The potential exists for mining companies to contract expensive analytics programs only to be disillusioned by failing to create the magnitude of savings and performance gains promised. In response to these issues, Vale, in conjunction with the University of Queensland, has identified the need to develop a maturity model, designed to be specific to the mining industry, to assess mining companies’ capabilities to use analytics to deliver performance improvements in the areas of equipment operations and maintenance. These areas have been selected as they are the current focus for many mining companies-to optimize costs and returns. This project developed a framework, approach, methodology, and tool sfor assessing the maturity of analytics solutions the Australian and Brazilian mining industry employed to enhance equipment performance and maintenance. A questionnaire will be developed and completed via telephone interviews with key personnel. Analysis of the collected informationis expected to reveal a national picture of analytics take-up in the mining industry and the relative status of individual participant companies method.