ABSTRACT:To ensure that Optimum Colliery remains a competitor in the world coal industry, its strategic objective is to maximise earnings before tax, taking into consideration the available asset base. To achieve this objective the mine has followed a risk-based approach to develop a long-term management strategy, which at its core are the three pillars of sustainable development, which lead to the development of the Optimum Management System. During September 2000 the mine achieved certification for three ISO standards simultaneously. These standards form the basis of the Optimum Management System, which will lead the colliery into the future.
1. INTRODUCTION
2. STRATEGY
3. OPTIMUM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
4. CONCLUSIONS
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
6. REFERENCES
