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Australia leading on mine productivity

WHILE miners in most parts of the world continue to struggle with productivity more than a decade on from the supercycle-driven excesses of the 2000s, Australia is doing well, consultancy McKinsey & Co has told delegates at PDAC 2020.

Tom Hoskyns
Autonomous haulage has helped Australian operations shift the productivity needle.

Autonomous haulage has helped Australian operations shift the productivity needle.

McKinsey calculates its productivity data - known as the MineLens Productivity Index (MPI) - by blending output, asset value, employment and non-labour operational expenditure. The firm's latest set...

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