Instead of using previous methods of open pit extraction, block cave mining and rapid tunnel technologies is used to access deep ore bodies faster and with less environmental impacts (RioTinto 2014). To reduce the energy consumed the Group uses gas-fired cogeneration power plants converting natural gas to low emission electricity by a 160 megawatt electric generator, and the surplus energy is supplied to the electricity grid (RioTinto 2014). Rio Tinto always focuses on respect for environment by avoiding if possible or minimising harmful effects of mining activities on the environment. 3. Social Understanding and Health and Safety Rio Tinto works closely with host countries and local communities and is concerned in maintaining a fair and equitable …show more content…
Indigenous Australians make up nearly seven percent of the total workforce (RioTinto 2014). Replacing miners from remote sites with autonomous drills, trucks and trains, and employing approximately 500 controllers sitting in a homogenized computerised facility will provide an improved work/life balance compared to working in remote sites operating mining equipment and facing complex workplace health and safety issues. The Group’s goal of zero harm and no occupational illness can be achieved by the “Mine of the Future”, as risk factors due to manual handling and repetitive work, hearing loss due to noise induced, stress related to work and personal issues and mental health issues will be significantly reduces as a result of the use of high technological automated operations. 4.1. Supply chain and …show more content…
Autonomous truck fleet and trains are used to transport the ore from pit to the port increasing efficient movements of material and increased productivity. Rio Tinto’s business transportation is seaborne, and decisions are based on rigorous analysis focussed on adding long term value. Cargoes of the Group’s operation of nearly 250 million tonnes per annum contribute to 10 percent of the World’s dry bulk trade. There is a close co-operation between successful freight management and sales functions of Rio Tinto’s various business units worldwide(RioTinto
The Making of a Hardrock Miner written by Stephen M. Voynick, describes his own personal experiences as a hardrock miner in four different underground mines in the western United States, the Climax molybdenum mine in Colorado, Hecla Lakeshore Project a copper mine in Arizona, and two uranium mines in Wyoming. Rather than a book telling of the fortunes gained and lost, this book was about the relationships gained, but then also lost through mining. Stephen M. Voynick’s direct words and simple writing style provided a book that was an easy read and educational about mine work and safety.
The chat wasn’t the only lasting result of the mining; left in this corner of Oklahoma was also 300 miles of mining tunnels (5). These tunnels were created by a method known as room-and-pillar (1). Large rooms were mined to get access to ...
One set up operator can get hold of one place at a time and during waiting time, other lose the considerable amount of production. Subsequently, they framed a goal inclined to set up the sequence of work to get the maximum output by utilizing the capacity of the plant. The third step takes into consideration the installation of planning boards. These boards, lists the standard methods for each procedure, work sequence to reflect the order in which the process runs, and standard cycle time to complete a process. Moreover, these boards not only provides the information about the workers in the process but also identify the areas of improvements of the process. Moreover, works as the chief statistics for workers since it helps them to have a better and clear understanding of the process for a flawless vision of the further scope of improvements. On the contrary in another part of the same plant, they found a number of machines seeking attention at the same time. Automation is not always automatic. It requires humanized automation (Jidoka). The machines read the signal of attention by Andon light and need an operator to check the workflow consisting of a warning by each machine. Irrespective of the machine operating
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The company is involved in the production of raw materials used in metal industries such as copper, diamond, bauxite, core, uranium, and iron ore. Rio Tinto is equally famous for mining industrial minerals such as titanium dioxide, gypsum, talc borates, and salt. The Strategic management theory has key elements that relate to Rio Tinto during and post crisis era. Both the internal and external environments must balance for the success of the business. The external environment affecting the operations of the company comprise of the customers, competitors, and the immediate community. Rio Tinto is based in Australia, though it h...
Rio Tinto’s businesses include the opening of pits and underground mines, mills, refineries, smelters and power stations. This also includes the hydropower portfolio as well as the number of research and services facilities. Rio Tinto also has its own and operating infrastructure to take their products to their stakeholders (customers) in transport methods that include railways, ports and ships.
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Rio Tinto Group is an international group of companies in the mining sector emerged in 1995 from the merger of Rio Tinto-Zinc Corporation, based in the UK and formerly known as Rio Tinto Company Limited, and Rio Tinto of Australia Limited Conzinc with based in Australia. Is withdrawing group of the world's largest coal with a profit of $ 10.2 billion 2012. With a set of 66,000 people working in over 40 countries across six continents, Rio Tinto Group is dedicated to the extraction of iron ore, copper, coal, talc, titanium dioxide, salt, aluminium dioxide and even diamonds through several divisions (Rio Tinto 2014).
Are Rio Tinto shares about to be subjected to a takeover? Multinational metals and mining corporations are a dime dozen on the stock market, with it becoming increasingly difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Rio Tinto Group was founding in 1873, making it one of the oldest mining companies in existence, as a result of consortium purchase of a mining complex on the Rio Tinto River in Spain. Since taking control of the mine the company has grown in size seemingly year on year, via a wide array if mergers and acquisitions. They now list among the world leaders in aluminium, copper, uranium, coal, diamonds, and iron ore development due to such expansions.
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In the near future, the development of artificial intelligence technology will be more mature. Many repetitive manual work will be replaced by artificial intelligence, which can save more time for humans to do more creative work. Many hard and dangerous physical tasks, such as mine detection, can be handed over to artificial intelligence, which guarantees the safety of human life;When you are fatigue driving,
Private persons, big and small businesses at a point would have to either send or receive parcels, shipment, among other things. This cannot be done without the help of cargo companies, which are highly involved in the process of transportation of goods and services from one point to the other, but in short and long distances. And the demand to have this parcel and shipment delivered in a faster and more secured way , has brought about a high competition among several companies in the world , and they all have adopted both similar and also different measures to tackle the issues they deal with in the delivering order and tracking issues.
Employee rights are very important in the workplace (Rakoczy, C. n.d.). There are some laws to protect employee rights such as safe working environment, discrimination and overtime pay rate to ensure every employee treated fairly. All employees have the right to work in a safe and healthy workplace. In some industries, they use the high-voltage of electricity, extreme temperature, the high-speed and noisy machine in their workplace which can potentially threat to employee health and safety. A safety and healthy workplace must provide reasonable daily and weekly job schedule to the employees. Therefore, when the employee follows the job schedule, they can prevent to work overload because of a systematic system applied by the company.
Mining is the process or industry of obtaining minerals from the earth. Topics in this paper I’ll be specifically discussing are pros and cons of mining, structures of a mine, mining in general, California gold rush, diamonds in Africa, and comparison of diamond and gold mines.