Context / scope of project: Mature mine with end of underground life in 2.5 years. Buy-ins and alternative sources of coal were key to overall economics due to insufficient feed from underground to plant. New, competent yet incomplete management team. Becoming increasingly difficult to hire and retain talented staff. Key management objectives were to sustain positive EBIT and morale, and retain staff.

PIP and client achieved:
	Highest average daily production rate in past 27 months
	Highest consistent plant throughput levels (2 year record of 7 months consistently over 1m tonnes pm through plant), while not compromising quality
	20% reduction in misplaced material (ie less quality coal sent to dump)
	Increased daily mini-pit production by an average of 50% within one month of PIP project start
	Introduced to plant 60,000 tonnes/month of duff (dumped material of adequate quality to process)
	Raised stacker-reclaimer utilization to a consistent 95%+ from 25% on arrival, ensuring more consistent feed and quality to the plant
	Considered best managed mine in the group from being rated worst managed in the prior year
	Operational profitability sustained and staff turnover very low