Mine-Site Technology Adoption Survey, 2025

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Published: September 10, 2025 Report Code: GDMMIN0044MR-TH

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Analyze mine-site technology adoption trends with GlobalData’s survey of 162 operating mines, covering AI, predictive maintenance, drones, software, safety technologies, and future investment plans.

Why Does Mine-Site Technology Adoption Matter?

Technology adoption is becoming increasingly important across the global mining industry as operators seek to improve safety, efficiency, productivity, and equipment performance.

GlobalData’s latest Mine-Site Technology Adoption Survey provides a detailed assessment of technology adoption across operating mines, examining current implementation levels, future investment plans, regional differences, and the factors influencing technology decisions.

More than 60% of surveyed mines have either made significant investments in or fully implemented mine planning and scheduling software or mine communication systems. The survey also highlights growing interest in predictive maintenance, drones, software, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, and AI-driven technologies.

Based on responses from 162 operating mines, the report provides a valuable benchmark for understanding how mining companies are adopting technology today and where investment is expected to increase over the next two years.
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Key Insights in Mine-Site Technology Adoption

The survey highlights several important trends shaping technology investment across mining operations:

  • More than 60% of surveyed mines have significantly invested in or fully implemented mine planning and scheduling software or mine communication systems
  • Canada recorded the highest penetration of these technologies
  • Safety technologies such as collision avoidance are widely used, particularly in South Africa
  • Predictive maintenance is among the leading areas for expected investment over the next two years
  • Drones and software also rank highly among technologies expected to attract future investment
  • Majors are particularly focused on continued investment in predictive maintenance
  • Non-majors show strong expectations for investment in drones and software
  • AI adoption is accelerating across mining operations
  • Cost and technology skills remain key barriers to adoption
  • Mines across Africa and the Americas show strong expectations for technology investment

Scope

What Will You Learn from This Mine-Site Technology Adoption Survey?

The report provides insight into:

  • Current adoption rates across 13 key mining technologies

  • Mine planning and scheduling software adoption

  • Mine communication system implementation

  • Predictive maintenance investment

  • Drone adoption and investment expectations

  • Software investment trends

  • Autonomous and teleremote vehicle adoption

  • Electric vehicle investment plans

  • Safety technology adoption

  • AI’s growing impact on mining operations

  • Technology adoption barriers

  • Regional differences in investment priorities

  • Technology adoption differences between majors and non-majors

  • Adoption trends by mine type

  • Future technology investment expectations

Mine-Site Technology Adoption: Current Landscape

The survey shows that mining companies are moving beyond experimentation in several areas of mine-site technology.

More than 60% of surveyed mines have now made significant investments in or fully implemented mine planning and scheduling software or mine communication systems. Canada recorded particularly high penetration of these technologies.

Safety-related technologies are also seeing widespread adoption. Collision avoidance is especially prominent, with South Africa standing out as a market where these technologies are widely used.

Since 2020, predictive maintenance and safety-related technologies, including fatigue detection, collision avoidance, and wearable technologies, have recorded some of the strongest increases in investment.

How Companies Use This Mine Technology Adoption Analysis

Mining companies can use the survey to benchmark their technology adoption against peers and identify areas where additional investment may improve operational performance.

Technology providers can assess which solutions have the strongest investment potential across regions, mine types, and company categories.

Investors and consultants can use the findings to identify emerging technology opportunities and assess the pace at which digital transformation is progressing across the mining sector.

 

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Benchmark Mine-Site Technology Adoption Across Regions

The report enables mining companies, technology providers, investors, and industry stakeholders to benchmark adoption rates and investment expectations across:

  • Regions

  • Mine types

  • Company types

  • Individual technologies

  • Current adoption

  • Future investment expectations

This provides a clearer understanding of where technology adoption is accelerating and which solutions are likely to attract investment next.

Target Buyers for This Mine-Site Technology Adoption Survey

This report may be valuable for:

  • Mining companies and mine operators

  • Mining technology providers

  • Mining equipment manufacturers

  • Automation and robotics companies

  • Software providers

  • AI and analytics companies

  • Industrial technology companies

  • Mining investors and private equity firms

  • Mining consultants and advisors

  • Corporate strategy teams

  • Technology and innovation teams

  • Market intelligence professionals

Identify the Next Wave of Mining Technology Investment

Mine-site technology adoption is moving steadily toward predictive maintenance, AI, automation, software, drones, and advanced safety solutions.

GlobalData’s Mine-Site Technology Adoption Survey provides the data needed to understand where mining companies are investing today, which technologies are gaining traction, and where future spending is likely to emerge.

By comparing current adoption rates and future investment expectations across 13 technologies, regions, mine types, and company categories, the report helps stakeholders identify technology gaps, benchmark competitors, and prioritize opportunities across the evolving mining technology landscape.

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Executive Summary

Survey scope & methodology

Geographic representation

Level of investment by technology

Future investment expectations

Regional summaries

Artificial Intelligence

Telecommunications

Technology summaries

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