Crimes Against Mine Planing - quick view.

Crimes Against Mine Planning – solving the top 10 pitfalls by Mark Bowater is about 200 pages in paperback (Rp 200,000) or hard copy (Rp 290,000). Books may be sourced by contacting Mark’s email https://www.dhirubhai.net/in/mineplanningguru Mark has about 33 years “working in the industry” (largely in Australian coal mines), and now, through this book, wants to “work on the industry”

This book is aimed at mining company management level because most issues discussed in this book are either created at that level, or the systems they process that need to be changed have to be actioned and authorized at that level. This book is also useful for mine planers, senior engineers, planning supervisors and financial modelers. Trying to influence change within a mining operation can be very challenging, and retaining such changes is a secondary challenge.

Each of the 10 sections discussing is divided into three sections 1) What the crime is and how plays out and how it looks at mine sites, 2) why the issue is a crime, the effect that it has on mine sites and how the significant the issue is, 3) potential solutions or how we may stop (or prevent) that crime happening at your mine site.

The books chapters are;

1.????? Introduction

2.????? 2. Terminology

3.????? Why do we schedule?

4.????? CRIME 1; The root of all evil – Deterministic Scheduling.

5.????? CRIME 2; Slippage – What is slippage?

6.????? CRIME3; Great mine plan- What do we do with it now?

7.????? CRIME 4; You have KPI’s But a lack of mine planning KPI’s

8.????? CRIME 5; Bullshit in bullshit out

9.????? CRIME 6; Beware of the enablers!

10.?? CRIME 7; A law unto themselves.

11.?? CRIME 8; are you scheduling the right activities?

12.?? CRIME 9; Theory of consultants

13.?? CRIME 10; Mine plans are NOT a performance driver!

14.?? That’s a wrap.