that mining is just unfortunate that it has fallen behind in the adoption curve with certain technologies such as data analytics and Internet of Things ( IoT ).
So , with a hackathon , is the ultimate goal of bringing new technologies into the mining industry effective immediately ? Not quite .
There are instances where the results of a hackathon have had a substantial , if not immediate impact on the wider industry . Strharsky points to a recent example with Newcrest Mining . In March this year , Newcrest once again partnered with Unearthed for a hackathon held in Melbourne .
On opening night of the event , Newcrest Chief Financial Officer Gerard Bond explained how last year ’ s Unearthed Brisbane hackathon led to Newcrest partnering with participant Dr Penny Stewart of PETRA Data Science to deploy SAG mill overload downtime prevention
22 June 2017