AI to Accelerate New Deposit Discoveries, Boost Efficiency, Saudi Minister Affirms

"For the past 70 years, our economy has been based on oil and gas. And we have achieved great success in this field. But we need to move on. According to [the] Vision 2030 project, we will launch and develop other sectors of our economy, including mining. We are already engaged in research, and we are launching a program of extensive geological surveys. This is a new direction for us, we have not been involved in it before," Bandar Alkhorayef said.

"The work of artificial intelligence will be very useful here, it will speed up the discovery of new deposits, increase the efficiency of mines and their safety. The use of unmanned vehicles in the mine will greatly help to reduce risks, mine operating can be managed at a considerable distance," the minister said.