AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset Management

The mining industry faces increasing challenges in maintaining high production levels while minimizing unplanned failures and operational costs. Critical assets, such as crushers, conveyor belts, mills, and ventilation systems, operate under extreme conditions, leading to accelerated wear and failur...

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Main Authors: Luis Rojas, Álvaro Peña, José Garcia
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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description The mining industry faces increasing challenges in maintaining high production levels while minimizing unplanned failures and operational costs. Critical assets, such as crushers, conveyor belts, mills, and ventilation systems, operate under extreme conditions, leading to accelerated wear and failure risks. Traditional maintenance strategies often fail to prevent unexpected downtimes, safety hazards, and economic losses. As a response, industries are integrating predictive monitoring technologies, including machine learning, the Internet of Things, and digital twins, to enhance early fault detection and optimize maintenance strategies. This Systematic Literature Review analyzes 166 high-impact studies from Scopus and Web of Science, identifying key trends in fault detection algorithms, hybrid AI models, and real-time monitoring techniques. The findings highlight the increasing adoption of deep learning, reinforcement learning, and digital twins for anomaly detection and process optimization. Additionally, AI-driven methods are improving sensor-based data acquisition and asset management, extending equipment lifecycles while reducing failures. Despite these advancements, challenges such as data standardization, model scalability, and system interoperability persist, requiring further research. Future work should focus on real-time AI applications, explainable models, and academia-industry collaboration to accelerate the implementation of intelligent maintenance solutions, ensuring greater reliability, efficiency, and sustainability in mining operations.
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spelling doaj-art-0686143734bb4e4e9d2376d8f099a2442025-08-20T03:43:01ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-03-01156333710.3390/app15063337AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset ManagementLuis Rojas0Álvaro Peña1José Garcia2Escuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2362804, ChileEscuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2362804, ChileEscuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2362804, ChileThe mining industry faces increasing challenges in maintaining high production levels while minimizing unplanned failures and operational costs. Critical assets, such as crushers, conveyor belts, mills, and ventilation systems, operate under extreme conditions, leading to accelerated wear and failure risks. Traditional maintenance strategies often fail to prevent unexpected downtimes, safety hazards, and economic losses. As a response, industries are integrating predictive monitoring technologies, including machine learning, the Internet of Things, and digital twins, to enhance early fault detection and optimize maintenance strategies. This Systematic Literature Review analyzes 166 high-impact studies from Scopus and Web of Science, identifying key trends in fault detection algorithms, hybrid AI models, and real-time monitoring techniques. The findings highlight the increasing adoption of deep learning, reinforcement learning, and digital twins for anomaly detection and process optimization. Additionally, AI-driven methods are improving sensor-based data acquisition and asset management, extending equipment lifecycles while reducing failures. Despite these advancements, challenges such as data standardization, model scalability, and system interoperability persist, requiring further research. Future work should focus on real-time AI applications, explainable models, and academia-industry collaboration to accelerate the implementation of intelligent maintenance solutions, ensuring greater reliability, efficiency, and sustainability in mining operations.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/6/3337predictive maintenancemachine learning in miningfault detection algorithmsIndustrial IoTdeep learningdigital twins
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AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset Management
Applied Sciences
predictive maintenance
machine learning in mining
fault detection algorithms
Industrial IoT
deep learning
digital twins
title AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset Management
title_full AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset Management
title_fullStr AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset Management
title_full_unstemmed AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset Management
title_short AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance in Mining: A Systematic Literature Review on Fault Detection, Digital Twins, and Intelligent Asset Management
title_sort ai driven predictive maintenance in mining a systematic literature review on fault detection digital twins and intelligent asset management
topic predictive maintenance
machine learning in mining
fault detection algorithms
Industrial IoT
deep learning
digital twins
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/6/3337
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