Mining is emerging as the third pillar of Saudi industry under Vision 2030 and NIDLP. Regulatory reform, faster exploration licensing, and large-scale programs (SGS surveys) are unlocking copper, gold, phosphate, and bauxite—while operators face rising expectations on environmental permits, OT/IT security, and transparent “mine-to-market” data.

Key challenges

  • Disconnected geology-to-operations data (exploration, plant, maintenance, shipments) slows decisions.
  • Environmental permitting and monitoring (air, water, tailings) and credible ESG disclosures.
  • OT/IT cybersecurity and third-party assurance across contractors and service fleets.
  • Royalty, tax, and buyer due-diligence reporting with defensible lineage.
  • Scaling capacity amid commodity pivots (e.g., Ma’aden’s copper focus and Phosphate-3 ramp-up).

How RSM can help

We build a governed “mine-to-market” data foundation that integrates drilling logs, plant historians/SCADA, maintenance, and commercial systems, delivering production, recovery, and cost dashboards. We operationalize privacy and governance for workforce and contractor data (PDPL kits, DPIA, discovery/mapping, DPO-as-a-Service) and provide a Data Office-as-a-Service to sustain quality. For sustainability, we automate data collection and reporting for permits and IFRS S1/S2 ESG disclosures; and we map controls to national standards to support cyber-aware operations.

 

Build a resilient, compliant “mine-to-market” data platform, ready for growth and scrutiny.