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

May 27, 2026

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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