Case Study: Iron Ore Mining Company reduces maintenance costs with ARMS Reliability

How an Iron Ore Mine Reduces Costs on a Sustainable Basis

Iron Ore Mining Company, an iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, faced rising pressure to cut maintenance costs after the boom years ended and iron ore prices fell. Its rushed CMMS implementation and hastily built work management master data were causing inefficient planning, poor scheduling, and repeated work delays, so it turned to ARMS Reliability for help with RCM, FMEA, and planned maintenance optimization.

ARMS Reliability improved the mine’s work management master data and maintenance strategies by mentoring staff, balancing schedules, refining task lists, and running RCM and FMEA studies on critical assets. The result was the removal of several thousand redundant maintenance plans, consolidation of master data, better work scheduling, and improved planning efficiency, giving the mine a more sustainable way to reduce ongoing maintenance costs.