| | December 20206CIOReviewTechnical challenges for the mining industry are likely to become more complex as companies pursue opportunities in new mining territories while managing costs and responding to environmental imperatives in a carbon-constrained world. The large scale surface operations of the past will need to give way to greater use of underground techniques, such as block caving, which uses less energy and creates lesser disturbances at ground level. New processing techniques may make it possible to extract minerals from the ore without bringing large amounts of rock to the surface, again saving energy and reducing the footprint of the mine on the land. Mining increasingly takes place in remote parts of the world, where it's hard to recruit the necessary staff expertise. Thus, tomorrow's mines are likely to rely on remote monitoring and control, with employees running the mines from cities thousands of miles away. Improved technology infrastructure will boost productivity and improve efficiencies across the industry. Mining companies are much larger and more global than before in their push towards geographical and resource diversification and economies of scale, a trend that requires ever more sophisticated information systems and telecommunications technology to sustain. Collecting the large amounts of data their operations produce and then analyzing it effectively presents a technical and human challenge. There are a plethora of technology solutions in the marketplace to address the new paradigm of the mining industry. CIOReview's editorial team evaluated several of these companies to present you with the 20 most promising metals and mining technology solution providers. We hope this edition is valuable in providing you with knowledge and feedback on the most advanced technologies in the metals and mining space, and to make the right decisions while selecting solutions that are efficient and effective. Let us know your thoughts!EditorialTHE ROLE OF THE MINING SECTOR IN CATALYZING INNOVATIONCopyright © 2020 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewContact Us:Phone:510-230-0395Fax:510-894-8405Email:sales@cioreview.comeditor@cioreview.commarketing@cioreview.com December - 23, 2020, Vol 09, Issue - 111 (ISSN 2644-237X) Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com CIOReviewEditorial StaffAaron PierceCarolynn WaltersShirley FaithRussell ThomasVisualizersIssac GeorgeBrian Harding*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews with respective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staffJustin Smith Managing Editoreditor@cioreview.comManaging EditorJustin SmithSalesStephen Thomasstephen.thomas@cioreview.com Dean Winchester
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