Huerta Ibañez, JosePais Cerna, GabrielOlea Gonzalez, DavidParra-Negrete, Kevin2024-07-172024-07-172023Procedia Computer Science. Volume 224, Pages 474 - 478. 2023. 18th International Conference on Future Networks and Communications, FNC 2023 / 20th International Conference on Mobile Systems and Pervasive Computing, MobiSPC 2023 / 13th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Information Technology, SEIT 2023. Halifax. 14 August 2023through 16 August 2023. Code 1945751877-0509https://repositorio.unab.cl/handle/ria/58578Indexación ScopusThe circular economy is becoming increasingly important in mining operations as the industry faces pressure to become more sustainable and responsible. This article proposes a circularity indicator to solve the problem of comparing mining operations over time. This indicator considers total production, CO2emissions, water consumption, and total energy used in production. The model responds to the industry's need to find indicators that are more adjusted to the data and less dependent on opinions. Results indicate that this indicator is relatively easy to implement and is demonstrated by comparing three mining plants over three years, evidencing the possibility of direct comparisons, and establishing the temporal progression of each mining plant. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved.enCircular EconomyCircularity MeasurementIndicatorsMiningArtículoCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 ATTRIBUTION-NONCOMMERCIAL-NODERIVATIVES 4.0 INTERNATIONAL Deed10.1016/j.procs.2023.09.067