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KELLOGG INNOVATION NETWORK
THE MINING COMPANY
OF THE FUTURE:
OPPORTUNITIES
CHALLENGES
RESPONSIBILITIES
OVERVIEW
The Mining Industry is currently experiencing unprecedented growth and rising demand.
Many hurdles stand in the way of expanding to meet this demand and do so in a way
that maintains a mining company’s license to operate. The traditional model with which
companies have been operating, both at the mine level and its relationships with stakeholders,
is not sustainable anymore—a new approach is needed.
Today, innovation in the mining industry is conducted at the margin. We need to create a
new approach, or ‘Industry Led Innovation’, that involves cross-sector collaboration and open
innovation to move the industry forward and create a model that is sustainable.
MISSION
The goal of this KIN Catalyst is to create the environment and the opportunity for leaders
across the mining ecosystem—mining companies, contractors, suppliers, researchers,
academia, and nonprofits—to discuss and discover new perspectives and ideas that will
elevate the industry through a fresh approach to innovation and collaboration.
BRIEFING PAPER
This briefing paper provides a synthesis of the KIN Catalyst event that occurred in Belo
Horizonte, Brazil to envision the Mining Company of the Future. It acts as a basis for starting
new conversations at your organization and if you so desire, join a group of pioneers in your
field and become a member of one of the four priority initiatives outlined at the end of
this document.
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