The degree of computerization of mining companies is extremely varied from mine to mine, but the before mentioned transnational nature of the extractive industry paradoxically makes some mines in Africa, Senegal, Ghana, South Africa, Botswana or Latin America, Chile, Peru to have a higher rate of computerization compared to mining organizations in countries with a centuries old mining activity like the ones in Europe. The computerization ways are different, with some companies opting for mining software, others developing GIS platforms. Others, very rare, have combined the two methods and...