The field of machine learning and artificial intelligence is continuing to evolve and it is also reshaping the sector of mining quite readily. The machinery that’s involved in mining has become larger and equipment is much more sophisticated. The sector here can learn immensely from a series of advanced technologies and with operational efficiency. Data-driven mining is working to ramp down costs and improving safety across-the-board.
ML and AI for Data-Driven Mining
Machine learning and AI is a computer study that involves using intelligent machines that can react and work in the same way that humans do. It often involves a massive amount of real-time data, managing decision-making through sensors as well as leveraging the data and sensor information to complete efficiency and safety transformations throughout a mining site.
The Advantages of Introducing Data-Driven Mining
It reduces risks on the job site: predictive algorithms can make sure that operators and maintenance crews can prepare for downtime and can know where everybody is located at any given time. With the latest techniques, it’s possible to analyze the risk for mine sludge deposits and other problematic occurrences that can come up throughout the mining process.
Eco-friendly: wireless mutations and sensors can analyze systems within the mine as well as predict changes in wildlife, topsoil, erosion, and vegetation. Efficiency improvements for mining and added data will also eliminate the margin for error and reduce the ecological impact of mining.
Efficiency: the real-time data that is captured by AI instruments can lead to massive amounts of efficiency improvements. Whether it is in predicting mineral prospecting, being able to run equipment through specialized AI, reducing strain on equipment, or on miners it is possible to see safety improvements at each step of the mining process which leads to a reduction in costs.
This post was written by Justin Tidd, Director at Becker/SMC. For nearly half a century, Becker Mining has been at the forefront of safety, producing the best electrical control system in the industry. Becker/SMC is the industry’s leader in increasingly more sophisticated electrical control systems. Most of the major innovations, design features, and specialized electrical components have been developed by Becker/SMC.