Next-Gen Decentralized Workflow Automation in Ore Mining: A System Architecture Perspective

The Workflow Automation Engine (WAE) introduced in this poster offers a transformative solution for automating and optimizing key business processes in the ore mining industry. The WAE integrates several cutting-edge technologies, such as Business Process Management Notation (BPMN), the Camunda Platform, the Elastic stack, Hyperledger Besu, the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) and Smart Contracts, to automate and visualise workflows, improve task coordination, ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks, highlight bottlenecks with metrics and increase overall operational efficiency. This solution is particularly designed to address inefficiencies in complex ore mining business operations that involve multiple stakeholders, including mining companies, external contractors, logistics providers, and regulatory bodies. The work is being developed within the MINE.IO project (Grant agreement ID: 101091885), funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, and is output of Task 5.1 "Workflow automation and smart contracts for processes digitization in mines and raw materials value chains".