The companies said they would combine their technology offerings to improve energy efficiency, yield improvement, low greenhouse emission technology adoption, and new green processes in the mining sector.

"A thriving and healthy mining and metals sector is crucial for the global economy and to support the innovation of new technologies and materials needed for climate change reduction, environment protection, and the circular economy", said the companies.

The announcement noted that platforms with added analytics can enable "improved operational efficiencies while enhancing the visibility of the changes being made".

 "Digitally integrated operations can address key areas of an organization's sustainability agenda by combining power and process intelligence and controls," said David Willick, VP North America, Mining, Minerals and Metals Segment, Schneider Electric.

"Although the benefits of digital transformation are crystal clear, the mining industry has thus far been limited by legacy infrastructure, data inadequacies, and piecemeal optimization programs," said Martin Provencher, Industry Principal, Mining, Metals and Materials, AVEVA.