SPOTLIGHT: Avoiding failure – mining project lessons learned IRL

SPOTLIGHT: Avoiding failure – mining project lessons learned IRL

Mining projects are typically risky investments and are prone to poor budget and schedule performance (not unlike other industries’ results). In most project post investment reviews (PIR), the project leadership and team invariably will have been a major factor affecting the final project performance. Over my decades of project management experience, in and outside of the mining industry, the challenges remain the same. Often, technical issues a…