The average lead time from discovery to production for mining projects is 16 years, combining both operating and nonoperating ...

No matter the size or scope of an organization, there is little question that everyone wants to find ways to improve their performance. Baseball teams use sabermetrics; companies often use the stock ...

Atlas Copco is reshaping how mines use compressed air, connecting drilling, crushing and mineral processing through one ...

One challenge for the business process movement has always been the tradeoff between deep analysis and improvement-oriented actions. Process analysis—understanding and measuring a process and the ...

Betsy Lawson was young and in love when she moved to the outskirts of Morgantown, West Virginia, in 1978. The 24-year-old and her soon-to-be husband bought 11 acres of land covered in green pastures ...