KAZ Minerals Case Study
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Asia
Product
- Emex Incident Module
- Emex Data Capture and Reporting modules
Tech Stack
- Data Reporting
- Incident Management
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Digital Expertise
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Mining
Applicable Functions
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Remote Asset Management
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
KAZ Minerals Group is a high growth copper company focused on large scale, low cost open pit mining. The company has a proven track record for the successful delivery of greenfield mining projects. It is a high profile company in Kazakhstan and employs around 13,000 people. The company needed a user-friendly system that could be easily integrated with a reporting feature that allowed data to be captured in an easy manner, and provide insights into their requirements.
The Challenge
KAZ Minerals Group, a high growth copper company focused on large scale, low cost open pit mining, needed a user-friendly system that could be easily integrated with a reporting feature. This system needed to allow data to be captured easily and provide insights into their requirements. The company, which employs around 13,000 people, is a high profile company in Kazakhstan. Emex was chosen for the second time in 2015 following an internal re-organisation. The platform selected needed to be fully localised into Russian and strong in incident management, risk assessment and auditing. The Group needed a single HSE reporting system with easy integration for all subsidiaries, accessible all in one place.
The Solution
Emex was chosen for the second time in 2015 following an internal re-organisation. The platform selected needed to be fully localised into Russian and strong in incident management, risk assessment and auditing. The Group needed a single HSE reporting system with easy integration for all subsidiaries, accessible all in one place. Together with KAZ Minerals, Emex supported customisation to comply with International Council on Mining and Metal (ICMM) requirements. They were able to create insightful dashboards from their data to help improve business processes.
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