1Challenge
About 600 employees producing ~1,500 t of ore a day. Much of the change needed was cultural.
2Approach
- Trained a handpicked employee team to deliver and sustain benefits
- Removed waste, standardized processes and cut variability
- Implemented an MOS to track key metrics
3Results
7–12%
Increase in mill throughput
30–50%
Better underground equipment use
10–15%
Increase in mine productivity
$1.2–1.6M
Projected annual savings
A knowledge base was built to sustain the gains.
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