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PANEL: Breaking Barriers Underground: The BHP-Byrnecut Partnership Transforming Potash Mining
Content Pillar: Collaboration Across the Value Chain
The BHP-Byrnecut partnership at Canada's $14 billion Jansen potash project exemplifies how strategic miner-contractor collaboration accelerates innovation from pilot to production. This panel reveals practical frameworks for deploying automation, predictive maintenance, and diesel-electric technology at mega-project scale while achieving 50% emissions reductions. Senior leaders share real-world lessons on breaking down traditional silos, managing technology integration challenges, transforming workforces for automated operations, and creating value across the mining ecosystem. Attendees gain actionable insights into partnership structures, sustainability outcomes, and scalable approaches that can be replicated across underground mining operations globally.
Potential speakers:
Simon Thomas, VP Projects Potash, BHP (leads Jansen delivery)
Steve Coughlan, Executive Chairman, Byrnecut Group
(spoke at Copper to the World 2025)
Pat Boniwell, Managing Director Australia, Byrnecut