Our Results: Zinc Mine & Refinery

Results - Zinc Mine & Refinery

Context / scope of project :
	Cost of production significantly higher than design
	‘Production at all costs’ culture
	Reactive maintenance
	Service functions not performing (supply chain and HR)
	Talent and People gaps owing to severe recruiting challenges

Achievements of PIP and Client:
	US$4m savings delivered
	US$9.5m in implementation
	US$3m zinc recovered
	10% increase in plant availability to >98%
	21% reduction in off-catalogue spend
	Successful design and implementation of site-wide KPIs, HR & recruitment processes, continuous improvement team, project management office, and community cricket tournament

	Value driver trees – where’s the money
	Root cause analysis throughout the organization
	Changed from breakdown to preventative maintenance regime
	Negotiated and put in place contracts for large spend items
	Created recycling and refurbishment program for cathodes
	Established site-wide and departmental KPIs and targets
	Created management accountability through Result-Action-Reviews