Six sigma in mining industry

Well, in my 6sigma experience there must be some things to be done first.

1- Top managament leadership and commitment, with goal settings aligned to a strategic plan.
2- A program in place, with empowered leaders, belts and accountability.
3- Value chain analysis.

Once your company have done this the you must identify the bottlenecks downstream, the several process. From blasting and drilling, hauling and feeding the plants, till the process water reclaiming.
Then six sigma comes to the rescue breaking bottlenecks and improving critical processes variables.
There are also several approaches regarding the magnitude of the project, but in order to involve the operators you must set goals like hauling trucks tyre life, fleet reliability, shovel utilizations and so, which can be related to with a sense of purpose and ownership.

In any case, it’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll, and a challenging one though.

Cheers.

@aricis I have had clients in the mining industry since 2003. We have worked North & South America, Australia and Africa. Our deployment in South Africa won a global completion for deployment of the year for two consecutive years. We still have 3 active mining clients currently.

@cseider (posts here frequently) worked with us in Africa

We can probably come up with something for you if you would like to contact me off line at [email protected].