 Mining industry requires high amounts of energy to extract and process resources. Using energy consumption information, different sustainability issues can be addressed, such as the relationship with or grade over the years, energy variations in electricity or fossil fuel use. With the case of copper, the average copper or grade is decreasing over time, while the energy consumption and the total material production in the mine increases. This article was authored by Goyalmar Calvo, Gavin Mudd, Alicia Valero, and others.