Barrick Gold
Barrick Nevada’s Goldstrike Underground Mine boosted productivity using digital technology, planning software, and Short Interval Control (SIC). PACE drove adoption with a data-driven approach, focusing on people, process, and technology. Mobile devices enabled real-time reporting, optimizing workflows, and increasing active shift length by 50 minutes.
Barrick Gold
Barrick Nevada’s Cortez Hills Underground Mine sought to enhance productivity by increasing active shift length through digital technology, robust planning software, and Short Interval Control (SIC). PACE’s digital adoption methodology ensured seamless implementation, reducing operator resistance and optimizing workflows. Within two months, shift length increased by one hour, driving production gains of $60 million per […]
Monarch Recovery Services
Pioneer Manor
Atlas Copco
George Strydom, Production Flow Manager at Atlas Copco used the four phases of Timelined Consulting Inc.’s lean methodology, Launch, Explore, Achieve and Normalize, in order to identify and eliminate waste in multiple areas of their Rod production line. Using this four phased approach to identifying and addressing challenges in the manufacturing process allowed them to […]
Atlas Copco
Barrick Gold: Hemlo
On September 18, 2017, Hemlo’s underground (UG) mining operation moved from 10.5-hour shifts with no shift Sunday day shift, to 12-hour shifts, bringing UG operations in line with the open pit and the mill. ISSUE: The move entailed a significant change to the operation and various processes, as well as to the crews and their […]
Barrick Gold: Hemlo
In the spring of 2017, Hemlo acquired the Atlas Copco S14 Autonomous Scoop. In August 2017, Hemlo commissioned the tele-remote functions of the scoop. Operators have been trained to run it from surface. ISSUE: Expanding the autonomous fleet (Hemlo already had automated trucking underground) required significant technological upgrades underground. Automation is seen as a potential […]
Atlas Copco
Atlas Copco in North Bay, ON, worked with PACE to provide LEAN training to key personnel. Upon completion, the continuous improvement culture needed to be embedded and fostered through a means of effective communication. ISSUE: Atlas Copco required structure and methods to stay ahead of the competition and keep delivering excellent value to customers with […]
Monarch Recovery Services
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Roxanne Zuck, Program Supervisor, from Monarch Recovery Services, identified that the Pregnancy Parenting Outreach Program (PPOP) assessment process was taking a long time. Roxanne decided to take action in order to reduce the time it took to perform the assessment. By using Lean Green Belt tools, an informed problem statement was developed and […]