Evaluation of efficiency in the nickel mining in Cuba

The purpose of the study is to identify technical, economic and environmental indicators that serve as possible variables for evaluating the efficiency of nickel mining in Cuba. By integrating these variables, it is possible to identify the elements to be considered in the development of measures to improve production in order to obtain products of highervalue-added products. In Cuba, compared to the rest of the world, there has been limited not only in the number of applications, but also the fields of study, the application of mathematical methods that do not require the specification of a functional form. The data envelopment analysis method it’s presented as an effective tool of benchmarking to carry out this study. The above identified elements that condition goal setting and contribute to the elaboration of action plans that help companies to be efficient and improve their productivity in an environmentally responsible way, leveraging economies of scale in line with the goals of the sustainable development.

Keywords: nickel mining, indicators, efficiency analysis, data envelopment analysis, sustainable development.
For citation:

Rodríguez Mestre L., Marrero Ancízar Y., Reynaldo Argüelles C. L. Evaluation of efficiency in the nickel mining in Cuba. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2022;(10-1):128—135. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2022_101_0_128.

Acknowledgements:
Issue number: 10
Year: 2022
Page number: 128-135
ISBN: 0236-1493
UDK: 622
DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2022_101_0_128
Article receipt date: 20.03.2022
Date of review receipt: 27.06.2022
Date of the editorial board′s decision on the article′s publishing: 10.09.2022
About authors:

Rodríguez-Mestre L.1, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Researcher, Professor, University of Moa, e-mail: lrodriguezm881215@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0001-9337-2986;
Marrero-Ancízar Y.2, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, University of Havana e-mail: yaimaryma@gmail.com, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8050-0843;
Reynaldo-Argüelles C. L.3, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, University of Moa, e-mail: creynaldo@ ismm.edu.cu, ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2676-7563.

 

For contacts:

Rodríguez-Mestre L., e-mail: lrodriguezm881215@gmail.com.

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