology in creating lower cost, safer tonnes for long term, sustained profits
• Using analytics for process and procedure optimization to make operations more efficient
Michelle Ash, Chair, Global Mining Guidelines Group
Ricus Grimbeek, President and CEO, Trevali Mining
• People: How will digital integration impact onsite workers?
• People: How to technology advocates implement these changes in a way that is mutually beneficial for all levels of the business?
• Processes: What needs to be re-evaluated and how can miners overcome common barriers to do this?
• Technology: What is generating the most value for operations?
• Technology: What is at the top of miners’ shopping lists?
• Moving from corrective maintenance to predictive maintenance to safeguard against breakdowns
• Raising cost efficiency by leveraging current and historical asset data
• Measuring the tangible benefits of machines that are operational for longer and break down less
Rafael Estrada, Manager of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Process Control, Antamina Mining
• Using technology to Operate Sustainably
• Applying technology solutions to the particular requirements of the Antamina deposit
• Using advanced systems for data acquisition, monitoring and automation
• Benefits advanced control systems Fuzzy Logic, Multivariable Control, Machine Learning models
• Measurement of innovation – what purpose do they have and what do they achieve?
• Next steps – including optimising processes with advanced control models and machine learning, extended data analytics applications, ecosystem development, and finally cybersecurity
• Saving time by adopting a clustering approach to identify a small number of sets of assets with similar behaviour
• Moving from supervised to unsupervised data to quickly identify and troubleshoot behaviour anomalies
• Adopting a new cost model to simplify the decision-making process when improving assets
• Recycling water to re-use in plant and reduce dependency on fresh water extraction
• The role of dewatering in lowering the risk of groundwater seepage
• Mitigating the possibility of dam failure through dry stacking
• The business case for dam safety- how to long-term gains justify short term investment?
• How will dam regulation change in the next 12 months?
• From real-time monitoring to dry stacking- which technology will have an immediate impact on dam safety?
• What will a safe tailings dam look like in 5-10 years and what must be done now to adapt to this?
• What does digital disruption mean at the ground level in a mining operation?
Michelle Ash, Chair, Global Mining Guidelines Group
• Moving beyond data and analytics to data convergence
• Will we see the Uberization of mining’? If so what does this mean in practice?
• Fostering a culture of innovation in your mining operation. What processes and tools are required to support this?
• Improving communication by replacing wi-fi and leaky feeders infrastructure with mobile phones
• Reducing the amount of hardware to lowers costs and make it easier to implement
• LTEs vs wi-fi networks- which one is right for your mine?
Néstor Alemán Esteban, Regional IT Project Manager – West Africa, Kinross Gold Corporation
• What are some of the challenges associated with trying to use external cloud solutions in remote mining operations?
• How to select and design your internal cloud solution
• Taking a closer look at Kinross Mauritania’s internal cloud solution
• Historical data vs identifying anomalies- which one is more effective for predictive analysis?
• How can leadership establish the dollar value of digital transformation initiatives?
• How can miners break down silos to ensure big data has the best possible impact of your operations?
• How long until AI will become the norm?
• Looking forward: how will AI continue to add value to operations through VR and digital twins?
Discover what key topics will be discussed at Mines and Technology London. Click on the button below to download the full conference programme.
Discover what key topics will be discussed at Mines and Technology London. Click on the button below to download the full conference programme.
