Mining’s Next Horizon Webinar Series: Part 5 - Mine Site Connectivity – Enabling the Digital Revolution

The mining industry is ushering in a new way of operating, transformed by disruptive innovations, advanced digital technologies and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). This webinar series examines the rapid changes occurring in our industry and creates a vision of the future of mining.

We are on our way to the connected mine.

The industry is striving to create advanced operations where convergence of information technology and operating technology systems into a unified network infrastructure allows for seamless connectivity and information sharing across the mining enterprise.

However, the unique nature of the mining industry, which is characterised by remote sites and operations at extreme depths, means that considerable challenges are faced in creating a connected enterprise.

This webinar will explore:

• The vision of the connected mine
• Challenges in the pursuit of connected mining operations
• Developments in network infrastructure and communications systems for mining operations
• Creating an enterprise that leverages operating technology and the IIoT to drive operational improvements in mining

Expert Speakers:

• Tim Haight, Managing Director, Northern Light Technologies
• Brendon Cullen, Automation & Product Control Manager, Remote Control Technologies
• Ana Duarte, Lead Solutions Architect, GE Digital Mine

About the speakers:

Brendon joined RCT in 2001 as an automotive electrical apprentice working on fixed and mobile plant diagnosis and repair work. In 2005 he became Customer Service Leading Hand before being promoted to Branch Manager, a position that he held for nine years. Brendon is now Product Manager Automation & Control which includes identifying potential products and developing them according to market requirements to suit specific control and automations tasks. 

Ana is a results-driven and customer-centric Engineering Professional with a wealth of experience in the mining and minerals area. As the Lead Solution Architect at GE Digital Mine, Ana thrives to design solutions that will help customers achieve more with less – more productivity with less costs –  while operating at the highest possible safety standards.

For further discussion on Mining’s Next Horizon visit the website for the Austmine 2019 Conference & Exhibition, 21 – 23 May 2019, Brisbane.

Register for other webinars in this series:

Part 1 - 8 November 2018: Next Generation Minerals – Powering Mining into the Future
Part 2 - 20 November 2018: Disruptive Innovations Creating Smarter Mining
Part 3 - 21 February 2019: Transforming Organisational Culture to Foster Innovative Thinking
Part 4 - 7 March 2019: Getting Ahead in the Digital Age of Mining
Part 6 - 2 May 2019: The Small Footprint Mine of the Future