Mining Maintenance Management Course Library

The Mining Maintenance Management Course is available to SME member organizations in carrying out maintenance management training. The 22 PowerPoint presentations explain strategies, techniques, methodologies, information use, technologies and procedures necessary for effective maintenance management. 

Each course topic is cross-referenced with explanatory Word files that provide useful background information for training presentations.

Although maintenance personnel are the primary training target, operations personnel and staff departments are urged to take advantage of this training. Maintenance needs their help.

There are really no world class mining maintenance organizations. Nor is maintenance a ‘stand-alone’ activity that can deliver reliable equipment single-handedly. Rather, world-class maintenance is only possible when mining managers create an environment in which all mining personnel understand the maintenance discipline and successfully deliver well-informed support and cooperation.


01 - Maintenance Program Overview

Reference files: Targeting World Class Maintenance, Assessing Maintenance Performance, Stating the Plant Production Strategy, Developing the Maintenance Program, and Achieving World Class Maintenance


02 - Maintenance Terminology

Reference file:  Appendix A – Maintenance Terminology


03 - Mining Managers Roles in Effective Maintenance

Reference files:  Identifying Roles of Key Personnel, Appendix D – Duties of Key Personnel


04 - Applying World-Class Maintenance Principles

Reference file: Applying World Class Principles


05 - Implementing the Maintenance Management Program

Reference files: Developing the Maintenance Program; Identifying Roles of Key Personnel


06 - Applying ISO 55000 Standards

Reference file:  Appendix F - ISO 55000 Asset Management System


07 - Selecting and Implementing Maintenance Organizations

Reference files: Selecting Maintenance Organizations, Appendix D - Duties of Key Personnel


08 - Duties of Key Maintenance Personnel

Reference files: Identifying Roles of Key Personnel, Appendix D - Duties of Key Personnel


09 - Workforce Size and Craft Composition

Reference file: Determining Workforce Size and Craft Composition


10 - Implementing Effective Preventive Maintenance

Reference files: Implementing Preventive Maintenance, Appendix B – PM and Condition-monitoring Techniques


11 - Utilizing Condition-monitoring Terminologies

Reference files: Utilizing Condition Monitoring, Appendix B – PM and Condition-monitoring Techniques

12 - Implementing Reliability Centered Maintenance

Reference file: Implementing Reliability Centered Maintenance


13 - Maintenance Planning Essentials

Reference file: Planning Maintenance Work


14 - Conducting Maintenance Scheduling 


15 - Selection, Implementation and Utilization of Information Systems 

Reference files: Selecting Information Systems, Implementing Information Systems and Employing Work Order Systems


16 - The Essential Maintenance Information 

Reference file: Utilizing Information


17 - Establishing Effective Cost Control 

Reference files: Establishing Cost Control, Appendix E – Budgeting Techniques


18 - Making Equipment Replacement Decisions 

Reference file: Making Equipment Replacement Decisions


19 - Improving Worker Productivity 

Reference file: Measuring Productivity


20 - Conducting Benchmarking Surveys 

Reference file: Conducting Benchmarking Surveys


21 - Managing Projects and Shutdowns 

Reference file: Managing Projects and Shutdowns


22 - Improving Maintenance Performance 

Reference file: Appendix C – Maintenance Performance Standards