This technical guide brings together the Shared Operational KPIs that quietly govern performance across both open pit and underground mining operations. Most sites track output and cost at a high level, but the real drivers of stability sit deeper in the indicators that cut across maintenance, efficiency, planning, cost control, and safety. Equipment availability, maintenance discipline, inventory health, shift execution, and workforce readiness often decide whether a mine runs predictably or spends its time reacting to avoidable disruptions.
The Shared Operational KPI Library breaks these indicators down in clear, practical terms. Each KPI is explained with its definition, how it fits into day to day execution, and why it matters to supervisors, maintenance teams, planners, and site leadership. Availability and OEE show whether equipment is truly productive, not just switched on. MTBF and MTTR reveal whether reliability problems are structural or simply slow to recover. Maintenance backlog and PM compliance show if the operation is protecting future uptime or quietly borrowing from it. Inventory and spares KPIs expose whether downtime is being driven by failures or by missing parts.
Here is the thing. When these KPIs are reviewed shift by shift instead of only in weekly or monthly reports, problems surface early. Rising breakdown rates warn of maintenance gaps before production is hit. Low wrench time points to planning or logistics friction inside the maintenance workflow. Inventory stockouts flag risk long before a critical asset is parked. Plan versus actual performance shows whether execution is slipping or plans themselves need correction. Safety indicators like near miss reporting and training compliance highlight cultural drift before incidents occur.
This guide is designed to help teams connect those signals to action. It shows how shared KPIs link operational disciplines together instead of sitting in silos. Maintenance decisions affect production recovery. Inventory practices affect MTTR. Training and attendance affect safety, productivity, and consistency. When these indicators are aligned, operations move from reactive firefighting to controlled execution.
With GroundHog’s connected ecosystem bringing maintenance data, production actuals, inventory movements, safety reporting, and workforce inputs into one platform, these shared KPIs can be validated in real time. Teams no longer rely on lagging spreadsheets or fragmented systems. They see what is happening now and act while there is still time to protect the plan.
This guide covers:
How to track equipment reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and uptime
How to monitor inventory, spares availability, and supply risk
How to use plan versus actual and shift recovery KPIs to improve execution
How safety, training, and workforce KPIs support stable production
How GroundHog creates a single source of truth for shared operational performance