MineBIM – Driving the digital transformation of mining through ontology-driven parametric information modelling: The MineBIM Framework

Modern underground mines generate large amounts of geological, operational, environmental and process-related data. However, this information is often scattered across different software systems, data formats and organisational processes, making it difficult to reuse data efficiently and to develop integrated digital mining solutions.

This dissertation develops the MineBIM framework as a more unified way to organise, connect and use mining information throughout the mine lifecycle. The approach is based on ontology-driven and parametric information modelling, which can help describe information more consistently and make relationships between different types of mining data more explicit.

The findings show that the digital transformation of mining is limited not only by technology, but also by fragmented information structures and inconsistent ways of describing and managing data. More coherent information modelling can improve interoperability, reproducibility and traceability, while also supporting the development of digital and virtual twins.

MineBIM provides a conceptual and methodological foundation for more interoperable, lifecycle-oriented and information-centric digital mining. It is not presented as a complete software product or a final industry standard, but as a framework that can support the further development of future digital mining environments.