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Keeping a pulse on activities around innovations in Mining sector is the key ingredient in informing strategies and making key business decisions. Corroborating signals from various business activities and further deducing key performance indicators, creates a 360Β° view around whoβs and whatβs of sector relevant innovations.
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The trendline shows the granted patent activity by month for this industry. The count represents the number of patents that were granted in the last completed 12 months.
Research and innovation in artificial intelligence in the mining industry operations and technologies sector is on the rise. The most recent figures show that the number of AI related patent applications in the industry stood...
Research and innovation in machine learning in the mining industry operations and technologies sector is on the rise. The most recent figures show that the number of related patent applications in the industry stood at...
Innovations applied for IP protection tracks new noteworthy patent applications published recently in the Mining Sector including ground-breaking technologies and the companyβs technological and strategic shift towards adoption of new technologies.
The patent has been granted to Wuhan University which relates to a deep-sea collecting robot for collecting polymetallic nodules in deep-sea. The robot has an underwater moving carrier and a collecting module mounted on the carrier. The collecting module includes a collecting frame, a collecting pump, a rack and a collecting tube and the collecting pump which includes a piston and a cylinder with open lower-end. The upper part of the cylinder is a collecting area and a check valve is arranged in the middle of the piston.
A patent has been granted to Accenture Plc which relates to system and methods for blast reconciliation for mines. The invention describes a blast reconciliation model may be generated using existing pre blast measurement data and existing post blast measurement data, and used to analyze the ascertained pre blast measurement data and the ascertained post blast measurement data. Based on the analysis of the ascertained pre blast measurement data and the ascertained post blast measurement data, a blast material yield for the mining site may be determined as a result of the blasting operation. An alert indicative of the blast material yield may be generated.
The invention discloses an automated material inventory and delivery system for underground mines using a shaft and hoist transporting material from the surface to working areas. The system includesΒ automatic and paperless processing orders for supplies from various locations within the mine. The system communicates to client through terminals located throughout the mine and tracks material received, stored and distributed using electronic inventory tracking.
GlobalDataΒ captures news, deals, filings, jobs, patents, and social media signals etc. and gathers the activities around innovation-led initiatives supported in the respective organisations. Our analysis suggests that MMC Norilsk Nickel has been most upfront in adopting emerging technologies amongst its peers.
Data from March 2017 onwards
Note: GlobalData captures various data sets such as deals, filings, jobs, patents. Each data set score is combined (π₯π πππππ) to provide an overall weighted-average exposure score. The scores are then used to show the colours on the heat map and represent the level of exposure in which a darker shade represents higher levels of exposure while a lighter shade represents lower levels of exposure. Each cell in any respective column indicates the relative Company Investment Intensity of the ten tech themes compared across the list of companies for that theme.
| Themes | Deal Value(US$m) |
|---|---|
| Internet of Things | 18,979.0 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8,589.3 |
| Robotics | 8,489.5 |
| Cloud | 7,225.9 |
| Big Data | 6,633.4 |
| Cybersecurity | 6,181.2 |
| Blockchain | 160.9 |
| Virtual and Augmented Reality | 11.7 |
The sectorial representation of the Mining industry based on growth in patenting activity and number of deals show, Underground Equipment as the emerging sector. Having less patent records, Coal Mining, marks presence as the innovation sector with highest growth in patenting activity and deal size.
Data from March 2017 onwards
Note: Bubble size represents the number of deals for that sector during the past five years.
| Sectors | No of Deals |
|---|---|
| Coal Mining | 1,219 |
| Mining Equipment | 404 |
| Excavation & Loading | 91 |
| Drilling & Blasting | 90 |
| Excavators | 46 |
| Reclamation | 11 |
| Underground Equipment | 10 |
| Laboratory & Appliances | 8 |
| Haulage Equipment Systems | 1 |
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