Socio-economic Mining: Myth or model for the global mining industry?

Mining companies around the world are increasingly developing policies and changes in the business model to achieve an improvement of the relevant relationships and partnerships with local and regional groups and trade unions around the mine operations. It is not only the guarantee of stable, sustainable operations on the game ..

"Socio-economic mining" - Sounds interesting, but there is such a thing really? If so, what's behind it and why this issue should be of interest in the mining industry right now?

Global commodity and mining companies reported increasing resistance of local and regional population groups involved unions and local contractors, which would slow down the entire mining operations and business activities. This kind of difficulties have increased dramatically in recent years and are now one of the biggest stress factors and challenges for mining companies operating dar.

Integrated Management System in Lean Mining

The Integrated Management System IMS ConSense

 Published on Saturday, 13 July 2013 12:19

Plant parts for underground use in hazardous areas require the production of the highest care. Tüschen & Zimmermann, specializing in clutches and brake systems for coal mining, optimize their quality management systems with a new integrated management system of Aachen GmbH ConSense

Of mining coal underground enormous forces: systems with giant conveyor belts that lead many miles up and down in the mine, must be driven and braked. Among other components are required to withstand this particular strain reliable. The company was founded in 1963 Tüschen & Zimmermann Lennestadt-Saalhausen specializes in drive connections, create the mechanical interfaces between engines and transmissions for underground use.

artisanal gold mining

Gold Digger legalized
From the wild for sustainable mining

In the small-scale mining in Mongolia is mined for gold. Using a machine draws a worker from gold ...
Many Mongolians are looking on their own make a living in gold mining. With the help of this Swiss trade is legalized, safer and greener.

Jürgen Kahl, Ulaanbaatar
The name Robin Hood heard the young Mongolian not like. It Nyambadarch Undrakhbileg has just begun when he twelve years ago after studying agriculture, with no prospect of a permanent position, the civic life turned his back on his brother's side for gold mining has been on his own, with primitive means, against the law, but utterly convinced that he and the men at his side only the outdated what they deserve.

Geoff Knox appointed CEO of GE Mining

Exhibition of technologies for solving environmental problems by providing efficient, highly productive and low-emission equipment for industry
Following recently completed or planned acquisitions of Fairchild International and Industrea Limited
GE Transportation (NYSE: GE) today announced its newest division GE Mining, its future headquarters in Brisbane (Australia). The communication was at MINExpo 2012 by Geoff Knox, the CEO of GE Mining, Posted.
The company recently acquired Fairchild International, a manufacturer of equipment for underground mining. The acquisition of the Australia-based company Industrea Limited (ASX: IDL, OTCQX: IULTY), a supplier of equipment and services to enhance safety and productivity in mining, is nearing completion. GE will respond with improved products based on its clean propulsion systems, energy storage solutions and world-class systems integration skills a global customer base.

lean thinking in the mining industry

We would like to dedicate this blog to lean mining and applications of lean thinking to mining and minerals processing. Value, pull, flow and continual improvement can be applied to the value stream from pit to port as well.