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24 spending significant effort , time , and money to run and optimise their operations in isolation . The challenge then becomes one of cultural change .
The technical aspects of integration and optimization of the entire production chain in a mining operation are relatively easy compared to the cultural changes required ,” says Valery . “ The solutions are not standard and need to be tailored to suit each operation , as well as its people and culture .
To be successful and maintained in the long term , any implementation will need the operation ’ s people to ‘ buy in ’ and be motivated and incentivised to change . This can be facilitated by knowledge transfer : providing training and education in what we are changing and why it works .”
Throughout his career , Valery has set up technology centres all around the world , which further foster and enable innovative thinking across the industry . Valery is also a board director at AMIRA International , an independent global member-based organisation of mining and supplier companies , and an adjunct professor at the Sustainable Minerals Institute and School of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Queensland .
“ Greater idea generation and execution comes from large networks of leading
Polyus Verninskiy , Siberia
Polyus Gold Blagodatnoye , Siberia , 2017
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