effect of downtimes on mining companies

Harmful Impacts of Mining

RMF Harmful Impacts of Mining when extraction harms people, environments and economies. Executive summary. 4. Minerals and metals play a central role in the global economy and mining is an important source of economic development in many countries. However, the harmful effects of mining remain a challenge for society to acknowledge …

(PDF) The Effect of Budgetary Control on Financial

Based on this, we are interested in making an impact of coal prices on financial performance toward coal mining company value. To simplify the purpose of the study and data analysis, we use the ...

How-To: Combat Unplanned Equipment Downtime | Mining …

According to the infographic, mining companies are susceptible to $180,000 in lost production per incident. This includes lost production time accumulating in $3,000 an hour per incident, and 60 hours of downtime per incident. The following tactics can significantly assist in combating unplanned downtime.

The effects of social development and management

The results show that as to the level of awareness of the host communities regarding the different SMDP of the mining companies, there is strong evidence on the high level of awareness of the ...

Production Process Optimization by Reducing Downtime and …

Therefore, in the company we analyzed, it was inevitable to radically change the approach to process quality improvement. Further, we will describe the change of approach to downtime minimization. 2.1 Downtime Minimization. A part of the change in attitude to downtimes was also the implementation of a regulatory diagram.

Production Process Optimization by Reducing Downtime …

The machine park in mining companies is base of efective mining processes and optimal results of mining. The machine park in the mining company introduces a combination of stagnant and active ...

Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in …

Mining is extremely important to the economy of Ghana and a major contributor to its GDP and the mining sector creates employment for many people. However, there are also many adverse effects of mining, as outlined here. The health impacts of mining on surrounding communities include increased risk of malaria, skin …

Digging Deeper: Reducing machine downtime in mining

No. 2: Reduce machine downtime by having access to plentiful spare engines. You can reduce equipment downtime and prevent financial losses by leveraging spare engines. Miners can use these spare engines while the primary engines are going through planned or unplanned service.

Downtime, Outages and Failures

Downtime can cost companies $5,600 per minute and up to $300,000 per hour in web application downtime (according to a 2014 Gartner's analysis ). The average hourly cost of enterprise server downtime, worldwide, 2017 …

A Roadmap for Lean Maintenance of Mining Machinery

Keywords: Lean maintenance, Mining machinery, Waste, Safety . 1. Introduction Nowadays, large mining companies have to invest in managerial methods and technologies in order to enhance its competitiveness in global market. Maintenance is one of the critical issue s within the management activities in mines.

Reducing Production Downtime In The Mining & Metals …

ABI Research estimates that global spending on digital technologies in the mining industry is projected to reach $9.3 billion by the year 2030. Unplanned …

The Environmental Problems Caused by Mining | Earth.Org

A village was set up to support 15,000 miners working in the ruby mine near Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. Photo: Pardieu et al. (2017). However, compared to many other industries such as agriculture, mining uses relatively small pockets of land, and the future of mining could move to using techniques that are arguably even less invasive on …

The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

At the end of the first quarter 2024, the MINING TOP 50* ranking of the world's most valuable miners had a combined market capitalization of a shade under $1.4 trillion, down $13 billion ...

The effect of financial factors on tax avoidance in mining companies

This study aimed to determine the effect of profitability and company size on tax avoidance in 2018-2020. ... The sample set in this study is 30 mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock ...

Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility in mining industries

The paper aims identify the main topics of CSR in the mining sector using Twitter. •. The results show the CSR debate is increasingly growing in developing countries. •. The debate is mainly centered on the impact of mining industries on the land. •. Many stakeholders advocate for more environmental responsibility.

Digging Deeper: Reducing machine downtime in …

Mar 21, 2021 by Aytek Yuksel, Content Marketing Leader - Power Systems. Downtime of a mining dump truck or an excavator could cost the mine operator over thousand dollars …

ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF UNSCHEDULED …

The results obtained indicate that the number of unscheduled downtimes represents a serious problem in mining exploitation. Keywords: mining production, unscheduled …

(PDF) The Effect of Liquidity, Profitability, and Solvency …

The population in this study are mining companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Samples were taken from 4 companies that met the criteria, with 10 years of observation totaling 40 sample ...

Mining Weekly

Mitigating the cost and perils of downtime in mining. 2nd February 2023. When it comes to mining, the cost of downtime in a single shift can run into the millions. Here's how Astron Energy can ...

(PDF) Analysis of the Impact of Unscheduled …

Abstract and Figures. Unscheduled downtimes in machine operation are one of the main reasons behind their low availability. Such downtimes are caused by miscellaneous factors and remain difficult ...

Effects of the Mining Strikes on the South African Economy

Mining production decreased by 6,5% year-on-year in May 2014, reports Statistics SA. The crippling strike action that began on 23 January in the platinum sector has had a negative impact on total mining production. The largest negative growth rates were recorded for PGMs (-48,5%), other non-metallic minerals (-13,3%) and building …

Hut 8 Mining: Diversified Business Appeal

HUT's P/H ratio is 116.49. This means buying a share of Hut 8's stock would mean paying Hut 8 $116.49/TH/s to mine Bitcoin. HUT's P/H falls lower than that of several of its peers, seen in ...

Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

The Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation have been chastised for, on the one hand, funding health services while, on the other, investing in fossil fuel companies whose mining operations may have a profound and adverse effect on the local communities (Smith and Carrington 2015). I am interested in practical issues around …

Maximizing Productivity in Mining Equipment Maintenance

Preventive maintenance is proven to offer tremendous advantages. Studies indicate it can reduce downtime by 30-50%, lower maintenance costs by 5-10%, and decrease equipment failures by 70-75%. Making these changes can lead to major productivity and profit gains.

Unplanned Downtime – the key disruptor to Industry

82% of companies have experienced at least one unplanned downtime over the past 3 years (with 2 outages being the average). $250k USD per hour and $2MUSD per event is the average unplanned downtime impact on companies. 70% of companies polled do not have a complete awareness of when equipment assets are due for maintenance or …

Mining and Climate Change: Risks, responsibilities, and …

According to McKinsey, mining accounts for 4%–7% of global GHG emissions globally, directly, through operations and indirectly, through power generation. In the same vein, the cost of access to capital is also expected to rise, as climate-related risks are coming under scrutiny by shareholders and investors.

(PDF) Analysis of the Impact of Unscheduled …

Unscheduled downtimes in machine operation are one of the main reasons behind their low availability. Such downtimes are caused by miscellaneous factors and …

How-To: Combat Unplanned Equipment Downtime | Mining …

Unplanned equipment breakdown can often be the most timely, and expensive, setbacks for mining companies. The following infographic reveals the …

What is Downtime? Prevention Strategies for Uninterrupted …

Downtime is when a system, network, or application is unavailable or not working as intended, affecting business operations, productivity, and customer experiences. Downtime can be classified into three types: planned downtime, for maintenance or upgrades; unplanned downtime, often due to unexpected failures or issues; and partial downtime ...

Impact of downtime pattern on mining machinery …

In this paper, problem of mining machinery efficiency is considered through impact of different types of downtimes. New methodology is suggested based on comparison impact of mechanical and technological mining machinery time in fault (Mt, Tt) and mechanical and technological mining machinery downtime frequencies (Mf, Tf) on machine work done (W).

Understanding the impacts of mining on local environments …

The effects of mining for the clean energy transition. ... Mining companies typically invest directly in communities through employment, road construction, and sometimes even by building or investing in schools, stadiums, or health clinics. Indirectly, mines can have spillover effects in the economy since miners might support local …