AI Large Models Begin Commercial Use in the Mining Sector
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On July 18, Shandong Energy Group, Huawei, and Yunding Technology jointly launched the world's first commercial AI large model for the energy industry—Pangu Mining Model. This initiative aims to resolve the difficulties in deploying AI in the mining sector and establish a robust foundation for its widespread adoption.
Driving Mining Industry Transformation
As the first commercial application of AI large models in the energy sector, Shandong Energy Group, Yunding Technology, and Huawei have developed initial scenario applications based on pilot validations of AI models in industrial production. These applications cover scenarios such as coal mining, tunneling, main transportation, auxiliary transportation, safety monitoring, coal washing, and coking.
Li Wei, Chairman of Shandong Energy Group, stated that Huawei, as a global leader in ICT infrastructure and smart devices, aligns well with the group's digital transformation strategy, offering strong complementarity and synergy. The group will leverage the advantages of the Joint Innovation Center to collaborate with top-tier enterprises and research institutions, sharing successful experiences in intelligent applications and building a mining intelligence ecosystem that spans innovation and industrial chains.
To ensure the quality of pressure relief drilling, Shandong Energy's Xinjulong Coal Mine introduced AI model visual recognition capabilities for intelligent analysis, reducing the supervision process from three days to 10 minutes while achieving a 100% acceptance rate for pressure relief projects.
In early 2022, Shandong Energy Group, Yunding Technology, and Huawei established the Joint Innovation Center. Building on Shandong Energy's intelligent coal mines, the Pangu Model leverages capabilities such as "separation of management and intelligent production," "data localization," "scalable replication," and "small-sample learning" to create an AI operational system with centralized training, edge inference, and cloud-edge collaboration, as well as an AI management system for group control and mine execution.
Zou Zhilei, Senior Vice President of Huawei and Chairman of the Coal Mine Division, noted that the launch of the Pangu Mining Model marks a significant step in AI's application in mining, bringing vast opportunities to the industry. "Huawei is committed to deepening industry engagement, opening Pangu Model capabilities to all sectors, and solving challenges to create value. This first commercial deployment will inject new momentum into the coal mining and broader energy industry."
Accelerating Smart Mine Construction
In recent years, smart mines have become a key focus for China's energy industry transformation, with many companies investing heavily in R&D. However, uneven智能化水平 persists due to common challenges. With rapid AI advancements, smart mine construction is now breaking through with AI赋能.
In January, Shandong Energy Group established an AI training center based on the Pangu Model, with its subsidiary Yunding Technology efficiently implementing scenario applications.
Yunding Tech's AI team and Huawei experts worked on-site to identify 21 high-value scenarios, continuously refining the model until its official launch on July 18.
Liu Bo, General Manager of Yunding Technology, highlighted that the model reduces deployment time from 1-2 months to 2-3 weeks, improves识别精度 by 20%, and cuts data annotation workloads by over 80%. "The Pangu Model requires minimal井下 data for autonomous learning, covering mining, tunneling, machinery, transportation, and ventilation processes."
Shandong Energy has piloted the model in mines like Xinglongzhuang, Lilou, and Ji'er, validating its capabilities in industrial production. Yunding Tech aims to foster industry collaboration, sharing innovations for mutual growth.