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Mine Planning/Resource Modelling
Mincom MineScape

the only complete mine-planning solution

W
ith more than 30 years of
experience and intellectual
property in mining – and 17
of the world’s 20 largest mining companies
using its software – Mincom is easily one
of today’s top enterprise solutions vendors
to the mining industry.
With last year’s release of MineScape minco
version 5, Mincom introduced a major stratm
upgrade to its suite of software for mine
design and modelling. The product helps
complex operations to increase the
speed, accuracy and predictability of
mine planning.
Rebounding from relatively low levels
of capital investment and exploration
expenditure, many of today’s mining
companies are striving to achieve
production targets to maximise their
returns. These organisations are under functionality for open-cut and mine-planning accuracy at the start of a
pressure to increase output from underground mining operations for project, speed the ability to update plans
existing mines and bring new projects coal and metalliferous deposits. in the face of constantly changing field
online quickly. With MineScape, mining companies data, and optimise resource co-ordination
can achieve optimal efficiency in mine to decrease the costs associated with
planning by streamlining engineering idle equipment.
“MineScape 5 speeds the development processes to lower design time and “Mining companies today are under
of more accurate plans, thereby costs, while improving productivity and increasing pressure to boost output
improving the predictability and profit potential. from their existing mines and to
profitability of operations across the bring new projects online quickly.
entire mining value chain” intRoduCing MinesCaPe 5 However, the long-term performance of
In 2010, Mincom introduced a major an operation is completely dependent
upgrade to its suite of software for on effective mine modelling and
A critical element in the drive for mine design and modelling, Mincom planning,” comments John Jessop,
higher production and greater efficiency MineScape 5. vice-president of global mining solutions
is mine planning and modelling. With its Featuring new functionality identified at Mincom.
market-leading capabilities for mine by leading mining companies around “We believe MineScape 5 is now the
design, geologic modelling and geologic the world, MineScape 5 speeds the most advanced mine planning and
database capabilities, the Mincom development of more accurate plans, modelling solution in the marketplace.
MineScape mine-planning solution helps thereby improving the predictability and With the introduction of MineScape 5,
miners meet this challenge. profitability of operations across the we leverage 30 years of experience
MineScape is a suite of integrated entire mining value chain. and intellectual property to offer our
solutions that delivers extensive The newest release of MineScape customers robust new functionality for
geologic-modelling and mine-design delivers industry-leading tools to improve mine planning, designed to deliver

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efficiency improvements to the modelling and planning
process. As a core component of our complete enterprise
solution set for the mining industry, MineScape 5 also
underscores the company’s significant commitment to,
and investment in, the mining industry.”

Real-World Benefits
Specifically developed to meet the rigorous demands of
the mining industry, Mincom MineScape is used by
hundreds of the most complex mining operations around
the world – from nickel mining in Russia to coal mining
in Indonesia. MineScape 5 open-cut planning tools are integrated with MineScape
One leading surface coal mine in the western US geologic modelling, providing instant access to geologic surfaces and
replaced its multiple software systems and Excel-based intervals for developing mine designs. The incorporation of mine ground
methods for mine planning and scheduling with a single, control and ramp parameters enables users to develop accurate 3D mine
integrated system – the Mincom MineScape geologic designs that provide the basis for accurate mining blocks and volumetrics
modelling and mine-planning solution.
With MineScape, this miner successfully increased the
frequency rate and accuracy of its mine plans to remain
current with incoming data, ensuring these plans reflect
the latest information, thereby minimising or eliminating
production cost variance.
A streamlined geologic modelling and mine-planning
process provided both direct and indirect benefits to this
mining operation:
• Improved accuracy of geologic modelling and
mine design;
• R educed the time to build geologic models
by 75%; MineScape 5’s geologic modelling capabilities are integrated with the
• D ecreased the time to complete long-range mine geologic database to streamline the modelling process. Normal, vertical
plans by 60%; and reverse faults are supported, along with a built-in, automated process
• R educed exploration and operating costs; to facilitate fast modelling, even with complex geology. Visualisation tools
• Increased mineable reserves and extended mine life; and enable users to quickly, and easily, verify and communicate geologic
• A chieved greater confidence in purchasing decisions. complexities, ensuring accurate results

By improving its mine-planning process, Mincom

MineScape also allowed this mining company to reap more
benefits by applying available staff time to efficiency
programmes that have boosted the overall performance
of the mining operation.

MINCOM Solution for Mining

MineScape is the mine-planning component of the
Mincom Intelligent Mining Solution (IMS) suite, which
offers the industry’s most comprehensive set of technical
mining solutions, spanning the entire spectrum of mining
processes from exploration to final product sales.
Specifically developed to meet mining’s rigorous
demands, Mincom offers the only complete enterprise
solution for the industry that provides corporate
management, asset management, work management and
technical mining, underpinned by integration and mobility
frameworks that extend the overall value of the solution.
Mincom is today’s leading provider of enterprise
solutions to the mining industry.  made available to drill-monitoring systems
MineScape 5 provides a wide range of integrated plug-ins to support the
diverse planning requirements for both surface and underground mining
methods, such as road design, ring design, geostatistics, dragline design,
mine scheduling and surveying. In this snapshot, a drill-and-blast pattern
layout has been projected on to the drill bench. Explosive loading plans can
be applied to the drill patterns, and displayed graphically and non-graphically
in blast-loading plans. The peak particle velocity, scaled distance, powder
factor and blasting costs can be calculated. Planned blastholes can also be

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