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08 May 2026
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Mining 5.0 - Emerging mining technologies by 2030

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The global mining industry is undergoing significant changes driven by digital innovation, sustainability requirements and shifting societal expectations. As the industry moves beyond automation and digitisation of “Mining 4.0,” a new phase, “Mining 5.0,” is emerging. This new phase focuses on people, caring for the environment and collaboration between humans and machines, changing the approach to how resources are found, extracted and managed.

This knowledge report introduces “Mining 5.0,” outlining its key principles and technological changes that support it. It discusses global views on this transition, showing how leading mining countries are shifting from efficiency-focused digitalisation to more resilient, adaptable and sustainable systems. The report also examines upcoming mining technologies likely to shape the industry by 2030, including advanced sensing, artificial intelligence, robotics and integrated digital systems.

Ashwin Jacob

Ashwin Jacob

Deloitte - India
Ashwin is a Partner working with Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu India LLP (Deloitte) in their Mumbai office. Ashwin has ~25+ years of experience serving clients from across a range of sectors in India and several other countries. He is currently the industry leader for Energy, Resources and Industrials for Deloitte in South Asia. Ashwin specialises in leading large, complex multi-disciplinary engagements which result in the realisation of sustainable benefits for clients across their value chains. He specialises in using hard analytics to identify pockets of value, and then uses a range of digital transformation tool-kits to build organisational consensus towards rapid implementation. Ashwin is a Mechanical Engineer from MS University, Baroda and MBA from IIM Mumbai. Before Deloitte, he was a partner with the consulting team of KPMG, where he spent close to 17 years.
Rajib Maitra

Rajib Maitra

Deloitte - India
Rajib is an executive advisor and a leader with 20+ years of experience, with a focus on strategy and transformational programmes in the mining and metals sector. He has led 60+ consulting engagements for mining and metals clients in areas of strategy and growth, business transformation, GTM strategy, business plan, M&A, digitalisation, ESG, and capital project advisory. He has worked with global and regional players across the value chain in geographies, such as Australia, India, Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

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