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Track 1 Session 8
2:10 to 3:10 p.m. Thursday,
October 23, 2008
From BLUE SKY to GREENFIELD and Beyond
Phu Bia Mining Limited have successfully developed a “greenfield” mine and copper/gold concentrate process plant in the challenging and
remote geography in the People’s Democratic Republic of Laos. Many maintenance and reliability engineering professionals in the mining
industry have the opportunity to work with new greenfield operations. The process of examining the plant that is being installed and then to
develop appropriate, effective equipment operation and maintenance strategies is fundamental to their work. Relatively few have had the
opportunity to work with a greenfield development and also to have had the additional challenges and rewards of establishing the maintenance
processes at a “Blue Sky” business. This presentation will take the attendees through a journey of developing new maintenance planning,
scheduling, work management, reporting and continuous improvement processes. The presentation will also show how Phu Bia Mining Limited
approached the Operational Readiness for maintenance planning and reliability engineering.
Key Words: Greenfield, Blue Sky, CMMS, Planning, Reliability, Work Management, Reporting
Geoff Savage
Phu Bia Mining Limited |
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