Mining Industry 4.0 – Opportunities and Barriers

modern mines. At the beginning of the fourth industrial revolution,
they are familiar with innovations and modern technologies that
allow them to create innovative solutions and build an
environmentally friendly mining sector. The aim of the paper was to
assess the feasibility of implementing the assumptions of the
industrial revolution 4.0 in the mining industry. Based on the author's
own research and literature research, a set of scenarios for the
transformation process was developed. After the verification, three
alternative scenarios related to the transformation process 4.0 in
mines were used for the research. The transformation scenarios were
assessed from the perspective of individual stakeholder groups. The
NAIADE (Novel Approach to Imprecise Assessment and Decision
Environments), which so far has not been used in the mining industry
to assess development scenarios, the method was used to assess the
transformation scenarios. The research identified and characterized
nine groups of stakeholders. Based on the conducted structured
interviews, a set of technical criteria for the assessment of scenarios
was defined. The analysis results from the impact matrix and social
impact matrix developed for the first time for the mining industry
transformation scenarios. Based on the analysis of the impacts of
individual factors, it was shown which scenario is the most
acceptable for stakeholders and the best from a technical point of
view. The research focuses on the deficit of digital competencies and
the generational change, as well as the change in the competency
requirements of the new type of worker-miner-operator 4.0.