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MINE OPERATIONS SHORT COURSE

The Mining System

Course commences 13 May 2024

20
PD Hours
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MINE OPERATIONS SHORT COURSE

The Mining System

Course commences 13 May 2024

20
PD Hours
Enrol now

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Learn how to understand, influence and drive your site’s management operating system (MOS) as a key deliverable in translating corporate strategy into site implementation priorities.

 

Quick facts

Duration Delivery Course Type 2024 Intakes PD Hours Language
20 hours
5 weeks
100% online
Short course
13 May
4 November 
Up to 20
English

Course overview

As a site leader, the ability to understand, apply and influence the development of the management operating system (MOS) is critical for the execution, monitoring, and management of business performance of a site’s operations.

From driving productivity and safety to having the knowledge to hold planning priorities accountable, understanding how to guide and implement your site’s MOS is key for both the success of your operation, and the growth of your career.

With a focus on practical skills that can be applied directly to your work, this 5-week short course is designed to give you the expertise and insights to drive key decisions that ultimately impact the mine value chain and life of mine plan. This includes enhancing and leveraging operational reports and cost estimations, translating strategic plans into implementation plans, and generating practical plans for applying your learnings to your own site.

This course is part of AusIMM’s Mine Operations Short Course series - courses designed to support aspiring and established site leaders with the insights, skills and knowledge essential for running successful site operations.

Course pricing

A discount of 10% is available for groups of 3 or more participants from the same organisation who enrol for the same course intake in a single booking. This discount will be automatically applied at checkout.
Member
$1,420
Price inclusive of 10% GST
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$1,666
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Non-member
$1,847
Price inclusive of 10% GST
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Learning objectives

  • Describe how MOS can be used in the successful operation of a mine.

  • Examine the Life of Mine Plan, its processes and discuss some of the key principles and decisions made during this development.

  • Explore what an effective operations reporting system is and techniques to maximise its value on site.

  • Examine mine accounting, its principles and methods and how it can be used to improve site performance. 

Course structure

The five-week course is a collaborative, hands-on online learning experience, taking learners approximately 20 hours to complete.

Course content includes:

  • A 'Meet the Experts' interactive virtual classroom session
  • Informative videos
  • Additional resources and readings (case studies, articles)
  • Selective examples of tools used
  • Group discussion forums
  • Learning activities in the form of short quizzes

Please note, attendance at the live session is not mandatory; the virtual classroom session will be recorded and available on the same day for participants who are unable to attend live.

Earn digital credentials

Showcase your studies, validate your knowledge

Verify your new skills and knowledge with a digital badge that you can add to your LinkedIn profile, email signature, intranet, or any other online account.

Your badge links to a detailed outline of the course, showcasing and validating your new skills in a format that employers and colleagues can easily access and trust.

Who should attend?

Aspiring site leaders
Gain the skills and knowledge required for managing site strategies to help you step up to site management roles

Site Superintendents, Mine Managers, Site Supervisors, and Operations Managers
Refresh your knowledge to enhance and learn the latest approaches and trends for successfully leading systems and strategies on your site

Course program

Module 1

Management Operating System (MOS)

1. Describe the role of MOS in delivering strategy.
2. List the key components of a MOS.
3. Identify the critical success factors of successful mine asset management systems.
4. Recognise the opportunities of emerging MOS technologies.
5. Construct a personal plan of action to identify opportunities for MOS enhancement

Module 2

Life of Mine Planning (LOMP)

1. Describe the principles of life-of-mine planning and the mine planning process.
2. List the general inclusions of a LOM Plan.
3. Compare open pit and underground mine scheduling and how they link to business outcomes.
4. Model the effect of the supply chain fluctuations on business outcomes.
5. Construct a personal plan of action to identify opportunities to improve mine planning in your workplace.

Module 3

Mine Operations Reporting

1. Identify the key elements of an effective operations reporting system.
2. Examine the reports required to understand mine performance.
3. Describe techniques that maximise the interpretation and usefulness of mine operations reports.
4. Identify the minimum reports required for industry governance and compliance.
5. Construct a personal plan of action that will improve reporting effectiveness in your area of operations.

Module 4

Mine Accounting

1. List the key elements of mine accounting
2. Assess mine accounting principles and systems.
3. Describe the main risk generating factors that influence the quality of resource estimates.
4. Examine mine valuation techniques.
5. Construct a personal plan of action that will improve estimates in your area of operations.

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Course commences 13 May 2024

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Course facilitators

All programs have been developed in consultation with leading organisations in the mining industry, subject matter experts and community leaders to ensure you gain the latest knowledge and develop relevant skills to accelerate your career.

Joanna Krzyzanowska

Principal Mining Consultant
MEC Mining
Joanna is a results focused and experienced mining professional with experience working across a broad range of commodities including diamonds, base metals and coal operations.

Her technical and operational background makes her incredibly qualified to project manage innovative mine solutions in both site based and in consultative roles.

She has leveraged these skills into project management and leadership roles with a focus on adding value, ensuring safe sustainable cash flow and growth through technical influence and strong relationships.

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