Below you will find a list of articles published by Proudfoot's Global Mining Practice Team in our Quarterly E-Bulletin. To subscribe, please visit ProudfootMining.com or send a message to mining@proudfootconsulting.com.

May 2008

• Now What? Predictions for the Remainder of 2008
• Foundation for Growth in China: Restoring Profitability at Anglo American's Tarmac Huzhou
• What Went Wrong: Six Sigma's 60% Failure Rate and How to Help 6s to Succeed in Your Mine
• Confronting the Skills Shortage: Tips for Grappling with Global Skill and Labour Scarcity

December 2007

• Behavioural Safety: Safety as an Operational Discipline
• The Missing Link in Social Licence to Operate: Internal Disconnects and Short-Sightedness Limit Potential Impact
• Waste Not, Want Not: Mining Industry Yet to Embrace Energy Efficiency
• It's Tough Out There: Mining Productivity Challenges Reflected in Annual Study
• The Six Sigma / LEAN Gap: Changing Processes by Changing Behaviour

August 2007

• Minds Turn to Cost Reduction: Change in Executive Focus as Cost Pressures Grow
• Improving Supervisor Behaviour at Cerro Matoso: Achieving Sustainable Productivity Improvement
• Productivity and Efficiency: Top Drivers
• Getting Engaged: PT Inco's Community Engagement Initiatives
• Safety Is Still Job #1: Importance of Behaviour

May 2007

• Recapture of Lost Tonnes: Identifying Barriers to Throughput
• Inflection Point: Mining Productivity on the Upturn Downunder
• Get the Skinny: Applying LEAN Management Principles to the Mining Environment
• Close to the Action: Spotlight on Supervisors
• What's Your Company's EQ? Take our Energy Quiz

January 2007

• Predictions for 2007: An Interesting and Challenging Year Awaits Us
• Get Smart: Controlling Project Budgets and Timetables through Improved Management Skills
• Top 10 Reasons for Energy Waste: Common Mistakes that Cost Companies Millions
• Antidote to Shrinking Margins: Doing More with Your Existing Assets and People

September 2006

• You Are What You Eat: Merger Dos and Don'ts
• Spare Change: Nickel Mine Production Improvements
• Maxed Out: Controlling Project Budgets and Timetables
• Dig Deep: Mining for Trapped Value During Boom Time
• Sustainability: IMA-NA's Real Commitment, Real Results

June 2006

• Safety is Job #1: Safety as a Human Engineering Issue
• Managing Merger Mania: Generating Synergies and Shareholder Value
• Top 10 Tire Preservation Tips: Making Tires Go the Distance