Big Data as a Product of the Preparation Plant: Reality and Prospects in the Case of Coal

The article examines the current and future flow of preparation's plant production processes and how they contribute to the generation of Big Data. It is shown that as the level of automation in the plant increases, the data produced becomes more extensive and varied. At the same time, it is possible to achieve a level when the generated information flows meet the criteria of the Big Data. As a basic example, a typical coal processing plant is used. The main sources, volumes, variety and speeds of data transfer to the processing plant are described and analyzed.