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110 workarounds . “ The problem with mining is that it ’ s a mission critical operation so the pressure to make things work regardless is greater ,” he says . “ The extreme costs associated with exploration , production and operation mean that network downtime can destroy profitability .”
Tasiast is undergoing major expansion in two phases to increase the size of the operation . IT plays a vital role in the execution of all projects and one that Alemán notes could be enhanced in the mining industry by making it a part of the early stages of the decisionmaking process . “ Vendors need to collaborate more in our industry , because in others like aerospace or the military they have solved the interoperability puzzle ,” he says . “ They have standardisation with protocols so any vendor that wants to sell any equipment or hardware systems to these industries has to work to those requirements which enhances collaboration .”
Kinross has a longstanding partnership with Modular Mining . The global leader in the delivery of real-time computer-based mine management solutions for surface and underground mining operations supplies the
“ Vendors need to collaborate more in our industry , because in others like aerospace or the military they have solved the interoperability puzzle ”
— Néstor Alemán Esteban , Regional IT Projects Manager – Africa , Kinross Gold
OCTOBER 2019