Mining CIOs are under pressure to modernize OT environments and integrate mine-site systems. However, applying ISA-95 in a mining context can be unclear and often overwhelming. The challenge is knowing how the standard can be leveraged and applied to your mining organization (e.g. aggregating IT and OT data), and understanding what is realistically achievable for your organization.
This publication provides clear, mining-specific guidance on how ISA-95 affects key technology and integration decisions, what changes it enables, and what risks arise from maintaining the status quo. It explains the core concepts of the standard, illustrates practical use cases, highlights the challenges mining organizations typically face, and outlines actionable next steps.
