2023-05-30 12:09:28
BHP Group announced on Tuesday that it is collaborating with tech giant Microsoft to use its machine learning and artificial intelligence models to improve copper extraction from the Escondida mine in Chile.
BHP expects that the global demand for copper produced will double over the next 30 years, to keep pace with the development of carbon removal technology, which is evident in the manufacture of electric cars, the generation of offshore wind energy, and the establishment of solar farms.
Finding new mines is difficult and expensive, as it can take a decade to discover and build a new mine, so exploration companies look to modern technologies to enable them to extract larger quantities of minerals from already discovered mines.
“We expect the new trend in mining to be driven by the use of advanced digital technologies,” Laura Tyler, chief technical officer of BHP, said in the company’s statement.
By referring to the updated ore plant data, and the recommendations of Microsoft’s Azure platform, which is supported by artificial intelligence, plant operators will have the ability to adjust the variables that affect the processing of raw materials.
BHP is the largest mining company in the world and is the majority owner of the Escondida mine, and operates the mine with its partners.
During the last fiscal year ending in June, the Escondida mine produced more than 1 million tonnes of copper.
(Source: Archyde.com)
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