Digital transformation of mining enterprises contributes to the rational use of resources

Abstract

Today, the digitalization of industrial enterprises means the use of the latest technologies: robotic or remotely controlled equipment, visualization of technological processes in inaccessible areas, remote centralized control rooms, high-precision positioning of drilling rigs and excavators, portable devices for monitoring the health status of personnel, electronic shift-based risk cards of workers, three-dimensional field models in design and management, predictive methods for analyzing geological and production data. The aim of this work is to demonstrate how the digital transformation of mining enterprises will allow for rational use of resources, including natural resources, while maximizing the economic effect. The objects of the study were enterprises of the oil and gas industry and the coal industry in the Siberian Federal District of the Russian Federation. In the work, we analyzed the need for digitalization of production and business processes of these enterprises. It was proposed to combine robust control, cloud and IoT technologies. Based on the survey results, it was possible to identify implemented digital technologies. Based on the assessments of enterprises, we made a rating of the feasibility of their implementation and development. The paper described the functions of digital infrastructure. It was recommended to create digital infrastructure at mining enterprises. The study proved the feasibility of its implementation.