Dean DeBeltz, Twin Metals VP of external affairs and project operations, with core samples in a Twin Metals core storage facility. Submitted photo
AI Technology and a Proposed Mine Near the Boundary Waters
By Joe Friedrichs
Khadija Omar Said is a Kenyan and a doctoral researcher at Penn State.
Through her research, she is interested in advancing AI and automation to predict and prevent mining disasters.
She spoke with Joe Friedrichs from Paddle & Portage media about what AI technologies could mean for the future of the mining industry.
To review more of Khadija’s work, follow this link.
Full conversation with Khadija and Paddle & Portage shared below.
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