At the heart of the Group’s value creation

Today, thanks to the exponential increase in computing power, digital technologies are enabling us to rethink the way we operate in mines and factories alike, and even transform business models.

  • Connecting geology to the economy
  • Optimize processes with Big Data and artificial intelligence
  • Manage mining operations, processing or transport through IROCs: Integrated Remote Operations Centers
  • Ensure product traceability and quality
Digital technologies are advancing rapidly, driving the development of CSR activities and projects.

Mining, plants and logistics 4.0 are becoming realities, thanks to connected sensors coupled with predictive or conditional maintenance algorithms, Integrated Remote Operation Centers (IROCs), drones in mining, artificial intelligence in geology or metallurgy.

Centered on three pillars – People, Process & Technology – digital transformation enables functions to be de-siloed, organizations to become more agile, and a test-and-learn culture to be fostered.

It takes the form of structuring programs around the concepts of Mine 4.0, Factory 4.0 or Logistics 4.0, and involves the acquisition of new business skills linked to the development of predictive maintenance, the management of topography by drone, or a “data factory” to accelerate the improvement of metallurgical processes.

Digital Transformation also contributes to the development of local communities through its participation in initiatives such as the Journée de la Femme Digitale in Gabon, the FabLab in Moanda and Station N in New Caledonia.

+1 500
employees made aware of digital and data issues

100
completed projects

1
patent pending

Digital technology reinvents mining professions

Mine 4.0

Plant 4.0

Logistics 4.0

Digital supports our CSR ambitions

Because it enables indicators to be tracked in real time, digital is also a powerful tool for helping the Group achieve its ESG objectives.

  • Indicators are tracked in real time, thanks to an extensive array of instruments (water, air, biodiversity, etc.) and to a Group-wide geographic information system (GIS).
  • Decision-making methods have become “data-driven” thanks to the linking of all available CSR data, and the inclusion of these variables in IROCs.
  • The ability to collaborate with stakeholders is strengthened by opening up data to the outside world, but also through greater traceability.