268 Several early indicators suggest that the methodology is scalable and transferable across the extraction industry. At Vale, the completion of the public hearing process and the commitment to a second implementation phase demonstrate institutional confidence in the approach. Participation in biodiversity disclosure initiatives and exploration of future-use and natural capital concepts further indicate applicability beyond a single site. At both Vale and Samarco, the phased deployment model supports replication across additional sites and operational contexts. Interest from other mining companies and ongoing discussions regarding expansion to new locations suggest growing traction within the industry. Together, these indicators point to the potential for broader adoption of integrated digital environmental management approaches across the mining lifecycle. 8. DISCUSSION The results presented in this paper demonstrate that integrated approaches can be deployed in real mining contexts and can meaningfully support environmental management, restoration planning, and stakeholder engagement. The implementations at Vale and Samarco illustrate how multi-scale environmental data, when integrated, AI processed and visualized coherently, can move environmental monitoring beyond fragmented assessments toward a more continuous and operationally relevant process. A key observation from both implementations is the importance of visibility in translating environmental data into actionable insight. By making environmental conditions visually accessible, the digital reality approach supported clearer internal understanding of ecological conditions and improved communication with internal and external stakeholders. In the case of the Águas Claras Mine, the availability of integrated environmental information contributed to a more transparent and inclusive future-use process, including successful engagement through a formal public hearing. This suggests that improved environmental visibility can play a meaningful role in trust-building during sensitive phases such as mine closure and postoperational land use. Also, this demonstrates how digital reality can help to reduce risk in licensing and permitting with a more transparent stakeholder engagement. The phased implementation model applied in both cases highlights the practical advantages of incremental deployment. Establishing initial baselines through defined experience points allowed early learning, stakeholder engagement, and validation of the methodology before expanding to full-site coverage. This approach reduces implementation risk, enables alignment with regulatory processes, and organizational readiness. The commitment to subsequent phases, including expanded spatial coverage and integration with emerging disclosure frameworks, indicates institutional confidence and supports the case for scalability. At the same time, the results also highlight several considerations and limitations. Integrated digital environmental monitoring does not replace the need for ecological expertise, field-based validation, or established environmental management practices. Instead, its effectiveness
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