Mining
Mining, Minerals, Metals: Background
The metals, minerals, and mining industry is defined as activities involved in locating, excavating, and processing metals, minerals, and other geological resources that are needed in the economy. The industry contains five main segments:
Oil and gas extraction
Produces petroleum and natural gas to heat homes, fuel cars, and power factories.
Coal mining
Produces coal, a fossil fuel used primarily for electric power generation and the production of steel.
Metal ore mining
Extraction of metal ores, primarily gold, silver, iron, copper, lead, and zinc used to produce jewelry, electronics, and steel.
Nonmetallic mineral mining
Covers a wide range of mineral extraction and produces crushed stone, sand, and gravel for construction of roads and buildings.
Support Activities for Mining
Work done by contract companies within the mining industry. For example, quarrying or wide-range mineral extraction.
Mining
Improve product quality, maximize resources, and gain efficiencies.
Reduce Risks
Transition from reactive maintenance to a risk-based approach leveraging AI and first-principal simulation
Reduce Costs
Maximize availability of resources with efficient production operations, greater safety, reduced costs and lower emissions
Collect reliable data
Increase productivity with decision support and data availability, effective workflows and visualization capabilities
Decarbonize operations, reduce carbon intensity and ensure compliance
- Gain visibility into carbon performance, set baseline and identify areas of improvement.
- Prevent environmental incidents, manage energy use and minimize waste with real-time monitoring and optimization.
- Design and deliver low-carbon assets and processes through efficient facility design and advanced process simulation.
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