Using data driven insights to improve the decision-making process has been one of the biggest trends in the mining industry over the past few years and it will continue to be a strategic priority for ...

IBM is rolling out a tool that it said combines online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining capabilities in one application, giving users the ability to do in-depth analyses not before ...

Online analytical processing (OLAP) databases are purpose-built for handling analytical queries. Analytical queries run on online transaction-processing (OLTP) databases often take a long time to ...

Securing critical minerals and metals is becoming a top priority for economies both large and small. As governments seek to boost domestic provisions, supply chains are being renegotiated to ...

Some smart fleet owners are mining data on drivers and their operations to identify risks and prevent accidents. In the early 1990s, a largely unknown insurance company made some insightful and ...

In the years since the last super cycle ended, many mining companies have turned their focus to operational efficiency. It’s the logical approach: maximize recoveries from existing mines now, and ...