Mining Magazine September 2018 | Page 72

SMART MINING 1.0
We hear that major Canadian players such as Hudbay , Agnico Eagle and Lundin are involved … Relevant stakeholders are considered essential for developing a shared vision for the mining industry . The idea is to bring all stakeholders involved in mining from associations , academia and regulatory bodies to exchange ideas and create a collaborative approach that can translate into business suitability .
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The event has also attracted sponsorship from major technology companies such as AWS , Hitachi Solutions , Wipro and Microsoft . Do you feel this is indicative of the increasing role that technology and digitisation is playing in today ’ s mining industry ? Technology is changing at an incredible pace and bringing the right technology providers gives our attendees an opportunity to pick solutions that are the right fit for their business .
Our sponsors are bringing best in class services and real time success stories that will benefit attendees . Some great sessions surrounding IoT technologies will change miner safety , enabling digital mine – worker mobility solutions & devices , using artificial intelligence and machine learning to improve productivity and much more will be discussed by our partners over the two days .
Is Smart Mining 1.0 a oneoff event ? No , as the name suggests , we hope to build on the success of the forthcoming event with a series of conferences around the globe . Smart Mining 2.0 is already being set up for the end of September 2019 in Canada .
We are also working to have an extended series of Smart Mining
SEPTEMBER 2018