MINING SOFTWARE customers and other third-party providers to ensure data flows freely throughout a mine site or corporate office for optimal decision making .
“ Our focus is on providing the best solutions to best fit the customer ’ s current and future requirements , tailoring packages which will deliver true cross-functional benefits ,” he concluded .
Datamine has purposely developed its portfolio and capabilities to meet the future needs of its customers , according to Esa Immonen
consume , eg is there metal from conflict areas , or potential for modern slavery or child labour ? This needs to be tracked and reported , so this is another area where we are providing solutions to the industry .”
Unsurprisingly – and in accordance with most companies IM spoke to in the software market – the most transformation in the mining software space is tied to generating total business visibility and ESG , according to Immonen .
“ ESG will continue to be a focus , as the market is driving the industry to understand and control its activities – whether it be the impact they are having on local communities or the carbon they
are emitting as part of their process and logistics ,” he said .
Datamine has purposely developed its portfolio and capabilities to meet the future needs of its customers , according to Immonen , who mentioned not only the software offering , but also its expanding consulting business
“[ This ] provides our customers with the greatest insights to lead their businesses , not just operations with real focus on visibility , accountability , sustainability and safety ,” he said . An example of this comes in the form of the company ’ s Centric software , which pulls together an entire enterprise into one integrated
ecosystem to present a view of a mine ’ s or series of mines ’ performance . This , according to the company , eliminates inefficient processes related to data acquisition , reporting and analysis that keep mines from realising their full potential .
Such a solution – along with many others in the Datamine portfolio – provides actionable insights to be evaluated , focusing on crossfunctional activities , according to Immonen . Speaking of cross-functional activities ,
Datamine says it is open to collaborating with its
Out for transparency
David Batkin , Executive General Manager of Product Strategy at RPMGlobal , says many of the M & A targets in the software space have been populated with mine planning solutions that offer the sector new-found levels of transparency .
“ For miners and contractors , planning helps to provide the transparency that is being called for by the wider community and gives management and shareholders confidence that they are on the right path ,” he told IM . “ For OEMs ( who have been very active in the M & A space ), planning software provides the first step towards automation as anything automated in the mining space needs a very robust plan to start from .”
Greater stakeholder transparency and
RPMGlobal ’ s David Batkin says there has been increased demand for the simulation of alternative trucking fleets through such solutions as its HAULSIM software . Pictured here is the trolley line ( in green ) and charging station being simulated in the background
International Mining | FEBRUARY 2023