Minex 6.

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Contents
System Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 1
Operating System and Hardware ............................................................................................................................. 1
Other Software ........................................................................................................................................................ 2
Installation ........................................................................................................................................ 2
Contact Support ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Licencing ........................................................................................................................................... 9
Local Licence Setup .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Updating the Token number with the software open .........................................................................................10
Network Licence Setup .......................................................................................................................................... 11
Licencing Parameters ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Switches .......................................................................................................................................... 12
Release Notes.................................................................................................................................. 13
Credits ............................................................................................................................................ 13

Welcome to Minex 6.1 – Geology and Mine Planning for Stratified Deposits, a modular, standards-based
integrated version of Minex.
This README file gives you the basic information to help you install and run Minex 6.1.

System Requirements
Refer to https://www.gemcomsupport.com for updates to the system requirements.

Operating System and Hardware

Item Requirement

Operating system
Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 or greater), Microsoft Windows
2000 (Service Pack 4), Microsoft Windows Vista Business edition, Windows 7.

Not supported:
Microsoft Windows NT 4, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows Home Edition, and
Windows Me, Windows Vista Home Edition.

Memory 2 to 4 GB RAM or higher.

Processor Desktop:
Dual Pentium 4 or Core 2 Duo
3.2 GHz or higher
4 MB L2 cache or higher
1333 MHz FS bus.

Laptop:
Dual Pentium 4 or Core 2 Duo
2.5 GHz or higher
4 MB L2 cache or higher
1333 MHz FS bus.

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Item Requirement

Disk drives SATA controller (NTFS formatted)

80 GB or higher
CD-RW/DVD Combination Drive

Not supported:
FAT File System.

Graphics adapter Desktop:

OpenGL capable version 1.2 or greater
nVidia GeForce Series (high end)
nVidia Quadro Series (high end)
256 to 512 MB RAM
32 bit colour, 1024 x 768 SVGA or greater.

Laptop:
OpenGL capable version 1.2 or greater
nVidia GeForce FX Go
nVidia GeForce 4 Go
nVidia Quadro FX Go
256 to 512 MB RAM
32 bit colour, 1024 x 768 SVGA or greater

Not Supported:
ATI Mobility Fire GL T2
IBM and HP Laptop Thinkpad 42P with integrated graphics cards
All Intel integrated graphics cards.

Monitor 17-21" LCD Wide Aspect flat panel or

17-21" LCD flat panel
High Resolution (minimum 1280x1024).

Ethernet card 100/1000 mbps.

Network 100/1000 mbps.

Plotter Any Windows supported device.

USB ports 2 to 4 USB 2.0 ports.

Other Software
Minex requires a Java 2-compatible JVM. This is automatically installed during the installation script for
you. Otherwise, the Java 2 JRE, Standard Edition, for the Windows environment is available for download
from http://www.java.com (make sure you download the JRE for all languages).

Installation
You must be logged on as administrator or have administrator privileges. You will have been provided
with an installation CD. This CD contains both the Minex6.1 and the Java runtime environment.
1. Insert the Minex6.1 Installation disc into your CD/DVD drive.
On most computers the installation will start automatically. If this does not happen on your
computer, double click on the MinexInstallation.msi on the CD to start the installation process.

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Installation Other Software

After a short delay, the installation wizard starts.

Note: The Minex version number that you see may be different to the version number shown in this
document.

2. Click Next to start the installation.

3. Read the license agreement, and if you agree with the license agreement select the option to
accept the terms, and click Next.

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The next window shows the destination directory where the software and the shared files will be
installed.
4. Unless you need to change the default location, click Next to accept the default installation folders.
If you need to change the location of Minex or of the shared files click on the respective Change
button and browse to the folder you wish.
To help you distinguish between versions of Minex, it is recommended that you choose a
destination folder with the same name as the version of Minex you are installing, for example a
destination folder called 61 if you are installing Minex 6.1.

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You can now select which specific components to install.

5. Click Next to install Minex with both the tutorials and the help documentation unless you want to
exclude a specific component.
Note: The prerequisites must be installed and therefore you cannot disable them in this dialog.
The installation program will determine if you have the required version of the Java™ Runtime
environment, and install it if Java is not already installed.

6. If you do want to exclude a component, click the drop-down button beside the component, select
one of the following options and then click Next:
 This feature will be installed on local hard drive – This is the normal / default option.
 This feature, and all its subfeatures, will be installed on local hard drive – Not
implemented at this time. Please do not use.
 This feature will be installed when required – Not implemented at this time. Please do not
use.
 This feature will not be available – Use if you decide not to install something.

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7. Click Install to start installing Minex 6.1:

The installation time will vary, depending on the options you selected in the previous steps.

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Towards the end of the installation, the Geostatistics module is automatically installed (if this was one of
the features that you chose to install).
After Minex is installed, the drivers for the security sentinel are installed (unless they were already
installed). You must allow this step to complete to ensure that Minex operates correctly.

A Minex 6.1 icon is copied to your desktop, and a program folder called Gemcom Software is added to
the Taskbar’s Programs list.

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Installation Contact Support

Inside the folder there is an icon you can use to start Minex 6.1. This icon looks similar to the following
image:

To run Minex 6.1 you will need a sentinel and a token number (see Licencing for more information). You
can obtain both of these by contacting Minex support for your region.

Contact Support
For the most up-to-date support details visit: https://www.gemcomsupport.com

Region Support email Phone

Africa Support-Af@gemcomsoftware.com South Africa +27 11 805 0277

Ghana +233 21 781 246

+233 244 027 836
India Support-In@gemcomsoftware.com Chandigarh 91 40 6527 2222
91 40 6527 5555
Hyderabad +91 40 55272222
+91 40 55275555
Australasia Support-Aa@gemcomsoftware.com Perth (toll-free) 1800 436 266 (1800 GEMCOM)

China Support-Ch@gemcomsoftware.com +86 10 8868 2561

Asia Pacific Support-Ap@gemcomsoftware.com South Korea +82 2 3476 8057

Philippines +632 810 2543
Brasil Support-Br@gemcomsoftware.com +55 31 2128-7800

Latin America Support-la@gemcomsoftware.com Chile +56 2 899 8000

Peru 511 446 0733
Russia Support-Ru@gemcomsoftware.com Moscow + 7 495 748 20 90
+7 905 572 6249
+7 916 573 6249
Krasnoyarsk + 7 903 924 46 03
+7 3912 2346 82
Rest of Europe Support-Eu@gemcomsoftware.com UK +44 1530 835554
Poland +48 797 57 88 37
Turkey +90 312 2875378
Finland +358 207 864 371
France +33 1 30 66 56 54
Aachen +49 (0) 241 16000 0
Austria 0043 3842 421-20
North America Support-Na@gemcomsoftware.com Toronto (toll-free) +1 866 560 5846
Vancouver (toll-free) 1-866-333-4367

If you are using a local licence, insert your sentinel into one of the USB ports on your computer.
After doing this, you can run Minex 6.1 by double clicking the desktop icon.
Note: The release notes (<minex install directory>\releaseNotes\MinexReleaseNotes.pdf) contain a detailed
list, and explanations, of all software fixes and enhancements included in the current release.

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Licencing Local Licence Setup

Licencing
When you start Minex 6.1 for the first time, the Minex splash screen appears, and then the Licence
Request dialog appears.

Three settings are allowed:

None - If you do not yet have a Hasp sentinel or Rainbow SuperPro sentinel or have not purchased the
software, you can use the software in a demonstration mode by selecting None. In this mode, you can
view and manipulate data in Minex and investigate the menu commands.
Local – Select this when you have a single user licence. With this setting, you should attach a
Hasp/Rainbow sentinel to your computer and you will need to enter a token number for your specific
sentinel to licence Minex. Gemcom support can provide you with a token number.
Network - A network licence, which requires Network Licence Manager (NLM) software to be installed
and running on a computer within the network. This software was formerly called Surpac Software
International Licence Manager (SSILM). The machine running NLM must have a sentinel attached, but
any other machine on that network can run Minex without the sentinel, and have the full licenced
functionality.
Note: The ‘tokens’ licensing system described in the previous paragraphs is different from that of Minex4.1 and
Minex5.05 which used the license.dat licensing system.

Local Licence Setup

Change the Licence setting to Local.
After clicking Ok, the Update Licence Token dialog appears. Make a note of the Host I.D. number and
email this to your Minex agent. Alternatively, if you cannot make contact with your agent, email this Host
I.D. number, your sentinel number with your name and company, to Gemcom support.

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Licencing Network Licence Setup

We will then send a return email with a token number, similar to this: c133e93f8539a83a, that you can
use to license the software. Copy the token number into the Token field in the Update Licence Token
dialog, and click Validate.
If the token number you have entered is valid, the field to the right of the Validate button will now show
‘Valid’ and the check boxes in the Licenced Modules panel will be selected according to those modules
that your company is licensed for. The licence file (tokens.dat file) is automatically generated in the
<minex shared files folder>\shared\etc\license folder.
When you click OK, the software finishes loading and is ready for use.

Updating the Token number with the software open

If you need to update your token number or reacquire your online licence, you can do this while you have
the software open.
Go to File > Licensing from the main menu.

In the Licence Request dialog, select the required licence type, and click Ok.

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Licencing Network Licence Setup

Network Licence Setup

Minex is enabled enabled to handle licensing through the Network Licence Manager (NLM). This software
is also known as SSILM. You can install Minex on any machine on the same network as the NLM that
can contact the NLM on the network.
When you select the Network option, the following dialog is displayed:

You must then enter the name of your NLM server and (optionally) the class of licence required.
Licence Classes
Licence classes allow flexibility at sites which have a number of different users. The licence class
mechanism allows an administrator to set up different licence classes for the same product and release
which may have different sets of options or modules enabled.
For example, two Minex 6.1 licence classes might exist, one with options suitable for geologists and the
other with options suitable for surveyors.
To request a specific licence class you can use the -class command line option. If the licence class is
not specified then a default licence class is used.
Most sites do not use multiple licence classes and always use the default class by having the licence
class unspecified.
The advantage of using licence classes on large sites is to reduce the overall cost of the software by
purchasing appropriate software modules for various classes of users.
Licence class names can be any combination of alphanumeric characters.
If licence classes are used at a site, it is entirely up to the administrator which class a licence token must
belong to.
It is bad practice to put more than one token in a licence class, if the tokens have different modules. If this
happens, the user can never be certain what modules they are licensed to use. If you have more than
one token for a single product version, you should always put them in separate licence classes.

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Licensing Parameters
By default, Minex will look for a local sentinel and licence first, and then search for a network licence. To
change this order, you must modify the shortcut on the desktop to include the -lm switch. The command
will look something like this:
c:\installdir\bin\Minex.exe -lm
Adding the -lm option to the shortcut ensures that the licence is granted in the minimum time possible.
Using the -lm option like this causes the licence server request to be broadcast to all computers in the
network. Depending on the state of the network and the traffic load in the network this could cause delays
in the granting of a licence. Therefore, for absolute best performance use -lm licenceserver where
licenceserver is the host name or IP address of the computer on which the licence server is running.
For example
c:\ installdir \bin\Minex.exe -lm MinexServer
or
c:\ installdir \bin\Minex.exe -lm 192.168.100.72
If multiple licence servers exist in the network you can make the application client search the licence
servers in order by adding -lm licenceserver1,licenceserver2 to the shortcut. The only other option
you might need to be aware of, is that every server "listens" to the network using a particular port number.
The default port for the NLM is 1234, but it can be any number in the range of 0-65535. If your server has
been configured to use another port (unlikely, but it may be necessary in some cases), you will have to
use the command -lm <servername>:<port number>

c:\ installdir \bin\Minex.exe -lm MinexServer:1235

All licences in an NLM installation are added to a class. This is so that you can select different tokens for
the same version of a product. For example, a site might have 3 licences with surveying tools, and 2
licences with geology tools. By dividing these 2 tokens into separate classes, the user can choose what
type of licene they require to do their work. There is also a default class, with will be used if the user does
not specify a class when starting the software.
If the licence tokens have been added to a licence class other than the default class you must also add a
-class classname to the application shortcut so that the licence is granted from the specified class. If
you fail to do this then the licence will not be granted.
c:\ installdir \bin\Minex.exe -lm MinexServer -class survey
If your licence has been revoked, and all available licences have been granted to other clients you will no
longer be able to obtain a licence to continue your work. You can, however, still save your work because
all functions that permit data to be saved do not require a licence. This protects against lost data if the
NLM server becomes completely unavailable.
Note: If you lose your licence, usually due to a period of inactivity which results in your licence being granted to
another user, you use of the Update Licence function to attempt to reacquire a licence. Choose File-
>Licensing from the Minex menu to display the Licence Request form, which will enable you to receive a
new licence.

Switches
A number of switches are available to configure Minex. To use them, add them to the Target field of the
Minex shortcut. (Right-click on the Minex icon and select Properties. Then select the Shortcut tab).

Switch Description
-java pathname points to the location of the jre on your machine.

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Release Notes Licensing Parameters

Switch Description
-java_version version_number indicates the desired version of Java. For example: -java_version 1.6
-user_dir pathname points to your private user directory.
-lm licence_manager the name of your SSILM licence manager – See: Licencing
Parameters.
-class classname the class of your Minex licence – See Licencing Parameters
-Xmx buffer_size Specify the maximum size, in bytes, of the Java memory
allocation pool
This value must be a multiple of 1024 greater than 2MB.
Append the letter k or K to indicate kilobytes, m or M to indicate
megabytes.
The default value is 64MB. Example: -Xmx 128m

Release Notes
These bug fixes and enhancements are divided into their respective releases. If more information is
required on specific bug fixes or enhancements, please contact the Minex support desk via email support
or by phone on your nearest Gemcom office
The release notes can be found in <minex install directory>\releaseNotes\MinexReleaseNotes.pdf.

Credits
The Java GUI for Minex 6.1 is based upon the NetBeans OpenSource project. All modified NetBeans
code is available for reading / downloading at http://www.netbeans.org/ Please read the licence files for
licences associated with NetBeans & other distributed binaries. The NetBeans OpenSource project
cannot exist without contributions from the community.
Special credit is given to:
• Oracle
for releasing the source code of NetBeans IDE to the public and paying the salaries of many people
involved in this project.

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