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] |