...Mining Group Gold Introduction to Business and Technology Professor Cussac December 4th, 2013 The five basic steps for Mining Group Gold are first to determine, or establish the overall purpose of the session or meeting. Nobody wants to walk into a room without having a specific topic or idea to be covered. Having a scope defined will determine the next steps of drilling down what should be accomplished, and help define the time frame, as well as the necessary participants of the meeting or session. Secondly it is important to determine the desired outcome(s) of the session or meeting. An overview stating desired outcomes of a meeting or session is important information for the participants to have, so that they may gear themselves up for appropriate interaction, dialogue, evidence to support positions, and tasks that need to be addressed. The third step would be to assign the roles of a facilitator, a scribe, and lastly a timekeeper. The facilitator is the one who is able to open the topics, garner responses, while the scribe takes notes, helps with charts and brainstorming ideas on paper, while the timekeeper keeps accurate track of the time associated with the progress of the overall meeting or session. The fourth step for success in mining group gold would be to set the agenda for the meeting or session. An agenda serves a purpose of letting participants understand all of what is to be covered in the meeting or session. And lastly, the fifth step would be...
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...As a group, we chose Data Mining for our project and in specific, an organization very popular and well used, Facebook. Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004 and its mission or purpose was to provide a social media platform. There is not a subscription cost and the platform is freely available to anyone with an internet connection and email address. However, there are advertising tools which one can pay for to ensure your various posts reach more of an audience. For example, you can set up a page specifically to market T-shirts to people and if you want to ensure that many people see it, you can pay Facebook to “push” your post to the maximum amount of people who are likely to be interested in such a product. The services offered are: 1.Communication with friends and family 2.Advertising 3.Marketing 4.Sharing information We chose this organization because it is a very common and popular organization that most of us use and have interest in. Additionally, data mining has become something the general public is aware of because of people like Edward Snowden, formerly of the NSA, and Julian Assange of WikiLeaks. Data mining is the collection of numbers or just information in general. This information is collected for statistical purposes. The data that is collected is processed through mega computers. These computers sift through information and arrange it in a much easier to understand format. Data mining software is one of a number of analytical...
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...working in groups (some, for the very first time with a new group of people) formed into high-performance teams? Along with this question is the issue of the ad-hoc work groups that are placed together to accomplish very specific tasks in a short amount of time. Additionally, there are the required departmental level meetings that are called on some regular basis, either weekly, every two-weeks, or monthly. The expectation is that such meetings are necessary and therefore required. And yet, some people consider such teams to be a waste of time, money, and resources. The Mining Group Gold process is a team process and meeting management process whose sole purpose is to leverage the combined wisdom, experience, and ideas of everyone on the team in order to cash in on this wisdom to improve the overall meeting process and to improve the decisions of the organizational unit. Kayser (1995) developed and perfected a method for teams or groups of individuals to maximize and capitalize on their collective effort in a decision meeting venue. Kayser’s steps to Mining Group Gold are to (a) establish a purpose for the meeting; (b) set the outcomes that the group wishes to achieve from the meeting; (c) assign the roles of facilitator, scribe, and timekeeper; (d) set an agenda for the meeting; and (e) perform periodic time checks during the session to keep the group on track and on task. The connection between the Bikhchandani et al. model of observational learning and Kayser’s Mining Group...
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...Mining group gold Date 10/11/13 Mining group gold The mining group gold process contains the following basic processes. The first basic process is determination of the purpose of the proceedings, session or meeting. This entails the process of outlining the objectives and laying down the aims of the meeting prior to allocation of duties and responsibilities to be observed during the meeting. This step lays the foundation for the next step which is concerned with the desired outcomes of the proceeding, meeting or session. This second step is majorly concerned with the foreseeable results and expectations of all the stake holders of the meeting. The desired outcomes, much like the purpose, are written down and act as a guide or general framework for the meeting. The third step is concerned with allocation or assigning of roles of the facilitator, the overseer, the time keeper and the scribe. These are the primary players and regulators of the meeting who are charged with the duties of setting the agenda rolling. The facilitator is the key regulator of the meeting with the scribe taking down minutes and the time keeper allocating durations for all steps. The fourth step is setting the agenda, a comprehensive statement of the major objectives of the meeting which connect the purposes of the session to the foreseeable results. The last step is concerned with establishment and allocation of time for each item on the agenda. The mining group gold is a process that is effective...
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...Answer 1 Five basic steps for Mining Group Gold 1. Determine the purpose of the session or meeting. 2. Determine the desired outcomes of the session or meeting. 3. Assign the roles of facilitator, scribe, and timekeeper. 4. Set the agenda. 5. Establish the time allocation for each item on the agenda. ______________________________________________________________________________ Answer 2 Facilitator has to be a leader in each and every situation. When individual works on specific parameter and situation along to build passion and motivation of his team that person building up his leadership in particular task and situation which the individual adapt according to it maturity level. There is a leadership and the collaborative style of people is very effective and making the team work of the people with efficient performance. The actual cause of problem is being diagnosed and there is willingness in changing the plans. The plans which are changed are realistic and portrayed for long term relations (Barbuto, JE 1997). ______________________________________________________________________________ Answer 3 Safeguarding means the protecting of the work environment of company. Gate opening is the process which describes how the firm gets benefit from the opening of the new product development. ______________________________________________________________________________ Answer 4. Group thinking process does not consider the discussion process lead to common...
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...Joseph Fortune Process Letter Dear Reader The past few years of my life was spent in search looking for the gateway of dreams, I was lost for a good bit of time not knowing what to do with my life and even more lost on how to go about finding it. I found the path to the gateway of dreams with the help of my brother and the rest of my family. Po Bronson says "We are all writing the story of our life. It's not a story of conquest. It's a story of discovery. Through trial and error, we learn what gifts we have to offer the world and are pushed to greater recognition about what we really need." And the question that follows this had me thinking about my future, that question was “What Should I Do with My Life?” I really know how important it is for the introduction to any paper is. I want to make my essay introduction good by giving the reader something to think about as they read my story for epic technology, I want the reader be able to connect there thinking to the following paragraph, giving the reader something to think about is also a good way to get there attention-maybe some my readers can connect to (Every one at some point gets lost looking for there dream and some never find it) and this will lead into my next paragraph. Starting with the title of my story (The journey For Epic Technology) I will tell the reader about my journey and how I ended up on it and the places it will take me. I will also be telling my readers what I should be doing with my...
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...chalcopyrite 3) Marblized calacite 4) Albite feldspar 5) Specular hematite 6) Pyrite crystals Copper has been mined in Oman for thousands of years. The mineral sector’s operations include mining and quarrying. Several projects have recently been completed including: an economic feasibility study on silica ore in Wadi Buwa and Abutan in the Wusta Region, which confirmed that there were exploitable reserves of around 28 million tonnes at the two sites; a feasibility study on the production of magnesium metal from dolomite ore; a draft study on processing limestone derivatives; a project to produce geological maps of the Sharqiyah Region (Ibra); economic feasibility studies on the exploitation of gold and copper ores in the Ghaizeen area; a study on raw materials in the wilayats of Duqm and Sur for use in the Sultanate’s cement industry; and a study on the construction of a new minerals laboratory in Ghala in the Governorate of Muscat The sultanate produces copper, chromite, gold, and silver. Oman's main copper reserves are in the Suhar area on the Al Batinah coast. The processing of ore at the Suhar complex, operated by the government-owned Oman Mining Company, began in 1983. The production of chromite by the Oman Mining Company also began in 1983 in the Suhar area. Exports of the Oman Mining Company are primarily destined to the Far East market. In 1990 Taiwan accounted for 38.5 percent of exports, followed by Japan with 11.1 percent and South Korea...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1Background to the study Mining is the extraction of minerals and precious metals from the earth. These minerals and metals consist of manganese, tantalum, copper, tin, silver, diamonds and gold. Mining may be considered in two forms: large scale mining and small scale mining. Large scale mining generally employs large number of people and produces huge tonnes of gold. Examples of companies who engage in these are the Anglo-Gold Ashanti of Ghana, Newmont Ghana, Goldfields Ghana and Minas Serra Palade Mines in Brazil which employed about over thousands workers and yielded thousands tonnes of gold (Amankwah and Anim-Sackey, 2003). Small scale mining is a form of mining that is done at small levels and mostly employs relatively a low number of people (Appiah, 1998). It is generally engaged in by local people within the area where these activities occur, and comes along with it the influx of people from other areas. Small Scale Mining companies use a considerable number of the labour force in the country. While there is no accurate SSM employment number for Ghana (Appiah, 1998), it is estimated that some 500,000 people are openly employed in the sector while additional 500,000 may indirectly be benefiting from the doings. About half of those directly engaged in the S.S.M are said to be illegal operators (Amankwah & Anim-Sackey, 2003) commonly known as “galamsey operators”. The actions of small-scale miners also generate economic linkages with other...
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...The mining industry is one of the world’s greatest international industries and it is a very high health hazard business. Due to the economic and environmental impacts, the mining industry is one of the most complex industries. The development of the mining industry is evident but unethical (Cragg & Greenbaum 2002). However, the lack of business ethics has contributed to the re-development of the mining business in today’s economic climate. Corporations such as CSR indicated how unethical behaviors aimed at the interest of the shareholders, the state and the environment (Campbell 2012). This has affected the operations of their business and the sociological impact which coincides with the global business standard codex (GBSC) (Campbell 2011). The purpose of this essay is to examine the ethical point and performance of the mining industry concerning risky employment, child labor, corruption and health and safety of workers in rising countries using three ethical principles of the global business standards codex (GBSC). Global ethics is important because the use of standardized ethical principles within the companies will form a single standard and generally increase the business conduct of employees within the mining industry (Campbell 2011). The code of the business conduct sets out standards that the mining industry must obey to as guiding its business and includes environment protection, occupational health and safety, confidentiality, equal employment opportunity and commitment...
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... Papadopoulos & Line Groenvold October 2014 1 Table of Contents What is Workforce Planning? ......................................................................................................... 3 History of workforce planning ..................................................................................................... 3 The importance of workforce planning ........................................................................................ 4 Implementation of workforce planning ........................................................................................ 5 Application to the Western Australian Mining Industry .............................................................. 8 Workforce Planning Needed to Account for a Dynamic Environment ..................................... 10 Dealing with the challenges involved in workforce planning .................................................... 12 References ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Appendix A ................................................................................................................................... 17 Appendix B .................................................................................
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...25 October 2010 The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Stock Exchange Limited PO Box H224 Australia Square SYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Sir/Madam 2010 ANNUAL REPORT Please find attached Navigator Resources Limited’s 2010 Annual Report which is being dispatched to shareholders today. A copy will also shortly be www.navigatorresources.com.au. Yours sincerely NAVIGATOR RESOURCES LTD available on the Company’s website at GERRY KACZMAREK Company Secretary Ground Floor, 45 Richardson Street WEST PERTH WA 6005 PO Box 276 WEST PERTH WA 6872 Telephone: (08) 9226 5311 Facsimile: (08) 9226 5411 Email: navigator@navigatorresources.com.au Website: www.navigatorresources.com.au ASX Code: NAV ACN: 063 366 487 2 0 10 ANNUAL REPORT SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO MID-TIER GOLD PRODUCER 2010 AN NUAL REPORT 2 N AV I G ATO R R E S O U R C E S L I M I T E D Corporate Directory Navigator Resources Limited ABN: 82 063 366 487 DiRectoRs & seNioR MANAgeMeNt Directors Dr Allan trench Mr David Hatch Mr gordon galt Mr Matt Healy Mr ian Macpherson Mr John shipp Senior Management Mr trevor cook Mr gerry Kaczmarek Mr Bernie Kirkpatrick Miss Michelle simson Mr ian Bignell Non-executive chairman Managing Director Non-executive Director Non-executive Director Non-executive Director Non-executive Director PRiNciPAL PLAce oF BusiNess & RegisteReD oFFice ground Floor, 45 Richardson street West Perth, Western Australia 6005 Tel: (08) 9226 5311 Fax: (08) 9226 5411 Email:...
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...INDIA’S IRON ORE (Reuters) - India, in its crusade against illegal mining, has choked its iron ore output and exports so hard that many companies are giving up on the sector. The mining and export bans in the key states of Goa and Karnataka have brought miners and other businesses to their knees, forced steelmakers to buy iron ore abroad and seen hundreds of thousands laid off. Following is a timeline of key developments in India's iron ore sector since Karnataka introduced its shipments ban: India’s iron ore exports are set to increase as Goa prepares to auction unsold stocks, following the easing of a ban on sales of the steel-making raw material. “Bids will be invited for about 15 million metric tonnes of inventory that’ll be offered through online sales starting next month,” Goa’s mines director Prasanna Acharya said on Wednesday in a phone interview. “The buyers will be allowed to ship the ore overseas or sell locally,” he said. India’s top court in November had allowed sales of mined ore in Goa, while continuing the ban on extraction because of environmental concerns. Goa was the nation’s biggest iron ore exporter before the ban was imposed in September 2012. “Goa’s mines department has sought applications from prospective bidders and we hope to have the first auction early February,” Acharya said. “There’s no timeline for completing the sale of the entire quantity.” The revival in Goa’s exports comes as iron ore shipments from India are poised to tumble for a fourth...
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...from the Mexicans, but then he turned his attention to turning a profit of his own from the gold rush. Brands goes into vivid detail about each individual and their struggles along their travels across the United States. Brands gives an excellent account about the ship bearing travelers who came to California through either Panama or around South America. He also covers the shipping business and the effect the gold rush had upon it. Although Brands did an excellent job in the detailing the expeditions to California he spent too much time on the Argonauts, it almost felt more of a biography instead of an account of the gold rush. The detail he gives for the mining instruments and techniques, such as: placer mining, river mining, and hydraulic mining also take up large portion of his book. All of which, mainly hydraulic mining, were huge technological advances at the time and were vitally important to the rise of the golden age in the United States. However, Brands fails to point out some of the more important aspects of the time such as: land ownership troubles (which he barely covers), crime, and the oppression of the Chinese and other minorities. Brands does mention each topic but it is so brief that he does not show how each affects the social sphere of the time. Brands should have covered each issue in greater detail to satisfy his overall message of examining the far-reaching effects of the gold rush. Especially in regards to the Chinese; they had such a huge impact on the...
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...Chilean Mine Collapse The bearer of bad news is never easy. The way in which the news is delivered and what must be done before and after the news is relayed is also important. The needs of the employees are different from the needs of the family. Prior to the providing a statement or briefing, It is vital to address each of these groups in a specific way. Before meeting with the families and employees, one must have the latest facts available and provide specific information on exactly what actions will be taken to rescue the trapped men. It is imperative to provide timelines during the rescue and report on the condition of the miners. Any communication between the miners and rescuers must also be provided. Finally, it is important to have a plan of action available regarding what will happen each day of the rescue mission. When commutating with family members about the collapse, the best method of approach for an accident like this is a face-to-face meeting. Provide transportation to a centrally located briefing facility and ensure they are cared for during the rescue attempts. Provide grief counselors and updated progress reports during every step of the rescue mission. Food and accommodations must be made available for those who choose to stay at the mine site. It is crucial for the company to reassure the families that everything that can be done to rescue the men will be done. For employees, conduct a briefing at the location of the mine and provide a progress report...
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...MINING INDUSTRY IN CONGO - DRC MINING INDUSTRY IN CONGO- DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo (abbreviated DR Congo or DRC), previously known as Zaire, is rich in resources. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is home to vast reserves of a wide variety of natural resources – primary among them being metals such as cobalt, copper, gold and precious stones, including diamonds. DRC is believed to contain around 4% of the world‟s copper reserves and one-third of its cobalt reserves. The mining industry, like the rest of the economy in the central African nation, had suffered due to an unstable political environment, coupled with widespread strife caused by the six-year civil war that ended in 2003. However, there are indications that investors are now willing to discount the political risk premium of investing in the DRC, given the high prices of minerals on global markets, and therefore the potential of holding mineral rights within the country. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Africa's largest nation, has abundant mineral resources including, cobalt, copper, gold and diamonds. A majority of the mineral resources are concentrated in the southern and eastern provinces of the nation. The DRC is the world's largest producer of cobalt. However, the production of cobalt is not expected to chart an exceptional growth path, with many small mining players switching from the metal to copper. Constrained supply and political instability are pushing up cobalt prices...
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