MINING SOFTWARE
and reports) are suitable for use in strategic and
tactical planning.
“Stope Optimizer allows you to quickly and
easily perform feasibility studies for
underground, as well as investigate stoping
frameworks and economic scenarios. Its
integration with the MineSight Mine Planning
Suite saves time and money because by
integrating with the block model and MineSight
3D, the output can be easily used in our
scheduling tools.”
“Mineral and metal deposits for global
consumer and technology evolution are located
deeper and deeper under the overburden of our
earth,“ said Product Manager, Alyson Cartwright.
“Stope Optimizer is the latest addition to our
dynamic catalogue of standalone and full
integration-ready modules. These build upon our
specific product lines in pit mining and include
our latest acquisition, MiPlan tablet-based task
management.“
Hexagon adds HxGN Logic and Sigma
In September 2017, Hexagon Mining introduced
to its MineSight mine planning suite, HxGN Logic,
a product designed to help users easily create
process workflows for modelling. “The block
model is the foundation of all planning tools, and
to build a sound block model requires several
steps and checking along the way,” said Leo
Fernandes, Director, Product Management. “Logic
assists you through this process, and builds an
easy-to-understand set of steps.”
Logic includes security roles, an audit trail, and
flexible data sources, assisting users in
managing the process from drillholes to a model.
It builds upon the foundation of proven
MineSight Basis routines, moving them into an
easy-to-follow workflow-building tool. It also
integrates with MineSight’s other geology
solutions, allowing users to launch products such
as the Model Calculation Tool, or MineSight
Reserve from directly inside the tool. Other
features include:
n Modern interface
n Security and user roles
n Support for multiple languages
n Flexible data connections
The introduction of Logic was part of an
upgraded MineSight release that also includes an
improved MineSight 3D (MS3D). “MS3D Version
12.50 is an exciting update for the planning
flagship product, and including the following
features”:
n Support for extremely large images on
surfaces and new file type support
n Persist and remove surface “colour by”
options (ie strike/dip)
n Point cloud enhancements
n Adds ability to query points in a point cloud
n New properties dialogue
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n Adds the ability to snap, volume clip, query,
and show 2D views
n Adds the ability to view an AutoCAD drawing
directly from within MS3D
These releases followed the introduction of
Sigma, a comprehensive package of statistical
and geostatistical programs to analyse and
evaluate drillhole, blasthole, and model data.
Part of the MineSight mine planning suite, Sigma
includes time-saving workflow features for
resource geologists and other mining
professionals tasked with building a block
model. It's fully integrated with MineSight
Torque and MineSight 3D to produce
sophisticated and customisable reports, c harts,
and graphs.
Product Manager, Alyson Cartwright stated:
“Sigma assists the user throughout the analysis
process, increasing reliability. Sigma also saves
time by quickly updating results with the latest
field information. It achieves the fine balance
between guiding users and allowing full user
controls.” Among Sigma’s features is a statistical
application for univariate, bivariate, and spatial
analysis of geological data. It sports a modern
and intuitive user interface for batch creation,
viewing and editing of graphs. Global refresh
options allow for quick updates.
Sigma is a comprehensive package of statistical
and geostatistical programs to analyse and
evaluate drillhole, blasthole, and model data
A busy 2017 for Datamine
Highlights of 2017 from Datamine included the
company welcoming more than 200 new
customers as part of the MapInfo Discover
acquisition, while it deepened the connection as
over 200 other sites were already using both the
Discover and Datamine products. Datamine also
rolled out Studio OP to over 120 customers and
delivered the new auto-design features for rapid
bench and ramp design, as well as implementing
a new touch-mode in DHLogger to make field-
work use easier.
The company also continued to add user-
suggested features to all major product lines, such
as dashboards in Fusion Report Manager and
improved charting and implicit modelling features
in Studio RM. Datamine has completely re-written
Studio 5D Planner from the ground up - readying it
for customer rollout as Studio UG in 2018.
Version 1.0 of Studio UG was released in June
2017 to give customers a taste of the new 3D
design environment and access to the latest
MSOv3 technology. Studio UG v2.0 will deliver a
replacement for Studio 5D Planner scheduling
Datamine’s Studio UG is a brand new technology leading the way for integrated design and
scheduling in underground mines