Innovation in mining with IoT and AI monitoring technology

The ability to instantly gather and analyse environmental and equipment data, and carry out real time risk and area assessments is a big benefit to large scale operations, particularly those like mining, when operatives are working in a compact, changing and potentially dangerous environment. From increasing automation and removing human operatives from dangerous environments, to real time atmospheric monitoring and safety alerts, to more efficient operations through equipment monitoring, new connected technology is having a massive impact on the future of the mining sectors. But are IoT and AI technologies really the beneficial platforms they appear to be? And what exactly can they do for mining operations? The mining industry is a large and diverse eco-system.