Dig Deep Innovation in Mining: How Teck Resources is Leading the Way with AI - with Greg Brouwer and Andrea Leroux
In this episode we chat to Greg Brouwer, Sr VP Technical and Andrea Leroux, Head of Digital Analytics from Teck Resources who are one of Canada’s leading mining companies with operations and projects in Canada, the United States, Chile and Peru.
We are going to talk about how Teck Resources used the power of artificial intelligence to generate value in the mining industry and about some exciting recent developments. We’re recording this episode shortly after the Resourcing Tomorrow conference in London, where Greg shared some examples of what Teck has been up to in this space, so we hear some additional details directly from Greg and Andrea about recent AI developments.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Teck Resources, a leading mining company, has successfully leveraged artificial intelligence (AI) and digital analytics to drive value in the mining industry.
- The company's Race 21 program, which stands for Renew, Automate, Connect, and Empower, focused on sensorisation, data connectivity, automation, and leveraging advanced analytics to solve real-world mining problems.
- Teck Resources has seen significant success in deploying digital solutions that have had a positive impact on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as throughputs, recoveries, and water treatment.
- The company is now focused on operationalising its software development capability and scaling its commercial-grade solutions across all of its mining operations.
- Teck Resources is actively seeking collaboration with other mining organisations to drive innovation and create a mining digital technology ecosystem. They believe that collaboration and sharing of technologies and techniques will lead to the greatest sustainable value for the industry as a whole.
BEST MOMENTS
"We're constantly changing... We have merged the technology expertise with the SME knowledge."
"Digital analytics is Teck's in-house software development capability... providing stable and predictable outcomes at our operations."
"We realised that there was likely a significant potential there that we could go after... there's something here."
"It's the understanding of how you apply that technology... and how you build and sustain that technology in a cost-effective, reliable way. That's really tricky."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Mail: rob@mining-international.org
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Web: http://www.mining-international.org
https://www.teck.com/technology/
ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.
CONTACT METHOD
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/
Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.