Name
Strategic Insight: Digital Mining Is Here. Are We Making Better Decisions?
Date & Time
Wednesday, September 2, 2026, 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Theunis van der Linde
Description
  • Examining whether mining’s growing digital capabilities are translating into better operational decisions and measurable value 

  • Exploring how decision-making can be intentionally designed around the outcomes that matter: safety, throughput and cost 

  • Looking at how better connections between planning and execution can shorten the time from operational deviation to action and recovery 

  • Drawing on practical mining examples to explore where analytics, optimization and AI can improve the quality, speed and execution of operational decisions