Harnessing AI for Mining Innovation

This chapter explores how artificial intelligence and data science can improve the exploration of essential metals for the energy transition, amidst rising demands for materials like lithium and cobalt. It highlights the challenges faced by the mining industry in balancing soaring material requirements with insufficient investment in exploration, and how modern data analytics can address these issues. The discussion emphasizes innovative techniques, including the use of muon detection, to optimize information gathering and enhance understanding of underground resources.