Stop Digging: Why AI and Machine Learning Are Making Traditional Mining Obsolete.

The global mining industry faces relentless pressure to "do more with less," struggling to meet massive material demands while constrained by costs, resource scarcity, and safety imperatives. In response, a powerful new technological revolution is sweeping through the sector: Artificial Intelligence (AI). This is not merely an incremental improvement; it is a fundamental redefinition of how minerals are found, extracted, processed, and transported. Technologies like machine learning (ML), deep learning