Mining Magazine February 2020 | Page 52

SUSTAINABILITY & CSR
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Adapting to drive sustainability

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Digital transformation presents an industry-wide opportunity to enhance performance and reduce environmental impact . OceanaGold is getting on board with this new way of operating through its automation , digital and process transformation ( ADAPT ) program . ADAPT was conceived to change how the company will plan , operate , assess , manage and evolve its operations - helping it to develop modern mines which integrate people and digital processes . ADAPT comprises four key elements : 1 . Analytics : turning data into information to improve decision-making
2 . Digital : hardware and software that generates , stores , processes and transmits data
3 . Automation : digital control of equipment and processes
4 . Processes : systems used to extract ore from the ground
FEBRUARY 2020