Are building the Barrick of the future
Barrick is building an Analytics and Unified Operations (AuOps) Center in Nevada as part of its digital transformation to get the right information to the right people at the right time. An important part of the Company’s digital transformation is the collection and analysis of data from across all areas of the operations, says Ed Humphries, Barrick’s Head of Digital Transformation.
The AuOps Center will process these vast quantities of data from sensors, equipment, and digital tools located across Barrick’s mines in Nevada to convert it into timely and relevant information. This will help all levels of operations—from operators to site general managers—to make data-driven decisions in real or near-real time.
“It becomes the maestro in the symphony of activity we are conducting across Nevada,” Humphries says.
The center will be the first of its kind and feature in-house analysts to interpret data and develop insights for site personnel to make better, faster, and safer decisions.
“We are building the Barrick of the future,” says Rob Neitzel, Digital Project Owner for the AuOps Center. “Analysts located at the center will improve our decision-making by interpreting in real time how our actions will impact health and safety, the environment, production, and costs, and communicate that to our people at site.”