Leverage the power of resources with Mining, Minerals and Metals solutions

Contribute to progress and build sustainable mining, minerals and metals business, that is responsible, efficient, and profitable through software, automation, and electrification.

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Energy transition? Impossible without critical minerals

Frost and Sullivan's research provides this view on how minerals are essential for the energy transition and how digitalization creates resilient and sustainable businesses for the metals and minerals industry.

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Why unify power and process data? Break down data silos now.

Download the IDC Technology Spotlight and see how to deal with $270,000/h of downtime costs and the lack of energy usage data to meet CO₂ reduction goals in Mining, Minerals and Metals.

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Looking for steel that's sourced and produced responsibly?

So were we. That’s why we’ve partnered with ArcelorMittal on low-carbon steel to reduce the environmental impact of our products.

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Digital integrated operations for sustainable Mining, Minerals and Metals

EcoStruxure™ for Mining, Minerals and Metals can help ensure your social license to operate, maximize stakeholders' return and community progress, and build a sustainable, efficient, and responsible mining, minerals, and metals business through digitally integrated power and process.

Together with our strategic partner, AVEVA, EcoStruxure for Mining, Minerals and Metals creates integrated digital environments and redefines energy journey to maximize operational excellence and energy efficiency, optimize production and value chain performance throughout the entire project lifecycle.

EcoStruxure for Mining

Digitally integrated mining value chain is possible today. EcoStruxure software for Mining builds collaborative digital environments integrating process automation and analytics, electrification and microgrids.

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EcoStruxure for Metals

Green steel or green aluminum are closer than you think. EcoStruxure solutions for Metals increase sustainability hand in hand with productivity gains and value chain agility through digital acceleration.

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EcoStruxure for Glass

Decarbonized and quality glass is closer today. EcoStruxure for Glass integrates power and process for profitable and greener glass business.

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EcoStruxure for Cement

Efficient and sustainable cement with digital integration and electrification. EcoStruxure for Cement leverages software, automation, and energy management.

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Decarbonize and make the best use of precious resources

Meet stakeholders' expectations mastering the transition to sustainable mining, minerals and metals through a step-by-step sustainability strategy: from electrification and renewables to integrated operations and process optimization.

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Energy efficiency and control

Improve energy efficiency by optimizing usage and identifying and eliminating losses.

Production efficiency and control

Optimize process and production for yield efficiency and best use of resources.

Power availability, reliability, and quality

Target zero power incidents and guarantee business continuity with reliable end-to-end power distribution and automation.

Energy and Sustainability Services

Increase corporate sustainability and transparency with a holistic strategy, from audit and consulting to implementation.

Integrated operations management

Maximize operations across the value chain to make the most of resources, delivering more by using less.

Microgrids and renewables

Decarbonize, reduce energy cost and benefit from energy opportunities.

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Meet environmental quality and profitability targets with scalable grid-to-glass solutions.

Safety and security

Maintain the highest level of safety and security of people and assets with integrated solutions.

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Decarbonize through electrification and digitalization.

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Transform cement manufacturing with energy transition solutions

Maximize asset performance

Transform your mining, minerals or metals production to reduce cost/ton, and get closer to nameplate level through flexible and scalable integrated operations management.

Watch how Black Rock achieved double-digit growth.

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Integrated asset performance

Minimize production losses with integrated asset performance.

Production management

Maximize nameplate capacity by visualizing and analyzing production and business KPIs in real-time with production optimization solutions.

Process optimization and automation

Improve operations efficiency and reduce process variability by optimizing power and process engineering and design with simulation.

Power and process integration

Mitigate info silos for improved decision-making by unifying key power and process across the value chain.

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Integrate and visualize operations, process, engineering, maintenance, and financial data.

Build an agile value chain

Increase flexibility and predictability to boost productivity and competitiveness through integrated mining, minerals and metals value chain visibility, automation, and electrification.

Learn how Baosteel boosted logistic efficiency

Material handling and warehouse management

Reduce transfers, damages, and debottleneck your value chain with automated material handling and warehouse management solutions.

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Optimize visibility into the end-to-end value chain with unified planning and scheduling solution.

Integrated operations management

Improve decision-making by integrating key power and process across the value chain through integrated operations.

Empower your workforce and manage change

Retain knowledge and eliminate information silos for better decisions in real-time, with 360º learning programs, immersive training, and secure real-time collaboration.

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Get your new and former teams up to speed on the latest trends and improve safety with immersive virtual training.

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Mitigate info silos for improved decision-making with a collaborative environment that integrates key power and process across the value chain — from scheduling to maintenance.

Corporate digital training program

Lower training cost and gain quick access to training modules, especially during production stoppage.

Discover software, services, and products for Mining, Minerals and Metals

AVEVA Process Engineering
AVEVA Unified Operations Center

AVEVA Production Management

AVEVA Planning and Scheduling

AVEVA Asset Information Management

AVEVA Data Visualization

AVEVA Operations Control

AVEVA Advanced Process Control

EcoStruxure™ Plant Advisor

EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor

EcoStruxure Resource Advisor
AVEVA Asset Performance Management

EcoStruxure™ Maintenance Advisor

EcoStruxure Asset Advisor

EcoStruxure™ Power Advisor
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EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS

Harmony advanced operator interface and relays

EcoStruxure™ Power Monitoring Expert

EcoStruxure™ Power Operation

EcoStruxure Substation Automation

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Variable Speed Drives and Soft Starters

Foxboro Process Instrumentation

Set Series Intelligent Power and Motor Control Centers

Pact Series World Class Breakers and Switches

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Awards and recognitions

Gartner* Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems

AVEVA was named a leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). Our industrial software solutions help to achieve superior performance by driving value, agility, and sustainability throughout resources industries’ supply chain.

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Ranked #2 in the Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2022

Schneider Electric is proud to host #1 position in Gartner´s 2022 Supply Chain award for Process or Technology Innovation and #2 position in Supply Chain Top 25 for 2022. Our adaptive ML-driven “self-healing” supply chain saves 100+ million EUR by optimizing performance-related parameters.

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Verdantix Green Quadrant Leader: IoT Platforms for Smart Buildings 2022

Schneider Electric was recognized for its market-leading Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities for sustainability and smart buildings advancements, especially in energy management, reporting, predictive maintenance, and retail portfolio management.

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PPA Marketplace Solution Providers

Schneider Electric was named a leader in the Guidehouse Insights Leaderboard: Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Marketplace Solution Providers. Our NEO Network and Zeigo platforms simplify the cleantech buying process by connecting members to trusted experts and exclusive market intelligence to enable and accelerate transaction decisions.

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IDC Worldwide Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems

International distribution center (IDC) recognizes Schneider Electric as a leader in Worldwide Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems.

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ArcelorMittal Beval

ArcelorMittal sustainably modernized the electrical network at its Beval facility with EcoStruxure for metals in the steel manufacturing industry.

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Black Rock in South Africa

Centralized operations, consolidated value chain, and increased situational awareness among three individual mine shafts improved data quality and in-shift reporting to a sustained 90%.

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Saint-Gobain in France

By focusing on buying energy smarter and using it efficiently, the company has saved millions, freeing up resources to deliver leading-edge, sustainable solutions.

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Move to sustainable Mining, Minerals and Metals with the Industries of the Future

Check how the Industries of the Future will enable you to contribute to the progress and meet demands using fewer raw materials and precious resources.

Integrated Operations Center demo

Gain a full holistic visibility into your control, operations and maintenance activity, for enhanced and agile decision-making. Integrated operation delivers simplicity and unleashes powerful collaboration potential.

A new age for the Minerals and Metals industry

Digital and automation technologies to meet increasing demand while achieving sustainability goals.

EcoStruxure for Mining

EcoStruxure for Mining enables digitally integrated mining value chain.

EcoStruxure for Metals

EcoStruxure for Metals builds collaborative digital environments integrating process automation and analytics, electrification and microgrids to ensure social license to operate.

Digitally integrated steel

Integrated Autonomous Cranes automate and integrate crane operations into the supply chain and ERP software so steel producers can gain up to 30% improvement in productivity and maintenance cost reduction.

Make the energy supply transition with microgrids

With Schneider Electric’s microgrid solution, you can digitize the energy infrastructure connecting plant control and demand management.

Take a virtual tour of e-House

Digitally connected, pre-fabricated, and optimized power distribution is one of today's ways to achieve energy savings, from design to commissioning.

Maximize business resiliency with service partnerships

From energy and sustainability consulting to optimizing the lifecycle of your operations with field and digital services, you can minimize downtime, improve safety and maximize efficiency in operations.

Optimize for today. Build for tomorrow

Maintaining capital discipline in resources industries is key to play an integral role in the economic recovery to come. Integrated operations can minimize the overall cost per ton.

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Remote management for business continuity

We find ourselves in a new work environment, with constraints on physical presence in the workplace. Learn how to capitalize on new technologies to remotely manage your operation.

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Stay a step ahead of electrical hazards

Practicing electrical safety is a key priority. While you work to maintain vital energy infrastructure in Mining, Minerals, and Metals an arc flash incident can be devastating.

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Integrated operations management strategy in Mining, Minerals and Metals

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Practical applications of digitization in Mining, Minerals and Metals

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Schneider Electric suggestions on Mining, Minerals and Metals

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Industrial plant sustainability

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Sustainable steel production is closer than you think

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Digitization, the prescription for healthier steel production

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Digitization and sustainability: how Mining, Minerals and Metals can benefit?

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Predictive analytics in Mining, Minerals and Metals

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A straightforward way toward energy efficiency

Variable speed drives (VSDs) are key components in modern mining installations, contributing to higher energy efficiency and greater productivity.

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2019 Global Digital Transformation Benefits Report

This report features 230 customers and details 12 ways how digital transformation of energy management and automation drives benefits in CapEx, OpEx, and beyond.

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Cybersecurity strategy for the digital economy

According to E&Y 2019 Global Information Security Survey, 54% of mining and metals companies experienced a significant cybersecurity threat last year. Learn how you can protect your business.

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Strategies for one planet prosperity

Companies that prepare themselves for a one-planet compatible economy are better primed to build and maintain their competitive advantage.

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Our actions towards a sustainable future

Our promise to future generations: we will be part of the solution, taking urgent actions now to co-create a brighter future for everyone, everywhere.

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World’s first sustainable lithium mining power solution

This white paper develops a recommended power system design for high altitude lithium mine.

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Power distribution design for cost reduction

This paper develops a recommended power system design for mid-size iron ore mines.

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Network architecture for optimized mining power system

This white paper describes the best practice in network architectures for an optimized mining power system.

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IEC or ANSI switchgears?

MV switchgear for mining power system applications- IEC vs ANSI.

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Guardian Glass

A leading glass manufacturer, Guardian Glass, uses EcoStruxure to ensure reliable performance.

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CNBM

China National Building Material improved its energy and operational efficiencies using EcoStruxure with AVEVA software.

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Novelis

Novelis realizes untapped energy cost savings of $1.9 million with EcoStruxure Power Monitoring Expert.

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Bluescope

Major steel manufacturers created a resilient energy strategy, casting it with a tailored, flexible purchasing approach that includes solar energy.

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Tüprag Gold Mine in Europe

Thirteen tonnes of gold are produced every year thanks to an efficient and innovative electrical distribution system that ensures more safety and reliability.

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MMG

MMG increases asset utilization by at least 10% across the sites standardizing asset utilization across five mines globally.

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ArcelorMittal in France

ArcelorMittal reduces dust emissions while improving steel quality and protecting employees and environment.

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Qilianshan Cement in China

IoT-based process stabilization and energy control saved 600,000 euros in electricity costs.

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Baosteel in China

Chinese steel giant transforms its steel manufacturing and improves logistics efficiency from 30% to 70-80% and productivity by 30%.

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Tenaris in Argentina

Augmented reality solution takes the management of maintenance and other general operations to the next level of innovation.

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Latest insights on Mining, Minerals and Metals

Mining, glass, cement or steel industries are experiencing a transformational moment impacted by sustainability, shorter investment cycles or workforce shift. Discover the latest trends and technologies.

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New ideas on energy and sustainability

Energy and sustainability content curated for companies in mining, cement, glass or metals.

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Field services for resilient operations

Utilize our extensive experience in asset management to increase your business value and quality. Learn how you can improve your TCO and digitize your operations.

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Maximize uptime. Go digital

Digital services can help you to plan better your critical asset maintenance. From condition-based to predictive maintenance, you can choose how to optimize your asset performance

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