# A New Reform of Mining Production and Management Modes under Industry 4.0: Cloud Mining Mode
## 5 Application Scenarios and Construction Paths  
### Application Scenarios  
The CM mode makes it easier to configure all resources by leveraging the economies of scale of cloud services. This can greatly reduce the cost of mining production and management, and improve the response efficiency of the business; its main application scenarios can be described from the following three perspectives [29; 30; 31; 32]:  
1. Operation scenarios of professional mining service companies:  
Advanced technology is an important guarantee for the digital transformation of mines. However, companies with mineral resources do not have the capabilities of digital construction and later maintenance, and they usually outsource to professional mining service companies. The service companies have mature and reliable digital technology systems, expert talent teams, intelligent equipment systems, etc. ; they can provide design plans and solutions for the intelligent construction of mines. Through the establishment of a cloud production and management platform, it is possible to achieve remote management and control of various mines;
2. Operation and management scenarios of mining groups:  
Large mining groups have mine resources all over the world. The mining group establishes cloud collaborative work platforms to integrate the production and operation management systems of each mine. Through big data analysis, integrated operation and management can be achieved on the cloud's collaborative work platform. Management  
Figure 3: Comparison of current status and construction goals of production and management modes. services include product output analysis, selection technology analysis, financial analysis, dynamic resource allocation, and business management analysis;
* Cooperation scenarios of supply chain and industrial chain companies:  
The entire supply chain and industrial chain collaborate on a cloud platform to form a digital industrial ecosystem centered on mining enterprises. Mining companies upload their production and operation status to the cloud platform in real time, and share data by setting access permissions. By building a value network, business requirements such as system upgrades, equipment maintenance, planning, and engineering construction are released on the cloud platform to seek the best partners. Government agencies can use the cloud platform to understand the production status of mines and supervise in real time. Design and research institutes can evaluate the progress and completion of work in real time, and optimize and improve in a timely manner. Equipment manufacturers can ascertain the operating status of the equipment, and carry out remote maintenance and troubleshooting in real time. Consulting service companies can provide experts for remote consultation and business guidance. In each scenario, based on a unified cloud platform, the headquarters of the group deploys various production operating systems and digital mining apps in the cloud, and each mine can use the software services and technical services provided by the cloud according to their actual needs. Meanwhile, the data generated in the production, operation and maintenance, management, and other links are processed and uploaded to the cloud. Businesses such as geological modeling, reserve estimation, production planning, and mining design can be completed on the cloud platform. The operators who specifically handle this business are distributed in various places covered by the cloud. Businesses such as technical consulting, mining services, production operation, and maintenance can even be provided remotely by a third-party team. The operation, maintenance, upgrade, and expansion of the platform and software can be completed by the provider. The service mode is changing from on-site to the cloud. The technical personnel, operation and maintenance personnel, and management personnel will use the cloud platform to accept tasks, access resources, and work together (see Figures 4 and 5).