Mining has changed over the last two decades, and not always for the better. I asked a group of about 50 mine managers to recall a time when they couldn't wait to get back to work after a holiday. In other words, when work was fun. One attendee raised a hand. The why: two forces stacked over a generation. Force one. Balanced capacity production chains. Cheaper cloud and computing made far more data available, which was used to balance capacity across the production chain. The

On 21 May 2025, Stratflow CEO Hendrik Lourens presented to the Mine Managers Association of Australia in Brisbane, offering a new lens...

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Overview After years of promises, costly safety initiatives, and productivity-boosting programs, the reality is grim: safety progress has...

The Problem: The orange curve is the production norm for most coal mines, whereas the blue curve is the goal for any coal mine. With such...