Application of Cognitive Network Analysis to Mine Operations: A Case Study at Chuquicamata OSHM - Codelco Chile

Abstract

A faster pace of change in business strategies and the adoption of new mining models on the part of mining companies is their response to commodity price decrease, global demand change, operating costs increase, ore grade declining, the need to extend asset life cycle, community empowerment, and increased mining operating licenses. One of the mainstream solutions is the organization’s automation and digital transformation aiming to achieve new levels of performance throughout the process network. However, the barrier that hinders any transformation process is the network culture supporting productive/administrative processes. This paper shows how relational change determines the amount of organizational waste production, so trying to introduce digital change excluding network culture results in a futile effort. The data shown comes from assessments in the Occupational Safety and Health Management (OSHM) of Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile.