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Technological innovations including advancements in AI, automation and data analytics are irreversibly changing the mining sector. In this special edition episode in advance of the Resourcing Tomorrow event in London this December, our speakers discuss the technological applications that are revolutionising exploration, resource extraction, processing and mine management to enhance efficiency, safety and sustainability across the value chain.

The speakers are:

Dr Craig Brown - Director of Investment at the UK Space Agency
Mark O’Brien, General Manager - Digital Technology and Innovation at CITIC Pacific Mining
Assheton Stewart Carter (host) - Executive Chair, TDi Sustainability

Craig leads the UK Space Agency’s innovation, investment and commercialisation activities, forging relationships with space investors, suppliers and customers to bring new investment and revenue into the sector.

CITIC Pacific Mining is Australia’s largest magnetite mining and processing operation. As well as his role in digital tech and innovation at CITIC, Mark O’Brien is also chair of the Global Mining Guidelines Board of Directors, which brings mining sector stakeholders together to work on progressing the industry. Mark is also currently undertaking research on AI and machine ethics.

This episode is part of the TDi Sustainability special series of podcasts produced in advance of the 2025 Resourcing Tomorrow event that will take place in London between 2-4 December. Find out more about the event>

Chapters

1. From Earth to Orbit | Exploring the Tech Transforming Mining (00:00:00)

2. What are some recent examples of innovation that you've seen, and how will these be transformative for the mining sector? (00:04:33)

3. Can you give us a bit of background to the UK Space Agency (Craig) (00:09:45)

4. Can you explain a bit about some of the AI projects that you're involved with, can help the mining industry (Craig) (00:11:40)

5. Whose lives and businesses will these innovations improve? (00:14:43)

6. Can you make the case for how these innovations can improve the fundamentals of mining? (00:19:14)

7. How is mining going to win its social license to operate if these innovations are at odds with driving national and local economies? (00:26:45)

8. How do you approach this from your different points of view (Mark): industry association, commercial, and technical? (00:29:31)

9. If we want to transfer this technology to benefit communities where mining takes place - how do we go about it? What are the ethics around the governance of data? (00:31:50)

10. When it comes AI in mining, and in particular AI used for surveillance - who owns this data? (Mark) (00:34:20)

11. Looking ahead - how can we collaborate around innovations, particularly against the current geopolitical backdrop? (00:37:20)

12. Can you tell us a bit about the work of the Global Mining Guidelines around collaboration? (00:40:17)

13. What is the innovation that has been most fundamental in changing the business of mining over the last ten years, or looking forward ten years, what innovations do you think will be key to mining's future? (00:44:33)

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