SWITCH Platform - SWITCH Mining

Technology Overview

Intelligence Built For Real Mining Operations

SWITCH Mining is more than a reporting tool—it’s a comprehensive, enterprise-grade data intelligence platform designed specifically for the complexity of mining.

325+ (and growing) ready-to-use mining reports

Spanning the mining value chain, production and supporting functions, including CHPP, Longwall, Drill & Blast, Logistics, Supply Chain, Asset Maintenance, Finance, Safety, HR, Environmental Compliance, and more—deploy fast, adapt as needed.

Industry best practice mining data models

Developed and tested with and for miners, reflecting real operational structures and use cases—making it easier to trust, use, and adapt data.

Built-in mining-specific AI Data Analysts

With your defined business rules and context, our AI agents continuously review your data and reports to understand your business, identify key issues, link insights across departments, and prompt you with considerations that drive better decisions.

Advanced data quality controls

Automatically detect missing, invalid, or inconsistent records—ensuring reports are built on accurate, complete, and validated inputs.

Built on open Microsoft technologies

SWITCH gives you full flexibility to extend Power BI reports or enhance the underlying data platform using familiar tools and frameworks.

Enterprise-grade security

Role-based access control, rest and transit encryption, and audit logs supporting compliance with leading data protection standards.

Tried-and-tested implementation approach

Our implementation framework delivers results quickly while aligning with your business logic, operating practices, and goals.

Decades of mining and analytics expertise

Grounded in on-site experience and deep industry knowledge, shape every part of the platform—from report content to system design and business engagement.

How SWITCH Works

End-to-End Mining Intelligence

At the heart of SWITCH is a high-performance, cloud-native analytics platform built on Microsoft Azure that unifies mining data across systems, applies consistent business logic, and delivers a secure, scalable foundation for decision-quality insights. By combining an advanced AI engine with industry-leading models, automated pipelines, robust governance, and a rich modelling layer with role-based dashboards and certified datasets, SWITCH transforms raw operational data into a trusted system of intelligence for every level of the organisation.

TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE

Modern. Scalable. Secure.

SWITCH ensures a flexible, consistent and reliable modern data environment no matter the size of your mining operation.

Cloud-Native Infrastructure – Scalable, resilient and secure foundation for all operational and analytical workloads, built on Microsoft technologies
High-Performance Data Lake – Centralised storage and processing for high-volume mining datasets
Platform Management – Advanced monitoring and configuration tools for timely updates, accurate data transformation, and easy platform administration
Ingestion Pipeline Library – a wide range of sources, including ERP, historian systems, planning tools, time and attendance, maintenance, dispatch and more

INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

Business-Aware Data Architecture

SWITCH translates technical data into meaningful business concepts that mirror real mining processes.

Industry leading Common Mining Data Models that support the mining value chain, end-to-end, including cross-functional analysis
Business rules, reference logic, and operational structures, ensuring that everyone in the business speaks the same data language
Metrics management that dynamically calculates and delivers context-rich performance insights
Robust governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, auditability, and security

ANALYSIS & GUIDED INTELLIGENCE

AI-Driven Analytics and Intelligence Framework

SWITCH provides rich and deep insights into your business, and enables users to make confident, informed choices quickly.

Our Guided Intelligence framework leads users toward clearer decisions by surfacing the most relevant insights by validating data, highlighting key patterns, aligning with your defined business rules and context using our AI Data Analysts
Extensive library of role-based Power BI dashboards and reports for every level of the organisation—from operator to executive
Preconfigured alerts and action-based reports also help teams intervene quickly, before small issues escalate
Certified datasets, governed through dataflows, and updated automatically, ensuring consistency, speed, and confidence

Governance & Security

Security and Quality Frameworks

SWITCH is built on robust governance and security frameworks to ensure your data is accurate, reliable, and secure. Every dataset is managed with enterprise-grade controls so your teams can trust the insights they rely on.

Security & Identity