Mining 4.0 – Mining in the Industry 4.0

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Course

Lecture 2: Course Workbook

Chapter 2: Introduction to the Mining Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Mining Industry

Lecture 2: Key Statistics about the Mining Industry

Lecture 3: Mine Development and Life Cycle

Lecture 4: Types of Mining Techniques

Lecture 5: Underground Mining Techniques

Lecture 6: Surface Mining Techniques

Lecture 7: Placer Mining Techniques

Lecture 8: In-Situ Mining Techniques

Chapter 3: Key Insights about the Mining Industry

Lecture 1: Key Insights and Market Trends of the Mining Industry

Lecture 2: Key Insight 1 – Agility in Supply Chains

Lecture 3: Key Insight 2 – Increasing demand of REE (Rare Earth Elements)

Lecture 4: Key Insight 3 – Improving Health and Safety within the Industry

Lecture 5: Key Insight 4 – Implementing Corporate Governance Policies and Frameworks

Lecture 6: Key Insight 5 – Future of Work

Chapter 4: The Challenges of the Mining Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Challenges of the Mining Industry

Lecture 2: Challenge 1 – Resource scarcity and quality

Lecture 3: Challenge 2 – Volatility of commodity prices

Lecture 4: Challenge 3 – Access to energy

Lecture 5: Challenge 4 – Health and safety regulations

Lecture 6: Challenge 5 – Sustainability concerns

Lecture 7: Challenge 6 – Access to Venture Capital

Lecture 8: Challenge 7 – Social Contracts for Mining

Lecture 9: Challenge 8 – The geopolitics of Mining​

Lecture 10: Challenge 9 – Poor tech-savyy workforce​

Lecture 11: Challenge 10 – Changing demographics​

Chapter 5: Opportunities for Innovation in the Mining Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Opportunities for Innovation in the Mining Industry

Lecture 2: Opportunity 1 – Improving and Optimizing Business Operations

Lecture 3: Opportunity 2 – Improving Health and Safety of Mining Operations

Lecture 4: Opportunity 3 – Sustainability and Eco-Friendly

Lecture 5: Opportunity 4 – Supply Chain Agility

Lecture 6: Opportunity 5 – Better Access to Energy

Chapter 6: Evolution of Industrial Revolutions and Industry 4.0

Lecture 1: Introduction to Industry 4.0

Lecture 2: Industry 4.0 Environment – In Summary

Lecture 3: Industry 4.0 Environment – In Detail

Lecture 4: Industry 4.0 Design Principles

Chapter 7: Introduction to Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 1: Introduction to Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 2: Benefits of Cyber Physical Systems

Lecture 3: Benefit 1 – Integration

Lecture 4: Benefit 2 – Interaction between Human and CPS

Lecture 5: Benefit 3 – Managing uncertainty

Lecture 6: Benefit 4 – Better system performance

Lecture 7: Benefit 5 – Scalability

Lecture 8: Benefit 6 – Agility/Flexibility

Lecture 9: Benefit 7 – Faster response time

Lecture 10: Drawbacks of CPS

Chapter 8: The Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Mining Industry

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Impact of Industry 4.0 on the Mining Industry

Lecture 2: Impact 1 – Total Visibility of the Value Chain and Optimized Decision Making

Lecture 3: Introduction to AR, VR and MR and Comparison of AR, VR and MR

Lecture 4: Impact 2 – Applications of AR, VR and Mixed Reality (MR)

Lecture 5: Impact 3 – Proactive Maintenance of Resources

Lecture 6: Impact 4 – Improved efficiency and effectiveness in planning

Lecture 7: Impact 5 – Remote Monitoring of Mining Resources

Lecture 8: Impact 6 – Big Data Analytics

Lecture 9: Impact 7 – Applications of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Lecture 10: Impact 8 – Horizontal and Vertical Integration of the Supply Chains

Lecture 11: Impact 9 – Improved Energy Efficiency and Management

Lecture 12: Impact 10 – Improved Agility of Business Operations

Lecture 13: Additive Manufacturing

Lecture 14: The Smart Mine

Lecture 15: Emergence of New Business Models

Chapter 9: Real World Outlook

Lecture 1: Innovative Businesses in the Mining Industry – Part 1 of 2

Lecture 2: Innovative Businesses in the Mining Industry – Part 2 of 2

Chapter 10: Adoption Challenges of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Adoption Challenges of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 2: Adoption Challenge 1 – Data Leveraging Challenges

Lecture 3: Adoption Challenge 2 – Organizational Challenges

Lecture 4: Adoption Challenge 3 – External Environment Challenges

Lecture 5: Adoption Challenge 4 – Legal and Regulation Challenges

Lecture 6: Adoption Challenge 5 – Cyber Security Challenges

Lecture 7: Adoption Challenge 6 – Infrastructure Challenges

Lecture 8: Adoption Challenge 7 – Inter-Operability and Standardization

Lecture 9: Adoption Challenge 8 – Technology Challenges

Lecture 10: Adoption Challenge 9 – Financial Challenges

Lecture 11: Adoption Challenge 10 – Skillset Gap and Related Challenges

Chapter 11: Introduction to the Drivers of Implementing Industry 4.0

Lecture 1: Introduction to the Industry 4.0 Drivers of Implementation

Lecture 2: Driver 1 – Faster Time-to-Market (TTM) and Matching the Supply-Demand

Lecture 3: Driver 2 – Organizational Drivers

Lecture 4: Driver 3 – Better CX

Lecture 5: Driver 4 – Increasing Efficiency, Productivity and Reducing Wastage

Lecture 6: Driver 5 – Demand for Better Quality

Lecture 7: Driver 6 – Labour and Skill Shortages

Lecture 8: Driver 7 – Need for an Agile and Resilient Supply Chain

Lecture 9: Driver 8 – Technology Drivers and Enablers

Lecture 10: Driver 9 – Financial Drivers

Lecture 11: Driver 10 – Competition and Market Drivers

Chapter 12: Industry 4.0 Implementation Framework

Lecture 1: Industry 4.0 Implementation Framework

Lecture 2: Phase 1 – Assessment and Planning