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Article

Towards the Establishment of Protocols for Defining the Requirements of Different Mining Site Contexts Within the European Project Mine.io

by
Cristina Sáez Blázquez
1,*,
Vasileios Protonotarios
2,
Max Friedemann
3,
Ignacio Martín Nieto
1,
Katerina Margariti
4 and
Diego González-Aguilera
1
1
Cartographic and Land Engineering Department, Higher Polytechnic School of Avila, Universidad de Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
2
Lavrion Technological and Cultural Park, National Technical University of Athens, Lavrion—Athens Avenue, POΒ 501, 19500 Athens, Greece
3
Department for Underground Mining Methods, Institute of Mining and Specialized Civil Engineering, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, 09599 Freiberg, DE, Germany
4
ACCELIGENCE Ltd., Nicosia 1066, Cyprus
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Resources 2025, 14(10), 163; https://doi.org/10.3390/resources14100163
Submission received: 5 September 2025 / Revised: 1 October 2025 / Accepted: 9 October 2025 / Published: 10 October 2025
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Abstract

Mining activity has been and is one of the most important and indispensable industries for the development of society. Given its role in the provision of raw materials, advancing the development of environmentally friendly mining practices is essential for meeting the globally established goals of sustainable development. In this regard, actions and incentives are being promoted by the European Union, such as the Mine.io project presented in this research. In response to the needs identified within the mining sector, this research seeks to explore the functional and non-functional requirements across several mining contexts. The objective is to establish effective patterns that positively influence the sector activities. This effort is envisioned as a critical foundation for developing a digital architecture that addresses sector limitations and fosters the integration of Industry 4.0 principles into the mining domain. The results provide a solid basis for understanding the needs of the different mining sectors analyzed, while also demonstrating the potential advancements achievable through the project’s technological developments. They enable a comprehensive evaluation of the current technological state in relation to the broader context of global legacy practices, establishing informed guidelines for effective sector responses based on digitalization and the application of sustainable tools.
Keywords: mining operations update; functional and non-functional requirements; sustainable transitioning; enhancing mining technologies mining operations update; functional and non-functional requirements; sustainable transitioning; enhancing mining technologies

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Sáez Blázquez, C.; Protonotarios, V.; Friedemann, M.; Martín Nieto, I.; Margariti, K.; González-Aguilera, D. Towards the Establishment of Protocols for Defining the Requirements of Different Mining Site Contexts Within the European Project Mine.io. Resources 2025, 14, 163. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources14100163

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Sáez Blázquez C, Protonotarios V, Friedemann M, Martín Nieto I, Margariti K, González-Aguilera D. Towards the Establishment of Protocols for Defining the Requirements of Different Mining Site Contexts Within the European Project Mine.io. Resources. 2025; 14(10):163. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources14100163

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Sáez Blázquez, Cristina, Vasileios Protonotarios, Max Friedemann, Ignacio Martín Nieto, Katerina Margariti, and Diego González-Aguilera. 2025. "Towards the Establishment of Protocols for Defining the Requirements of Different Mining Site Contexts Within the European Project Mine.io" Resources 14, no. 10: 163. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources14100163

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Sáez Blázquez, C., Protonotarios, V., Friedemann, M., Martín Nieto, I., Margariti, K., & González-Aguilera, D. (2025). Towards the Establishment of Protocols for Defining the Requirements of Different Mining Site Contexts Within the European Project Mine.io. Resources, 14(10), 163. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources14100163

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