The International Copper Association Australia has launched the first of its Pulse Briefings, a series designed to showcase the latest innovations across the resources sector.
The first Briefing takes a deep dive into Artificial Intelligence, highlighting its extraordinary potential to transform mining as we know it. Included are Australian and International case studies exploring adoption across the copper industry, from existing real world applications to next generation research.
The Briefings are designed to become a regular, monthly feature of the ConnectOre platform that will be available to members. Other topics in the series are expected to include Geopolitical Volatility, Capital & Talent Strategies, Operationalising ESG Commitments, Accelerating Energy Applications and Leveraging Digital Transformations.
The AI Briefing is cutting edge. At its heart, AI promises to reshape how mining companies manage skills shortages, deliver cost savings, enhance safety, improve operational efficiency, and cut carbon profiles. But the rapidity of AI evolution is creating major challenges for industry and government.
For miners issues like profit optimisation, decarbonisation, exploding demand and declining ore grades are all pushing industry leaders to speed the use of AI as quickly as possible. This comes with risks, particularly over AI expertise, integration costs, data security, and over-reliance on modelled data.
The AI Briefing is comprehensive, providing snapshots of industry innovations over Horizon One, Horizon Two or Horizon Three scenarios. These include GeoAnalytics and EarthAI at Horizon One, Quantum Machine Learning or Augmented Reality at Horizon Two, or integration of quantum computing and digitalisation at Horizon Three to vastly transform exploration, data analysis and operational efficiency.
“Artificial Intelligence has immense potential, but making sure it delivers on that promise poses distinct challenges,” John Fennell, CEO International Copper Association Australia, said. “Ready access to the latest insights and real world experience will be crucial to success.”
“The Pulse Briefings as part of the industry backed ConnectOre platform do just that. Powerful research, expert knowledge and comprehensive analysis are designed to keep the mining industry at the forefront of change and innovation.”
Pulse Briefing #1: https://connectore.org/posts/artificial-intelligence-in-mining-and-metals
