Britton began his current role in January 2013 and before this carried out the role of general manager at Moranbah North mine.
Anglo American has focused on business-critical activity only and reverted to a “lean is mean” approach along with any efficiency improvement programs that were cost effective, according to Britton.
He believes automation at Moranbah North helped reduce human behaviour in the production process and the requirement to position personnel in compromising places.
Adani head of underground mining Larry Hull will talk about the $16.5 billion Carmichael coal project in Queensland.
Australia’s largest thermal coal mine in the North Galilee Basin, the Carmichael project was approved by the federal government in July, after getting state government clearance in May.
Other speakers at this year’s conference include BHP Billiton GM Wayne Price and Peabody Energy mine manager Wouter Niehaus.
