Mining and exploration companies are completely dependent on their data. It is a critical company asset, and needs to be treated that way. There is also value associated with this asset that needs to be protected. Think about it, a business is only its data – its exploration data, its mining data, its employee data, its product data and its financial data. Compromise the data and you compromise the business. It’s that simple. Regular auditing of a company's database and data helps to protect this data. The process identifies anomalous data, meaning that problems are identified quickly. When there is a prolonged period spent using faulty data, what is the impact on the business? Database and data auditing should be a regular and integral part of all mining or exploration operations.
An audit of the data enables an organization to establish a trail as to the management of the data; what data and metadata was loaded, who loaded the data, who changed, deleted or accessed it. A comprehensive data audit delivers operational benefits beyond checking the data. It complements the data management process, improves operational data integrity, establishes accountability for data usage, and provides a means to analyse data quality.
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