The two recently inked a memorandum of understanding to identify digital use cases and areas of strategic overlap in the mining industry.
The Global Mining Guidelines Group (GMG) announced in mid-March that it has teamed with The Open Group, a vendor-neutral technology consortium to work in tandem and foster collaboration between its members in mining and the OSDU for Mining initiative.
The Open Group, which regularly collaborates with peer organizations seeking to be an integral part in developing related or complementary standards and technical specifications, will join GMG in providing subject matter experts with a better understanding of the areas of strategic overlap, as well as the digital data use cases that benefit from the distinctive strengths of each organization.
There are two forums that exist within The Open Group that are relevant for GMG members; the first is The Open Group OSDU Forum, which delivers an open source, standards-based, technology-agnostic data platform for the energy industry. Within this, the OSDU for Mining platform brings the benefits of the standards-based OSDU platform including interoperability, enhanced data discovery, and development of a competitive applications environment on top of the core platform to the mining industry.
The second Forum is The Open Group Open Footprint Forum, which focuses on the development of open and vendor-neutral industry standards to provide consistent and accurate measurement and reporting of environmental footprint data.
“This collaboration is a significant one for the mining industry. The combination of the OSDU Data Platform with our industry guidelines will enhance data interoperability and provide a robust foundation for future advancements in our sector,” said Heather Ednie, CEO of GMG.
“We are excited about the potential this partnership holds for creating a more efficient, sustainable, and technologically advanced mining sector.”
“The Open Group is proud to partner with GMG to bring the benefits of the OSDU Data Platform to the mining industry,” added Jim Hietala, Vice President, Sustainability and Market Development, The Open Group.
“This important cross-organization collaboration will help the industry to accelerate much needed digital transformation by leveraging the significant work that has been put into building the platform.”
GMG’s global members are mining companies, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), original technology manufacturers (OTMs), research organizations and consultants. It seeks to improve communication and facilitates collaboration to foster a more sustainable and efficient future for mining. It has several multi-stakeholder working groups that respectively address topics like data and interoperability, artificial intelligence, autonomous equipment, underground communication, battery-electric equipment, and comminution efficiency in mining.