IMPROVING DATA MANAGEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING IN THE GOLD MINING INDUSTRY

Authors

  • Hendrika Magdalena Maryke Janse van Rensburg North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) Pretoria
  • Andries Gustav Stephanus Gous North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) Pretoria
  • Jan C Vosloo North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) Pretoria
  • Mariska van Heerden North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) Pretoria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/30-3-2236

Abstract

Environmental reporting is a realistic alternative for mines to prioritise operational changes in crucial environmental areas. Gold mines report to multiple platforms – i.e., integrated reporting. All these platforms have created the need for effective environmental data management. A methodology was developed in which the environmental performance data for numerous operations is centralised. A standardised reporting procedure was developed for each environmental data category that includes the different stakeholders’ needs. Focus was also placed on reducing the data transfer errors due to the importance of data accuracy. The methodology is based on the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle and was implemented at a gold mining company. After implementation, the rate of transfer error that would have been recorded in the data was reduced from 20 percent to four percent. This error rate was recorded before an external audit took place.

Author Biographies

Hendrika Magdalena Maryke Janse van Rensburg, North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) Pretoria

Mrs. HM Janse van Rensburg is currently enrolled in her PhD studies at the North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) in Pretoria.

 

Andries Gustav Stephanus Gous, North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) Pretoria

Dr Andries Gous holds a PhD in engineering from the North-West University. He is currently a post-doctoral student at the North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) in Pretoria.

Jan C Vosloo, North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) Pretoria

Dr Vosloo is a registered professional engineer and holds a PhD in Computer engineering from the North-West University. He is currently a lecturer at the North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) in Pretoria.

Mariska van Heerden, North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) Pretoria

Dr van Heerden holds a PhD in engineering from the North-West University. She studied at the North-West University’s Centre for Research and Continued Engineering Development (CRCED) in Pretoria.

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Published

2019-11-15

How to Cite

Janse van Rensburg, H. M. M., Gous, A. G. S., Vosloo, J. C., & van Heerden, M. (2019). IMPROVING DATA MANAGEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING IN THE GOLD MINING INDUSTRY. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 30(3), 163–173. https://doi.org/10.7166/30-3-2236

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 3 (2019)

Section

Special Edition

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