Musingwini, M.2018-08-242018-08-242017-07Musingwini, C. 2017. Skills for Mining Labour Productivity Improvement. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 117(7), p.vi.2225-6253https://hdl.handle.net/10539/25472Extract from Editorial: Productivity is a very relevant and important discussion point for the mining industry. It is so, given that our industry has been experiencing declining productivity in the past decade, although equipment efficiencies have been increasing. For example, according to a McKinsey study released in 2015, US mining labour productivity had declined nearly 30% since 2007, while other production sectors such as motor vehicle manufacturing had improved their productivity by nearly 180% over the same period.en© 2017. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.Mining labourMine workersProductivityMining equipmentMine productionOther