Technical Session 1 – Innovations and Digitalisation in the Mining Sector: Economic Effect, Challenges, Prospects
Format: Presentations and panel discussion
Digitalisation of the mining industry in Kazakhstan is a key priority of the state program “Digital Kazakhstan”, aimed at improving the productivity and safety of the industry. The process covers the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI), the Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and the automation of all stages of production. The announcement of 2026 as the “Year of Artificial Intelligence” indicates that digitalisation in Kazakhstan has gone beyond improving administrative efficiency and has become a pillar of state power and economic competitiveness. The session will demonstrate cases of AI implementation and productivity growth due to Industry 4.0 technologies.
Moderator
Chris Bray
Principal Consultant (Mining Engineering)
SRK Consulting (UK)
Presentations:
Digitalization and the application of artificial intelligence in the field of subsoil use and geology
Zhannat Dubirova
Vice-minister
Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Digitalization of Mining Enterprises in Kazakhstan: Current State and Prospects
Aliya Maussymbayeva
Associate professor of Geology and exploration of mineral deposits department
Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University
Scalable prospectivity workflows: national-scale models to deposit scale targeting, possibilities for Kazakhstan
Laura Ward
Consultant (Geologist)
SRK Consulting
Uncover Hidden Value: $50M+ In-Situ Added Through Targeted Short-Program AI Drilling
Farzi Yusufali
CEO
Stratum AI
