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• Insights from an Award Winner – How Innovation in Strategic Supply Chain Management can Reap Significant Rewards Strategic Supply Chain Management in Mining - an overview from an industry expert and award winner In this recent audio interview, Mining IQ was delighted to have the opportunity to discuss this critical topic in detail with an industry expert, Jamie Bradford, Lead Logistics Manager for SKM.  As

  Contributor:   Jacqueline Bran Tags: SKM | logistics manager | strategic supply chain management 04/07/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Rio Tinto: Managing Risk in Procurement and Supply In a mining boom, mining companies’ procurement departments are facing increased pressure to perform and deliver – and even Rio Tinto feels the pinch. Cindy Dunham, Rio Tinto’s General Manager for Operations, Procurement in Western Australia said mining operations within the state face particular challenges.   “Western Australia faces specific risks in procurement....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: mining procurement | supplier relationship management | supply chain management 08/27/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	Mining Procurement & Supply Update: Interview with Nissan Fleet Management At Mining IQ's Mining Procurement and Supply event, we spoke with some key industry players about what challenges they think professionals in the industry will face and how they can overcome these challenges. This mining event  which was held on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th of June and was a
  Tags: Nissan fleet management | Adam Lawson | nissan fleet team

• 	Achieve Best Practice Content, Data and Document Management at your Mine Site Download this Podcast How to Achieve Best Practice Content, Data and Document Management at your Mine Site This podcast, hosted by EMC, will teach you how to accurately manage your engineering documentation and communication processes in a consistent and controlled way using EPFM to underpin and support
  Contributor:   Mining IQ Editorial Tags: EMC | Martin richards | EPFM 08/12/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Dramatically Increase Efficiency and reduce Costs at your Mine Site Using Knowlege Management Knowledge Management in Action - Learn Key Quick Wins to Increase Efficiency and reduce Costs at your Mine Site Our EPFM / KM Story - How one Company Dramatically Transformed Their Mine Site Operational Efficiencies... This podcast, hosted by EMC, will share the real life story of Codelco and how they are

  Contributor:   Jacquie Bran Tags: EMC | Martin Richards | EPFM 09/27/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Initiatives in sustainable water resource management for optimal environmental, social and economic outcomes Initiatives in sustainable water resource management for optimal environmental, social and economic outcomes Water resource management is an integral input in mining, demanding regulators, industry and the community to recognise the importance of managing water resources in a responsible way. Water

  Contributor:   Tags: water resource management | Xstrata coal | david huthnance 03/07/2011  12:00:00 AM EST

• 	BP Australia Podcast Series: Why does your Fuel need to be Cleaner Today than ever before? BP Australia Podcast Series: Why does your fuel need to be cleaner today than ever before? Download this Podcast Today’s podcast, sponsored by BP, is on the topic of ‘ Clean Fuel’ specific to diesel fuel.   John Appleyard, R&D Technology Manager for BP Global Mining, shares
  Contributor:   Mining IQ Editorial Tags: clean fuel | diesel fuel | BP Australia 07/06/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	Mining Export Infrastructure For the past five to ten years, the mining industry within Australia has been facing export delays due to bottlenecks within the rail supply chain and capacity constraints at major ports. This creates an inability in the mining supply chain to match the rate at which mining producers extract minerals and
  Contributor:   Mining IQ Tags: export | export infrastructure | supply chain 05/02/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	Mining Procurement & Supply Update: Video Interview with Hatch Associates In this interview with Paul Joy, Contracts and Procurement Manager at Hatch Associates, he talks about how improving working relationships with design engineering stakeholders can help improve project outcomes; identifying effective procurement strategies and the lessons he's learn from his years
  Tags: paul joy | procurement | supply

• Industry Q&A: What's next for the Rare Earth Industry?
  

  What's next for the rare earths industry? Mining IQ recently interviewed Anna Littleboy, Acting Director for Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship from the CSIRO.    Anna is a geologist by background. Her early career was spent actually really working on environmental risk assessments, particularly looking at contaminant transport from different forms of....Read more
  

  
  Contributor:  Anna Littleboy
  Tags: anna littleboy | rare earths | CSIRO
  05/01/2011  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Building Relationships With Suppliers: Key Considerations for Procurement Professionals in Mining Following the peak of the mining boom, the levels of production and number of projects in the market is still high, and the industry is facing severe supply backlogs. To further compound the problem, equipment and skills shortages are still causing further procurement and supply challenges. The pressure to reduce costs and streamline overall procurement processes is greater than ever. Managing contra....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: procurement | VRM | SRM 03/15/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

• World’s Largest Copper Producer Standardizes on EMC Solution to Manage Engineering Content and Process Flow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 22nd October 2012 World’s Largest Copper Producer Standardizes on EMC Solution to Manage Engineering Content and Process Flow HOPKINTON, Mass. – October 23, 2012 – EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced that Chilean state-own Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, has implemented EMC® Documentum® Engineering, Plant, and Facilities....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Tags: EMC | Facility Management | Codelco 10/24/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	13 Tips from the Frontline to Solve the Common Problems at Your Mine Site The Rationale: In this podcast for Mining IQ, Mining IQ talked to Paul Upson of ISMs Global about common problems faced at mine sites and more importantly – how to overcome them and get some quick wins to help you to do so.  About Paul:  Paul has over 8 years’ experience in Hotel
  Contributor:   Jacqueline Bran Tags: ISMs global | paul upson | workforce management 09/17/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	Revealed - Easy Steps to Correct and Efficient Information Provisioning at your Mine Site In this timely podcast for Mining IQ, we chatted with Kit Grose, User Experience Specialist with IQ LINK. Kit spoke specifically about the difficulties associated with information provisioning at operating mine sites. Specifically, he focused on how to find the missing link between your
  Contributor:   Jacquie Bran Tags: iq link | IQ Link | Kit Grose 12/02/2012  12:00:00 AM EST

• Mining Procurement and Supply Management: A Hatch & Associates Perspective Following the peak of the mining boom, the levels of production and number of projects in the market is still high and the industry is facing severe supply backlogs. To further compound the problem, equipment  and skills shortages are still causing further procurement  and supply challenges. Now, more than ever, it is critical to reduce costs and streamline  overall procurement processes. ....Read more

  Contributor:  Mining IQ Editorial Tags: Procurement | supply | management 10/08/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• Miners still lack effective water management
  

  Although water has long been recognised as a critical commodity in mining, many mining companies still do not have effective or sustainable water management practices. Dr. Venkata Kambala, Head of Research and Development at Hudsons Resources said sustainable water management in mine sites is at a critical point and can no longer be ignored. In his role, Dr. Kambala helps resource companies dev....Read more
  

  
  Contributor:  Arthur Chan
  Tags: water | water management | water management in mine sites
  10/15/2012  12:00:00 AM EDT

• 	Top 3 Tips for Ensuring Regulatory Emissions Compliance at your Mine Site This recent podcast, hosted by Peak3 and Mining IQ, will teach you how to Identify a “best practice” program that ensures your site keeps emissions as low as reasonably achievable as required by regulatory guidelines. The podcast will ensure you take away some valuable lessons as Colin Chandler,
  Contributor:   Jacquie Bran Tags: regulatory guidelines | emissions | environmental mining 11/28/2012  12:00:00 AM EST

• What are the Top 5 Lessons to Highlight the Value of Strategy Optimisation as Opposed to Cost-cutting Exercises? What are the top 5 lessons to highlight the value of strategy optimisation as opposed to cost-cutting exercises? In this recent podcast, Mining IQ chatted to Bruce Gregory about the importance of strategy optimization as opposed to cost-cutting exercises. Questions included: Why do you think

  Contributor:   Mining IQ Editorial Tags: Bruce Gregory | AMC Consultants | strategy optimization 03/25/2013  12:00:00 AM EDT

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