Kiruna Forum | Tomorrow's Mining: Innovating to Improve the Way We Mine

The Global Mining Guidelines GroupWe are a network of like-minded companies driving change in the mining industry. Together, we monitor the pulse of the industry and develop multi-disciplinary guidelines to manage risk, enhance performance, design solutions, inform planning and decision making, and save time and money.http://gmggroup.org/

Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG)

Experts from inside and outside mining will address many of today's burning issues that are impacting the mining industry.

LKAB

Decarbonization, safety, energy management, and collaboration are just a few of the topics covered in this event. We’re going to accelerate progress in these areas by thinking outside the box, sharing operational best practices, and working together. <a href="https://gmggroup.org/gmg-kiruna-forum-tomorrows-mining-innovating-to-improve-the-way-we-mine/" title="https://gmggroup.org/gmg-kiruna-forum-tomorrows-mining-innovating-to-improve-the-way-we-mine/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Learn more about the program here.</a>Why attend? Forums provide value for everyone involved through the opportunity to share best practices, lessons learned, wins, or problems. The outcomes from panel discussions and breakout sessions additionally drive input back into the various GMG projects underway. A major piece of feedback we hear time and time again is that past participants have valued the opportunity to network and collaborate for the duration of the forum.Participate in interactive panel sessions on:<ul><li>Accelerating Progress in Electrification</li><li>New Green Economy Supplying Mining</li><li>Collaboration Models</li><li>Rethinking Mine Design</li></ul>L KAB mine tour:Drive down to level 1365 at LKAB’s mine in Kiruna to tour their automation and control room, maintenance workshops, and underground trains. Lunch at the mine is included. Tour is limited to 16 participants.Thank you to LKAB for hosting this forum!In registering for this event, you give GMG permission to use any photos or videos in which you appear that were taken at this event.

Day 1

Jenny Greberg, Vice President Technology, LKAB |                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                    
Abstract to come

SUM Project - Where are we and where do we go from here?

Rohin Shah, Sustainability Consultant, Minviro  |                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                         
This presentation will introduce LCA and how the results can be used to enable environmentally informed decision-making. Additionally, key differences in production routes for nickel, lithium and graphite will be presented, highlighting the opportunity for raw material producers to mitigate the most damaging hotspots in their production streams. This will allow them to work towards truly sustainable energy solutions for our future. 

EU Regulations + the Importance of Quantifying Upstream Environmental Impacts

Confirmed panellists:

Dave Rimkus, Associate Director, Supply Chain Renewables, Schneider | Peter Blomquist, Sales Director Industrial, Northvolt Systems | Achieving decarbonization goals will require a circular approach. The suppliers to mining operations, and to mining equipment manufacturers, have a key role to play. From the batteries powering our electric equipment, to green steel and other clean tech, the mining ecosystem must evolve. Hear about what suppliers are doing (internally and also for the industry), the role non-mining suppliers can play, and what is needed to achieve success.



Supply Chain Decarbonization

Coffee Break

The mining sector needs to collaborate, implement, and invest in a portfolio of decarbonization options for scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. The pathways include emissions reduction, switching from fossil fuel to clean fuel, green/clean/renewable/nuclear energy generation, and remove and sequester carbon. As well, the industry has the opportunity to “do it right” with equitable transition in mind and needs to innovate in adopting new mine design and mineral processing technologies, accelerating novel technology adoption, and demonstrating/tracking results.

Participants will pool expertise and experience to develop critical pathways and focus areas for 2024/2025.

Operationalizing Net Zero

Lunch Break

Rikard Maki, Manager, Autonomous Hauling Project Department, Boliden | The implementation of Autonomous Hauling in the Boliden Aitik Mine marks the first ever deployment in EU. The presentation will explain the reasons why Boliden are going Autonomous and what changes and challenges automation brings to the Operation. The project and technology will be introduced together with key learnings from the first 6months of operation.  



Autonomous Hauling Implementation in the Aitik Mine

Confirmed panellists:

David Jacques, Vice President – Engineering, MacLean Engineering 
Erik Svedlund, Global Business Manager Sustainability, Epiroc
Jouni Koppanen, Product Line Manager, Digital Mining Tehnologies, Sandvik
Per Hasselberg, Electromobility Special Projects Director, Volvo Trucks | With automation more readily available, the industry advancing towards zero-entry mining, and as battery technologies advance, many companies are seeing the benefits of moving towards more innovative technologies and systems to achieve goals such as carbon reduction, improving the working environment, and mining at greater depths. Like with anything else, there are opportunities but also challenges. How do you integrate a mixed fleet? How do you approach building a charging infrastructure? OEMs are working to enable the safe deployment of autonomous systems and BEVs. Learn from these innovators on what is working, what isn’t working, how to tackle specific aspects on implementation, and more.

Mining Fleet of the Future

What does it take for your mine to be ready to implement new technologies? Autonomous systems are complex, requiring those implementing them to integrate many layers of planning before deployment. The transition from diesel is bringing a new era of mine operations, and it requires a matrix of processes and considerations. What is it going to take to quickly bring in the future fleet into the mines? There are many different elements to figure out – mine planning, training, simulations, etc. Participants will define concrete approaches taking into consideration the following elements of operational readiness:

Technology and infrastructure
People
Processes
Safety and risks

Operational Readiness

Day 2

Andrew Scott, Lead – Robotics and Automation, Prominent Hill, BHP for consortias in mining | Abstract to come.



Think & Act Differently

Confirmed panellists:

Andrew Scott, Lead – Robotics and Automation, Prominent Hill, BHP for consortias in mining | Jan Nyqvist, Global Product Manager, Mine Automation Underground Mining, ABB | Mikael Ramström, Vice President R&D, Digital Solutions Division, Epiroc for NEXGEN SIMS | Peter Wallin, Research Leader Automation and Electrification, Boliden

 How can we make real change in the mining industry? There isn’t a playbook for how to meet the vision of tomorrow’s operations, but the clock is ticking. There will be no lone winners in this race; as an industry we need to collaborate like we never have before. Share successes and failures. Trial technologies and ideas. Pool resources and brain power. So how do we drive a step change in collaboration?



Step Change in Collaboration

We often tend to focus on best practices in mining. But how can we learn from beyond best practice and from outside our industry? Things don’t always work out, despite our best efforts. In work, as in life, you succeed when you learn from your mistakes and failures. To propel a global industry forward, it is essential that we share misfires and look to other industries that are either further along the journey or that have achieved success altogether. We need to approach a situation differently if we want to achieve a different result. So, where do we start? How do we leverage what’s not working? Where do we begin to learn from outside our industry? Participants will build a plan to define how we can achieve this next-level learning.



Leveraging Beyond Best Practices

Hans Wahlquist, Global Director Product Management (Mobilaris), Epiroc | The mining industry, characterized by its intricate processes and vast landscapes, is at the cusp of a revolutionary shift. Central to this transformation is digitalization. This conference speech will explore the multifaceted role of digital tools in increasing the everyday safety as well as orchestration of emergency situations. Hans will showcase what Epiroc can offer in the safety area. 





Pioneering a New Era of Mining Safety

Jarkko Holappa, Offering Cybersecurity Lead, Sandvik | Cybersecurity is not a concern only for IT environments and data protection but is recognized as an essential component for ensuring both safety and productivity. This presentation outlines aspects of how the operational cybersecurity risk can be addressed in the product development processes. The formulation of a offering cybersecurity strategy with its essential components is introduced. Furthermore, a case example is provided, illustrating the implementation of a secure software development lifecycle with experiences of practical steps taken. 

Cybersecurity aspects in ensuring safety and productivity
Building offering cybersecurity strategy 
Case example: Implementation of secure software development lifecycle

Safeguarding Mining Productivity: Addressing Cybersecurity Risk in Product Dev

IT/OT integration offers many benefits such as improved operational efficiency, real-time data analysis and streamlined decision-making, and reduced downtime, but it also comes with cybersecurity challenges such as legacy systems, supply chain vulnerabilities, and patch management. Coordination between your IT and OT departments is key to having secured operations. What do we need to know? Where do we start?



IT Meets OT: Integration and Cybersecurity

The pressure is on. Industry is striving to increase productivity with improved safety and environmental performance. New technologies are emerging and mining companies are committed to progress within the next few years. What will it take to be prepared to embrace new technologies and processes? How do we ensure our mines can maximize the value from potential investments? We need to work together and help build the new paradigm for mine operations. Participants will share what they are working towards and build the plans to address roadblocks on the path to mining differently. The outcomes will help define the collaboration priorities for 2024.



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