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Overcoming mining's safety/productivity trade-off
The fatality rate in mining has reduced by an order of magnitude in the last 20 years, but it is now flatlining. Queensland Transport and...
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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The middle manager’s dilemma
Middle managers (such as superintendents) are under continuous pressure to deliver to operational and corporate expectations. More than...
Jun 8, 20232 min read
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Risky Business: The Career Dangers Faced by Mine Managers
Ambitious mine managers are concerned about many risks in the day-to-day running of their mine. Some of these risks can and have ended...
May 16, 20232 min read
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From Fear to Joy: Mastering Change Management in the Mining Industry
In the previous post, " The KPI conundrum – Part 2: Revolutionising KPIs in Mining through Focus on Leverage Points", we identified a...
May 9, 20232 min read
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The KPI conundrum – Part 2: Revolutionising KPIs in Mining through Focus on Leverage Point
In the previous post, "The KPI conundrum- Part 1: How performance metrics can undermine mining operations.", we explained how miners are...
May 9, 20232 min read
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The KPI conundrum- Part 1: How performance metrics can undermine mining operations.
Miners have to increase productivity and profits while grades decline and mines deepen. At the same time, social norms put pressure on...
May 9, 20231 min read
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Beyond Silos: Integrated Solutions for Unlocking Open Cut Mine Potential
Introduction: Open-cut mines often struggle to meet operational and financial targets. Issues like moving bottlenecks, employee...
May 9, 20232 min read
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Too many pieces in your War Room? Upgrade it to a Flow Room:
Many mines use a War Room, a place where critical information is displayed and where management gathers each morning to coordinate and...
Sep 15, 20221 min read
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Changing behaviour for digitalisation success
Substantial effort has been focussed on big data, digitalisation, and automation as ways to improve mining profitability. Many mining...
Sep 12, 20221 min read
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Fixing the ERP and Budgeting policy constraints that prevent operations from exceeding their KPIs
Given the continuing decrease in grade and greater depth of mines, along with difficulty in obtaining skilled employees, it is likely...
Jul 29, 20221 min read
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Meeting increased Social Licence (ESG) and digitisation demands require new thinking
The industry agrees that social licence and digital transformation are vital, but implementing a successful strategy encompassing both...
Jul 9, 20221 min read
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A dual management operating system to improve digitilisation and automation outcomes in mining
Mining executives are battling to keep up with the pace of change. While the social, financial, environmental stakes are rising, they are...
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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