Performance and Riskafrican Rainbow Mining Company in the Mining Industry in Africa

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhao He
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Company

Value co-creation in asset integrity and improvement portfolio: evidence from the Australian mining industry

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenton Lawson ◽  
Larissa Statsenko ◽  
Morteza Shokri-Ghasabeh
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Value Creation ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Project Portfolios ◽  
Project Lifecycle

Purpose Adopting a qualitative research design and following a single case study research methodology 21 semi-structured interviews with asset integrity project managers (PM), project sponsors (PS) and members of the project management office (PMO) were conducted. These were complemented with company’s project management framework documents and tools and direct observation by the researcher’s observation. Design/methodology/approach The data on the value creation in the mining asset integrity and improvement project portfolio was collected through 21 interviews with PM, PS and members of the PMO and complemented by observational data and the analysis of the Australian mining company process documentation. Findings The study finds that establishing a culture of delivering value supported by functional governance is critical for effective value creation practice in asset integrity and improvement project portfolios. In addition, early engagement of the key stakeholders with clearly defined roles and utilisation of project value management artifacts, enables effective value delivery throughout the project lifecycle. Originality/value The research offers an empirically grounded framework to facilitate value creation throughout the project lifecycle in asset integrity and improvement project portfolios drawing on a benchmarking case of an Australian mining company.

Mining Industry and Its Influence

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Economic Impacts ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Local Levels ◽  
Tremendous Impact ◽  
Real Action

The mining industry has tremendous impact on people and communities. The opening of a large mine has economic, environmental, and social consequences at the national, state, or provincial and local levels. Mining company activities can also positively and negatively influence many lives. The challenge is for mining multinational corporations (MNCs), communities, and governments to rationalise real action for the community. As initiatives and programmes show success, these experiences can be woven into ongoing operations if lines of communication are kept open. Mining MNCs can promote dialogue among the various stakeholders and disseminate the results of efforts that have helped enhance the sustainability of the economic impacts of mining. This chapter discusses various impacts of the mining industry on women, including skill development, poverty, health, and economic impacts. Issues of corporate social responsibility as a key function of mining MNCs in Thailand and Laos are discussed.

Inkan Seals as Tools of Labor Selection in Early 20th Century Mining

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-257
Author(s):  
Mayo MORIMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Early 20Th Century ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Coal Miners ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Employment Contracts ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Referral Hiring

Abstract In this study, I analyze a hiring mechanism prevalent in the coal mining industry in the first decade of the 1900s by investigating ‘job applications’, which are assumed to have functioned as employment contracts. These job applications include the names, ages, addresses, and previous occupations of 775 applicants, as well as the names of respective referrers, all of which have been compiled in a database. It is noteworthy that some of the applicants affixed personal seals to their job applications. At the time, the use of seals—a traditional Japanese practice—was not pervasive throughout the entire citizenry, as it is now. Coal miners of that era tended to be rustic people with little formal education who were accorded a relatively low socio-economic status. In this article, we explore possible motivations underlying their use of seals. Our results indicate a statistically significant tendency toward the use of seals among these relatively low-skilled workers, as well as a tendency for applicants who used seals to be hired directly by the mining company, rather than through referral hiring, even though the latter was widely used at the time. These trends are consistent with the supposition that the company sought disciplined and diligent workers to hire people who owned seals. This is also consistent with the supposition that low-skilled workers employed seals as a signal to project an image of diligence.

CSR in Ghana’s gold-mining sector: Assessing expectations and perceptions of performance with institutional and stakeholder lenses

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prince Amoah ◽  
Gabriel Eweje
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Stakeholder Management ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Mixed Method Design ◽  
Community Expectations ◽  
Corporate Social

PurposeThis article examines community expectations and perceptions of the corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance of a multinational mining company following a unique incident of cyanide spillage from a tailings (processed ore effluents) storage facility. CSR remains a critical component of stakeholder management in developing countries due to the continuous environmental and social impacts of mining development. The article employs the stakeholder and institutional theories to assess the CSR manifestations of a large-scale mining company in the context of pressures at the plant level.Design/methodology/approachWe employ a mixed method design using survey and stakeholder interviews to collect, analyse, and present findings within legal, ethical, and discretionary CSR categories. The survey data were statistically analysed by calculating the standard deviations of the three CSR dimensions to compare and understand the data variations in respect of the perception ratings of respondents on a four-point Likert scale, while interview data was evaluated using an inductive approach based on thematic networks.FindingsThe findings suggest that unfulfilled expectations for employment generate wider consensus towards demands to share in mining benefits based on rising perceptions of inequity and social exclusion. Additionally, host communities within farming areas engage in speculative development in anticipation of CSR-related compensation resulting in a homogenised expectation. Further, this study reveals that reactive CSR practices are interpreted as both insincere and patronising, contributing to a negative perception of mining activities in affected communities.Research limitations/implicationsAs a single-case study, the findings may be inadequate for theoretical generalisations and therefore limited to the context of the study.ImplicationsRethinking stakeholder and institutional theories, and exploring new assumptions in the context of the mining industry in Ghana, may expand the current discourse within the academic, corporate, and statutory communities.ContributionThis study adds to and expands the assumptions of stakeholder and institutional theories in a mining context within local communities. It may also improve the knowledge of managers of large-scale mining companies on effective stakeholder management.

scholarly journals Autonomous mining dump trucks

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 123-130
Author(s):  
Mark Leont’evich KHAZIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Error ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Open Pit Mining ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Dump Trucks

Research aim is to reduce the costs of a mining company and the number of accidents by increasing the efficiency of the use of equipment and eliminating the human factor. Research methodology: analysis of possible areas of application of autonomous mining dump trucks and problems associated with this process. Results. Mining is carried out in difficult mining conditions, which makes the presence of people in the working area of the quarry problematic. Mining companies are looking to cut costs and make jobs safer, especially in developed countries with high labor costs. The use of dump trucks with remote and autonomous control systems in open pits makes it possible to increase the safety and efficiency of open pit mining, reduce the influence of the human factor and increase the productivity of mining machines. While human drivers can do their job well, autonomous trucks can drive the exact route every time without getting bored, tired or resting. The car does not need clean air, good visibility and a lunch break. At the same time, mining autonomous dump trucks can be used in remote-controlled, semi-autonomous and autonomous modes, and the driver in them is replaced by a central controller and a local self-management system. The robot does not get tired and does not make mistakes, it can work 24 hours a day. Eliminating human error and regular training improves safety and increases the productivity of a mining operation. Such companies as BelAZ, Komatsu and Caterpillar are the leaders in the production of autonomous mining dump trucks. Conclusions. The introduction of autonomous transportation allows the mining company to actually reduce its operating costs. While autonomous technologies are still in their infancy, they continue to evolve. Complex solutions will be of great interest - centralized systems that allow working with a fleet of autonomous vehicles and other mining equipment. Therefore, this direction today is the most developing and promising, and the use of autonomous dump trucks in the mining industry is no longer a distant prospect, but a reality of today

BHP Billiton: Mining Potash

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Thomas N. Hubbard ◽  
Michael J. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Value Creation ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Hostile Takeover ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Value Capture ◽  
Potash Mining ◽  
Threat Of Entry ◽  
Do So

BHP, an Australian mining company, threatens to enter the potash mining industry through a hostile takeover of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Complicating matters is the fact that the Canadian potash industry has operated as a legal cartel in which the provincial government has a stake. This case enables students to assess BHP's strategy in terms of value creation and value capture, how it relates to its existing investments in the industry, and the risks and rewards of alternatives to BHP's strategy-How cartels help firms capture value in an industry and how the threat of entry can limit the cartel members' ability to do so -How firms outside a cartel can capture value though a competitive threat -The range of strategies available to incumbents and

scholarly journals Measuring the relative performance in mining industry: A case study of cooperative Seif mining company

2013 ◽  
pp. 2513-2516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Lotfi ◽  
Mahdi Hosseini Ghadikolaee ◽  
Khodabakhsh Hemmati
Keyword(s):  
Mining Industry ◽  
Relative Performance ◽  
Mining Company

scholarly journals IMPACT OF OUTSOURCING OF HUMAN RESOURCES ON TEAM PERFORMANCE IN A POLISH MINING COMPANY

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewelina Włodarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Pay Systems

Motivation: In recent years outsourcing of a variety of different activities has been more commonly observed in the coal mining industry. It is connected with employing workers through external companies. These practices are not necessarily perceived as good ones by employees. Approach and results: This article aims to present how workers perceive these practices. Therefore, two surveys have been conducted. The first, of outsourcing underground work to third-party vendors, was carried out in a group of randomly chosen underground workers of a mining company (PGG Sp. z o.o.). The other survey, also of outsourcing underground work to third-party vendors, was carried out in a group of workers of a third-party vendor working for PGG Sp. z o.o. Conclusions: Analysing the results from the surveys allowed for a better understanding of the reasons for the disapproval of outsourcing underground work. This in turn may be used for better human resource management in coal companies including in particular planning an incentive based pay systems

scholarly journals A New Concept of Organizational Restructuring in Mining Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (2) ◽  
pp. 205-213
Author(s):  
Henryk Dzwigol
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Mining Equipment ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
Market Management ◽  
Business Conditions ◽  
Strategic Market ◽  
Effective Use

Modern business conditions need mining restructuring solutions of a new quality. The research objective was to elaborate a new concept for the organisational restructuring of the coal mining sector. The article analyses the legal grounds for the development of a new mining company as well as the main consolidation criteria. The author proposes business goals of the new mining company and the organizational changes within the framework of consolidation. The article also focuses on some characteristics of the privatization of mining companies as well as effects of the establishing a new mining company. A more effective use of coal resources by a group of companies will enable reasonable and selective management of deposits, increase the investment opportunities, and achieve a comprehensive modernization of mining equipment. This, in turn, will help to meet the needs of the market in terms of quality and assortment, increase flexibility in responding to market changes and constant fluctuations; improve the efficiency of coal distribution, and create conditions for strategic market management and optimal use of distribution channels for coal sales centres. The new organizational structure proved optimal in terms of balance between social protection and competitiveness in a flexible company.

scholarly journals PURCHASING STRATEGIES IN THE KRALJIC PORTFOLIO MATRIX – A CASE STUDY IN OPEN PIT COAL MINING

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Alim Perdana ◽  
Nur Budi Mulyono
Keyword(s):  
Coal Mining ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Open Pit ◽  
Barriers To Entry ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

Kraljic matrix (or Kraljic model) is a method used to segment the purchases or suppliers of a company by dividing them into four quadrants, based on the complexity (or risk) of the supply market (such as monopoly situations, barriers to entry, technological innovation) and the importance of the purchases or suppliers (determined by the impact that they have on the profitability of the company). This quandrant allows the company to define the optimal purchasing strategies for each of the four types of purchases or suppliers. In coal mining company, hundred thousand goods, part number or SKUs are purchased by corporate in fulfilling its mining operations requirement. However, the commodities generally purchased by open pit coal mining company are classified into 6 (six) classes which are fuel, maintenance of mobile equipment, blasting material, tyre, lubricants, and others. With the complexity of dealing with suppliers, it is mandatory for developing purchasing strategies as part of managing of supply chain. Mining operations and profitability of coal mining company shall depend on the total cost of ownership in purchasing the abovementioned commodities. This Kraljic Portfolio Model (1983) will assist coal mining company in applying purchasing strategies based on the class or quadrant which has been developed. Objective of this research is to develop purchasing strategies by empirically quantifying using data from a comprehensive survey among purchasing professionals in coal mining industry. Kraljic Portfolio Matrix is developed with 2 (two) stages of questioner. First questioner is to assess the importance level of each attribute in the dimension of purchasing activity by using Analytical Hierarchy Process. Second questioner is to assess every commodity’s scoring against each supply attribute. Subsequently, the matrix is developed by using SPSS (Statistical Product and Service Solutions) software. This research successfully classifies purchasing commodity in the appropriate quadrant of Kraljic Portfolio Matrix. By classifying the commodities purchased by coal mining company in the right quadrant of Kraljic Portfolio Matrix, the company will be able to implement the right purchasing strategies which will be different in one quadrant and another.

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