MineSight Applications will be displaying its new MineSight Atlas multiple-activity, mine planning and scheduling technology AIMEX 2013, Sydney from August 20-23. MineSight Applications is the Perth-based branch of Mintec, the Arizona-based software developer founded in 1970, and which has now has grown into a network of mining professionals providing global technology, service, and support. According to the company, MineSight is a comprehensive modelling and mine planning software platform, offering integrated solutions for exploration, modelling, design, scheduling and production. Its latest MineSight Atlas product has been specifically designed to reshape the world of mine planning.
Mintec Vice President-Technical, Glenn Wylde said “No one knows the pressure to produce better than a mine planning engineer. Mine planning is a highly demanding environment, fraught with complex needs. With a resource-based, true calendar approach to multiple-activity scheduling, MineSight Atlas quickly manages all material movement and reclaim. It works with multiple block models and makes areas for open pit and underground mining easy to manage.”
Applications for MineSight Atlas can be used for:
- Manual scheduling for short to long-term schedules
- Resource-based scheduling
- Multiple activity types
- Calendar-based schedule with Gantt representation
- Direct 3D design of polygons and solids
“The slogan for this year’s AIMEX is ‘A World of Mining’, which makes it a fitting venue for this new product with global ambitions,” said Wylde.