As a member of the australian mining community and a supplier of innovative products I am continually sickened by the extreme level of hypocrisy in the major mining companies.
They demand savings, they set standards for efficiency and even worse they tell the media that they are excelling in this area.
What a complete load of ROT.
I can supply a product at the same or lower capital outlay as a competitor, but I can slash energy usage by near 50% and quadruple the time between maintenance periods. But because some old fart in an office has been doing something his way for 20years, smart players have no chance of breaking the mold and getting real savings into the industry.
Maybe you should talk to some mining executives and they might try out your ideas.
Hi Shervin,
Thanks for the comment. I regularly talk to people from the miner on the ground right up to the CEO's. I actually get a lot of support from the high level managers, but again they wont put their balls on the line to implement change.
the entire industry at the moment is focused on self preservation rather than true efficiency and savings.