Global Mining Guidelines Group

IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS v2

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The guideline aims to provide a common resource or playbook for mining companies negotiating the rapidly changing landscape around autonomous systems. It is intended to help mining companies and those working with them at various stages on the implementation journey to understand their maturity level, define their path forward, identify where to seek additional guidance and information, and build confidence in the technologies.

This is a revision of the Guideline for the Implementation of Autonomous Systems in Mining, which was first published in 2019. It will include updates, improvements, and new content based on how technologies have changed and have been applied.  

This project is led by the Autonomous Mining Working Group.

OBJECTIVES 

  • Provide high-level guidance, considerations, and questions to ask throughout various stages of the implementation journey.
  • Identify the benefits and risks of autonomous mining to enable informed decision-making. 
  • Assist with communications between key stakeholders.

KEY TOPICS 

  • Change management considerations
  • Guidance on building the business case
  • High-level health and safety and risk management considerations
  • Guidance on regulatory engagement
  • Workforce, community, and social impact considerations
  • Operational readiness and deployment considerations (e.g., mine planning and design, IT and communications infrastructure, engineering design management, and deployment and commissioning)

Key updates identified for this version include:

  • Making sure there is accurate consideration given to underground mining
  • More consideration given to different types of autonomous equipment
  • A new subsection on full lifecycle cost considerations for the business case
  • A new subsection on cybersecurity
  • A new subsection on performance and metrics
  • Expansions to existing content on executing and deploying autonomous systems

GET INVOLVED

This guideline revision is in the content generation stage, and there are collaboration opportunities in writing, reviewing, and revising. Fill out the form below and we’ll be in touch with more details! 

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