NDARAMAMining Bizschool

An Instrument

The Dzungu Index

A measure of premature action.

A record being written into a ledger at a counter.

What It Is For

Mining punishes moving too early more than almost any other business. A plant bought before the ore body is proven, a truck bought before the offtake, a licence taken on ground nobody tested - each one is the same mistake wearing different clothes.

The Dzungu Index scores how early you are about to act. It is used in the decision work of the course, at the point where a reader has a number that looks good and wants to spend against it.

Where It Is Used: Module 2 - Deposits as Assets

A long table under a lamp where a costed plan is being worked through line by line.

The Shape of It

A curve of readiness with the column marked where somebody acted too early, before the ground was proven