Mining Automation Market

Global Mining Automation Market Size (2023 to 2028)

The global mining automation market is predicted to register a CAGR of 7.90% from 2023 to 2028 and the global market size is expected to be worth USD 3.95 billion by 2028 from USD 2.7 billion in 2023. The Asia Pacific mining automation market is anticipated to have the highest growth rate in the forecast period.

Mining automation is described as a technology that automates the mining process and reduces the need for human labor. The mining industry is in a period of transformation, and its culture is changing toward automation. The mining industry still requires a large amount of human capital, particularly in developing countries and emerging markets where labor costs are low, offering less incentive to increase efficiency. Mining automation has numerous advantages in terms of mine safety, increased productivity, and increased revenues across the business. The mining business has a bright future ahead of it, with rising demand and significant obstacles, because it has always been a labor-intensive business, the trend currently is to drastically expand automation. Mining automation technology has exploded in the consumer electronics sector as technology and computers have grown over time. The usage of automated technology in the mining industry is fast increasing and changing the industry's landscape.

MARKET DRIVERS:

Working in an underground mine is exceedingly dangerous due to potential hazards such as negative health impacts, toxic gas exposure, and a lack of sufficient ventilation, among others. This concern has resulted in a demand for improved mining equipment for underground mining procedures to protect mine workers, which is propelling the market forward. The Internet of Things (IoT) has provided miners with next-generation analytics that allow for real-time decision support. Various operators are cooperating with technology suppliers to implement wireless networks in underground mining, which is expected to present the market with numerous chances during the forecast period.

MARKET RESTRAINTS:

Market restraint is absent due to a lack of qualified and skilled labor. Mining automation necessitates the hiring of trained and highly skilled laborers on the mine site. The important backdrop is a dearth of required employees to operate the system. The lack of such a workforce is a major stumbling block to market expansion. Over the projection period, natural resource depletion is likely to be a market issue. Most manual operations requiring entry-level mining roles have been taken over by mining automation, resulting in the loss of work possibilities for unskilled employees, which inhibits market expansion.

REPORT COVERAGE:

This research report on the global mining automation market has been segmented and sub-segmented into the following categories.

Mining Automation Market - By Technique:

• Underground Mining
• Surface Mining

Underground mining is anticipated to have the highest share in the market owing to the availability of the majority of minerals in the core of the earth. The work in underground mines is hazardous and needs proper protective norms for human intervention in the process. This is where the automation helps the minimizing of any casualties in the mining process.

Mining Automation Market - By Type:

• Equipment
• Software
• Communications System

Of the mentioned types, the software segment is anticipated to have the highest growth in the forecast, as mentioned earlier. This is mainly due to the customized utilization of automated mining equipment. This is the reason different companies can customize their chain of processes and their plan of action.

Mining Automation Market - By Equipment:

• Autonomous Hauling/Mining Trucks
• Autonomous Drilling Rigs
• Underground LHD Loaders
• Tunneling Equipment

Among the mentioned equipment, the autonomous hauling process segment had the largest market share as of 2020. Hauling is an essential segment of the whole process of mining. So a non-stop hauling process is to be established, and this is possible with automation in the mining companies. The use of proper software and trustable hardware is the key to having such a non-stop working hauling process.

Mining Automation Market – By Region:

• North America
  • The United States
  • Canada
  • Rest of North America
• Europe
  • United Kingdom
  • Spain
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • France
  • Rest of Europe
• The Asia Pacific
  • India
  • Japan
  • China
  • Australia
  • Singapore
  • Malaysia
  • South Korea
  • New Zealand
  • Southeast Asia
• Latin America 
  • Brazil
  • Argentina
  • Mexico
  • Rest of LATAM
• The Middle East and Africa
  • Africa
  • Middle East
    • Saudi Arabia
    • UAE
    • Lebanon
    • Jordan
    • Cyprus

The Asia Pacific region leads the mining automation market by both value and volume as of 2020. This is attributed to the growing industries in fast-developing economies like India, China, and Japan. The massive availability of unexploited natural resources which is in high demand in the market, is the reason for this region’s uninterrupted growth in the future forecast period.

Europe is second in the lead in the mining automation market in terms of both volume and value. The availability of a large customer base in this region is the major cause of its end-user eye-catching performance in the Mining Automation market.

North America follows Europe in the third position in the mining automation market, mainly due to the pre-existing significant industries in this region contributing to the region’s successful growth over the years. The Asia Pacific region is anticipated to have the highest growth rate in the forecast period. The Asia Pacific region is expected to attract major market giants towards expansion into the region. The regional advantages offered in this region, such as cheap labor and ease of resource availability, are the sole reason for its advancement in the mining automation market.

On the other hand, the Middle East & Africa, and Latin America regions, being in the low developing countries due to the contribution of low GDP countries, have fewer chances for industry growth. Hence, the metalized film market in these regions is slowly growing in nature.

KEY MARKET PLAYERS:

Some of the notable players in the global mining automation market are Atlas Copco (Sweden), Hitachi (Japan), Mine Site Technologies (Australia), RPM Australia), AB Volvo Group (Sweden), Autonomous Solutions Inc. (US), Hexagon (Sweden), Komatsu (Japan), Sandvik (Sweden), Trimble (US), Fluidmesh Networks (US), Caterpillar (US), ABB Group (Switzerland), Symboticware (Canada) and Rockwell Automation Inc.

RECENT HAPPENINGS IN MARKET:

• Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, Australia, has announced seven mining supply businesses as the recipients of USD 2.9 million in innovation funding under the METS Ignited Collaborative Project Funds.