GRX26 Theatre

The mining industry is at a pivotal moment where operational excellence and strategic agility increasingly depend on how effectively organisations use their operational and business data. Although mines generate vast information across exploration, development, extraction, processing, and logistics, many still struggle to convert this data into actionable insight that builds resilience and competitive advantage.

This presentation explores the key barriers holding companies back, including legacy systems, fragmented data environments, siloed decision making, and the complexity of scaling digital initiatives across diverse operational settings. It examines how digital transformation is reshaping mining business practices, highlighting the role of artificial intelligence, digitalisation, cloud platforms, and emerging technologies in accelerating innovation and enabling safer, more efficient, and more sustainable operations. A core component of the session is a practical look at what an end to end integrated technology architecture looks like for a modern mining enterprise. We will break down the architectural layers, from data ingestion and contextualisation through platforms, analytics, enterprise applications, and frontline operational systems, showing how each contributes to real time visibility, advanced analytics, predictive modelling, automated workflows, and strategic decision making at scale.

The session will illustrate the characteristics of a digitally mature mining organisation and show how Schneider Electric and AVEVA are enabling customers on this transformation journey.