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Natural Resources

Mining & Natural Resources organizations operate amid increasing demand, environmental pressure, and operational complexity. As digitalization, automation, and sustainability converge, companies must rethink how resources are extracted, managed, and protected. NTT DATA helps organizations across mining and natural resource sectors turn complexity into opportunity by integrating data, advanced technology, and industry expertise to drive safer, more efficient, and sustainable operations.
How we help clients

Performance in Natural Resources depends on intelligent, responsible operations. NTT DATA works with organizations to connect strategy, technology, and execution across the asset lifecycle.

By leveraging data platforms, automation, and analytics, we help clients improve productivity, enhance safety, strengthen environmental performance, and build resilient operations prepared for the future of the industry.

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ESG-driven Operations
Reimagining ESG‑Driven operations into consistent, sustainability‑aligned value creation.

We help organizations operationalize ESG commitments through analytics and integration that support better decisions and long‑term performance.

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Autonomous Operation
Orchestrating resource operations into more automated, insight‑rich future.

We bring digital platforms and real‑time data together so organizations can improve oversight, increase responsiveness, and operate with greater resilience

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Mine Future Workforce
Elevating mining talent into a high‑capability, technology‑ready workforce

Our digital learning and decision‑support tools enable teams to work more safely, adapt faster, and operate confidently in increasingly automated settings.

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AI-assisted robotic inspection using image analytics and automation to turn captured data into actionable maintenance insights
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Safety by Design
Elevating safety engineering into a more integrated, prevention‑first standard

With data‑driven insight and embedded controls, we enable teams to design, operate, and maintain assets with stronger, continuous safety assurance

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Hands gently cup dark soil around a small green seedling, with other hands and young plants softly blurred in the background.
01
ESG-driven Operations
Reimagining ESG‑Driven operations into consistent, sustainability‑aligned value creation.

We help organizations operationalize ESG commitments through analytics and integration that support better decisions and long‑term performance.

More info
White robotic arm with camera and gripper inspecting rows of bright green lettuce in a sunlit greenhouse, with the background softly blurred.
02
Autonomous Operation
Orchestrating resource operations into more automated, insight‑rich future.

We bring digital platforms and real‑time data together so organizations can improve oversight, increase responsiveness, and operate with greater resilience

More info
Two workers in hard hats and high-visibility jackets review data on multiple control room monitors, with one pointing at a screen.
03
Mine Future Workforce
Elevating mining talent into a high‑capability, technology‑ready workforce

Our digital learning and decision‑support tools enable teams to work more safely, adapt faster, and operate confidently in increasingly automated settings.

More info
AI-assisted robotic inspection using image analytics and automation to turn captured data into actionable maintenance insights
04
Safety by Design
Elevating safety engineering into a more integrated, prevention‑first standard

With data‑driven insight and embedded controls, we enable teams to design, operate, and maintain assets with stronger, continuous safety assurance

More info

Talks that move

Natural Resources industries are being reshaped by automation, sustainability, and workforce transformation. In these Talks, we explore the challenges redefining the sector—from autonomous operations and ESG integration to safetyled design and futureready talent. Each session opens a targeted conversation on how data and technology can deliver safer, more resilient, and sustainable resource operations.

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Featured
ESG-driven Operations
Autonomous Operation
Mine Future Workforce
Safety by Design
Two mining supervisors reviewing site operations using a tablet at an open-pit mine.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Immersive Safety Training & Simulation
Building muscle memory and readiness through realistic, risk-free safety simulations
Two professionals review a tablet in a blue-lit operations center with multiple monitors showing charts and data, while colleagues work at nearby screens.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Digital Safety Governance
Ensuring safety rules are enforced automatically, consistently, and transparently across operations.
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Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
People & Community Engagement
Mining operations face rising social expectations and fragile trust with communities and workforces.
Miners in hard hats work inside a smoky rock tunnel, using drills and water hoses as orange sparks fly and blue headlamps illuminate the cave walls.
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
Digital Mindset for the Future Mine
Building the skills, roles, and culture required to thrive in digital and autonomous operations
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Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
AI-Assisted Copilots for Mining
Augmenting frontline and supervisory roles with real-time intelligence that guides safer, faster decisions.
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Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
The Intelligent Supply Chain
Autonomous decision-making across logistics, inventory, and demand from mine to market 
Energy professionals analyzing connected asset data to turn industrial connectivity into operational intelligence and business value
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Manufacturing
Oil & Gas
Utilities
Smart Operations, Decided by AI
From manual supervision to AI-driven, self-optimizing operations, accelerating decisions, reducing variability, and enabling teams to manage by exception.
Two mining supervisors reviewing site operations using a tablet at an open-pit mine.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Intelligent Manufacturing Automation
Next-Gen Infrastructure
Physical AI
Autonomous Things at Industrial Scale
Deploying machines that sense, decide, and act autonomously to improve safety, productivity, and operational continuity 
Two mining supervisors reviewing site operations using a tablet at an open-pit mine.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Immersive Safety Training & Simulation
Building muscle memory and readiness through realistic, risk-free safety simulations
Two professionals review a tablet in a blue-lit operations center with multiple monitors showing charts and data, while colleagues work at nearby screens.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Digital Safety Governance
Ensuring safety rules are enforced automatically, consistently, and transparently across operations.
Two coworkers smile at a computer, one wearing a headset, with translucent data panels and globe graphics overlaid in warm orange and teal light.
Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
People & Community Engagement
Mining operations face rising social expectations and fragile trust with communities and workforces.
Miners in hard hats work inside a smoky rock tunnel, using drills and water hoses as orange sparks fly and blue headlamps illuminate the cave walls.
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
Digital Mindset for the Future Mine
Building the skills, roles, and culture required to thrive in digital and autonomous operations
Yellow excavator digging through wet rock in an open-pit mine, with clouds of dust and turquoise water pools below terraced quarry walls.
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
AI-Assisted Copilots for Mining
Augmenting frontline and supervisory roles with real-time intelligence that guides safer, faster decisions.
Excavator and loader work on a muddy forest road at dusk, moving rocks and logs as water splashes, with pine-covered mountains in the background.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
The Intelligent Supply Chain
Autonomous decision-making across logistics, inventory, and demand from mine to market 
Energy professionals analyzing connected asset data to turn industrial connectivity into operational intelligence and business value
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Manufacturing
Oil & Gas
Utilities
Smart Operations, Decided by AI
From manual supervision to AI-driven, self-optimizing operations, accelerating decisions, reducing variability, and enabling teams to manage by exception.
Two mining supervisors reviewing site operations using a tablet at an open-pit mine.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Intelligent Manufacturing Automation
Next-Gen Infrastructure
Physical AI
Autonomous Things at Industrial Scale
Deploying machines that sense, decide, and act autonomously to improve safety, productivity, and operational continuity 
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Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
Governance & Transparency by Design
Strengthening trust, compliance, and market access through digital ESG governance
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Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
People & Community Engagement
Mining operations face rising social expectations and fragile trust with communities and workforces.
Professionals engaging in data analysis and strategic planning using technology in a corporate office environment.
Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
ESG Real-Time Operations
Embedding environmental and social performance into operational decisions, not after-the-fact reporting 
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Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
Governance & Transparency by Design
Strengthening trust, compliance, and market access through digital ESG governance
Two coworkers smile at a computer, one wearing a headset, with translucent data panels and globe graphics overlaid in warm orange and teal light.
Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
People & Community Engagement
Mining operations face rising social expectations and fragile trust with communities and workforces.
Professionals engaging in data analysis and strategic planning using technology in a corporate office environment.
Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
ESG Real-Time Operations
Embedding environmental and social performance into operational decisions, not after-the-fact reporting 
Mining operations team deploying Physical AI through controlled implementation waves, progressing from supervised use cases to domain-level autonomy and cross-domain orchestration while monitoring safety, performance, and operational continuity.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Physical AI
Implementing the Agentic IROC
Deploying Physical AI in controlled waves so the operation builds trust, demonstrates value, and advances toward cross-domain orchestration without compromising safety or continuity.
Integrated mining operations center using Physical AI to connect mine, plant, maintenance, logistics, energy, water, and safety operations while specialized AI agents coordinate recommendations under human supervision.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Physical AI
From Recommenders to an Agentic IROC
Transforming the integrated operations center into a Physical AI system that understands the end-to-end operation, coordinates specialized agents, and turns insight into governed action.
Excavator and loader work on a muddy forest road at dusk, moving rocks and logs as water splashes, with pine-covered mountains in the background.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
The Intelligent Supply Chain
Autonomous decision-making across logistics, inventory, and demand from mine to market 
Yellow excavator digging through wet rock in an open-pit mine, with clouds of dust and turquoise water pools below terraced quarry walls.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Operation Anywhere
Running complex, multi-site operations remotely through intelligent control and orchestration
Energy professionals analyzing connected asset data to turn industrial connectivity into operational intelligence and business value
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Manufacturing
Oil & Gas
Utilities
Smart Operations, Decided by AI
From manual supervision to AI-driven, self-optimizing operations, accelerating decisions, reducing variability, and enabling teams to manage by exception.
Two mining supervisors reviewing site operations using a tablet at an open-pit mine.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Intelligent Manufacturing Automation
Next-Gen Infrastructure
Physical AI
Autonomous Things at Industrial Scale
Deploying machines that sense, decide, and act autonomously to improve safety, productivity, and operational continuity 
Mining operations team deploying Physical AI through controlled implementation waves, progressing from supervised use cases to domain-level autonomy and cross-domain orchestration while monitoring safety, performance, and operational continuity.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Physical AI
Implementing the Agentic IROC
Deploying Physical AI in controlled waves so the operation builds trust, demonstrates value, and advances toward cross-domain orchestration without compromising safety or continuity.
Integrated mining operations center using Physical AI to connect mine, plant, maintenance, logistics, energy, water, and safety operations while specialized AI agents coordinate recommendations under human supervision.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Physical AI
From Recommenders to an Agentic IROC
Transforming the integrated operations center into a Physical AI system that understands the end-to-end operation, coordinates specialized agents, and turns insight into governed action.
Excavator and loader work on a muddy forest road at dusk, moving rocks and logs as water splashes, with pine-covered mountains in the background.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
The Intelligent Supply Chain
Autonomous decision-making across logistics, inventory, and demand from mine to market 
Yellow excavator digging through wet rock in an open-pit mine, with clouds of dust and turquoise water pools below terraced quarry walls.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Operation Anywhere
Running complex, multi-site operations remotely through intelligent control and orchestration
Energy professionals analyzing connected asset data to turn industrial connectivity into operational intelligence and business value
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Manufacturing
Oil & Gas
Utilities
Smart Operations, Decided by AI
From manual supervision to AI-driven, self-optimizing operations, accelerating decisions, reducing variability, and enabling teams to manage by exception.
Two mining supervisors reviewing site operations using a tablet at an open-pit mine.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Intelligent Manufacturing Automation
Next-Gen Infrastructure
Physical AI
Autonomous Things at Industrial Scale
Deploying machines that sense, decide, and act autonomously to improve safety, productivity, and operational continuity 
Miners in hard hats work inside a smoky rock tunnel, using drills and water hoses as orange sparks fly and blue headlamps illuminate the cave walls.
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
Digital Mindset for the Future Mine
Building the skills, roles, and culture required to thrive in digital and autonomous operations
Yellow excavator digging through wet rock in an open-pit mine, with clouds of dust and turquoise water pools below terraced quarry walls.
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
AI-Assisted Copilots for Mining
Augmenting frontline and supervisory roles with real-time intelligence that guides safer, faster decisions.
Futuristic control room with headset operators at many monitors, blue holographic AI assistants, and orange data overlays against a night city backdrop
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
Digital Collaboration & AR/VR
Extending expertise to the frontline through immersive collaboration that improves safety, speed, and execution quality 
Miners in hard hats work inside a smoky rock tunnel, using drills and water hoses as orange sparks fly and blue headlamps illuminate the cave walls.
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
Digital Mindset for the Future Mine
Building the skills, roles, and culture required to thrive in digital and autonomous operations
Yellow excavator digging through wet rock in an open-pit mine, with clouds of dust and turquoise water pools below terraced quarry walls.
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
AI-Assisted Copilots for Mining
Augmenting frontline and supervisory roles with real-time intelligence that guides safer, faster decisions.
Futuristic control room with headset operators at many monitors, blue holographic AI assistants, and orange data overlays against a night city backdrop
Natural Resources
Mine Future Workforce
Digital Collaboration & AR/VR
Extending expertise to the frontline through immersive collaboration that improves safety, speed, and execution quality 
Two mining supervisors reviewing site operations using a tablet at an open-pit mine.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Immersive Safety Training & Simulation
Building muscle memory and readiness through realistic, risk-free safety simulations
Two professionals review a tablet in a blue-lit operations center with multiple monitors showing charts and data, while colleagues work at nearby screens.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Digital Safety Governance
Ensuring safety rules are enforced automatically, consistently, and transparently across operations.
Worker wearing safety glasses, yellow ear defenders, and white gloves adjusts controls on a yellow industrial machine, with her reflection in a clear safety panel.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Autonomous Inspection & Asset Monitoring
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Next-Gen Infrastructure
Physical AI
Robotics & Autonomous Hazard Removal
Removing people from the line of fire by default through autonomous inspection and intervention
Gray-haired man in glasses uses a large blue touchscreen dashboard filled with charts, maps, and data visualizations in a dark control room.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Intelligent Safety Infrastructure
 Building a real-time safety shield that anticipates risk and prevents incidents before they occur 
Two mining supervisors reviewing site operations using a tablet at an open-pit mine.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Immersive Safety Training & Simulation
Building muscle memory and readiness through realistic, risk-free safety simulations
Two professionals review a tablet in a blue-lit operations center with multiple monitors showing charts and data, while colleagues work at nearby screens.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Digital Safety Governance
Ensuring safety rules are enforced automatically, consistently, and transparently across operations.
Worker wearing safety glasses, yellow ear defenders, and white gloves adjusts controls on a yellow industrial machine, with her reflection in a clear safety panel.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Autonomous Inspection & Asset Monitoring
Connected, Remote & Autonomous Operations
Next-Gen Infrastructure
Physical AI
Robotics & Autonomous Hazard Removal
Removing people from the line of fire by default through autonomous inspection and intervention
Gray-haired man in glasses uses a large blue touchscreen dashboard filled with charts, maps, and data visualizations in a dark control room.
Natural Resources
Safety by Design
Intelligent Safety Infrastructure
 Building a real-time safety shield that anticipates risk and prevents incidents before they occur 

Behind every challenge lies an opportunity for impact. Our success stories show how organizations transform strategy into action, solving complex business challenges through collaboration, innovation, and technology. These realworld cases demonstrate measurable results and lasting value across industries.

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Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Autonomous inspection for safer operations
Autonomous inspection for safer operations 
Autonomous inspection for safer operations
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Natural Resources
ESG-driven Operations
Automating carbon footprint decisions
A lithium producer integrated automated carbon footprint calculation into operations, aligning ESG strategy with real-time decisions. 
Automating carbon footprint decisions
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Natural Resources
AI copilots for concentrator operations
A mining operation increased recovery and productivity by deploying AI recommenders powered by GenAI agents in a concentrator plant. 
AI copilots for concentrator operations
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Natural Resources
IT separation supporting future growth
A mining group designed a clear IT evolution model to support corporate separation and long-term digital readiness. 
IT separation supporting future growth
Industrial pipes span a rocky canyon; one pours blue water into a rushing river while another carries glowing orange molten material with sparks.
Natural Resources
Autonomous Operation
Building the digital backbone for autonomy
A global miner defined an infrastructure modernization roadmap to enable autonomous operations and real-time decision-making at scale. 
Building the digital backbone for autonomy
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Natural Resources
Navigating The Copper Mark certification journey
A mining company built a structured roadmap to achieve The Copper Mark certification, strengthening sustainability credentials and market access. 
Navigating The Copper Mark certification journey
Water rushes through metal screens in a concrete treatment channel, with blue and amber industrial lighting reflecting on the churning surface.
Natural Resources
Predictive maintenance through video analytics
A mining operator validated computer vision to monitor critical equipment wear, improving safety, reliability, and operational insight. 
Predictive maintenance through video analytics
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Natural Resources
Optimizing lithium recovery with satellite-driven AI
A global lithium producer improved evaporation pond management by combining satellite imagery and AI to protect lithium concentration and reduce operational costs. 
Optimizing lithium recovery with satellite-driven AI
Converting strategy into measurable results
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