Country

Type of mine

Tool(s)

Effect(s) on economic aspect

Effect(s) on OHS aspect

Author

Australia

Aluminum

LIC, 5S, TPM

Performance improvement (in early stage of lean implementation)

57% decrease in the rate of incidents among miners

[16]

Australia

Bauxite

LIC & 5S

Cycle time reduction

-

[16]

Australia

Underground copper mine

LIC

56% enhancement in the cycle time

-

[16]

Brazil

Fluorspar

VSM

43.6% raise in productivity

-

[18]

Brazil

Amethyst

VSM

16.6% improvement in the process added-value time

Possible enhancement in the miners’ health due to reduction of dust

[18]

Chile

Copper

VSM, 5S, Kaizen

Enhancement in project performance and productivity

-

[14]

China

Coal

5S

16.5% reduction in processing time

-

[17]

Czech Republic

Coal

Kaizen

-

Possible enhancement in the miners’ safety and health conditions

[20]

India

Coal

VSM

16.8% increase in production rate

Possible reduction in the required effort to move materials by miner after installation of man-rider system

[15]

Poland

Copper

5S, TPM

Decrease in average repair time

-

[21]

South Africa

Diamond

VSM

Cycle time reduction

-

[19]