The new management team at the Woestalleen Coal Mine found the production output at the mine unsatisfactory. They decided to take action and turned to Pragma Products to implement business processes in support of the On Key enterprise asset management system.

In May, the implementation of the Asset Register Administration BusProc, Work Planning and Control BusProc as well as the Warehousing BusProc kicked off. The implementation will be completed within the next couple of months during which various workshops, training interventions and process documentation will take place.

Pragma believes that an asset management enterprise system supported by clearly defined business processes is the best practice in ensuring the successful execution of an asset management strategy.

Woestalleen is located 18 kilometres from Middelburg on the Hendrina Road, in close proximity to Eskom’s Hendrina Power Station, and has its own RBCT and general freight rail sidings. Since 2006, R150 million has been invested in the Woestalleen plant and infrastructure to increase monthly coal throughput capacity from 90,000 run-of-mine tons to 350,000 run-of-mine tons.

Woestalleen has an enviable safety record and regards the safety and health of all employees and contractors as a top priority. The plant also takes its environmental responsibilities seriously and is in the process of rehabilitating the old mining operations.