AI Helps BHP Fight Declining Ore Grades at Biggest Copper Mine
- BHP says artificial intelligence boosted Escondida recoveries
- Chile mine is also looking at leaching to lift copper output
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Artificial intelligence and machine learning help explain a pickup in production at Chile’s Escondida copper mine, the world’s largest, as the industry battles deteriorating ore quality at its aging operations in the South American nation.
“Increased copper recovery has been achieved at Escondida by using AI recommendations, new machine learning and data processing platforms to help optimize flotation operational parameters,” operator BHP Group said in its annual report.