Safety

A little while back, our team was out on site and finished our planned task ahead of schedule. Flights out of site were booked solid so, instead of sitting around playing tiddlywinks, we agreed a useful job would be to gather up all the high potential incident reports (HPIs) and independently confirm that all agreed corrective actions (CAs) had been closed out. To some people’s surprise, (but not mine), we found that while most CAs had been closed out, some were only partiall

The relationship between haul road quality, productivity and unit cost is undoubtedly complex and different for every mine. However, in all cases, it does exist. A full analysis requires many factors to be considered including: Expected haulage (quantified) for each segment Haulage units (ie size, gross weight, rimpull and retardation) Availability of material to build subgrade, pavement and wearing courses Climactic variations in rainfall and temperature Construction and