Archives: Mining software

Version 2020.1 of Deswik Suite is just out featuring plenty of enhancements to the Deswik Underground Drill & Blast package, Deswik.UGDB. A Deswik.CAD module, Deswik.UGDB has been developed to manage the specialised needs of drill and blast designs for underground mines. Users can rapidly site rings, slots, drill holes either manually or through sophisticated automated[…]

Maestro Digital Mine’s Latin America expansion is gaining traction, with the Sudbury-based company recently landing sales from major gold mines in Argentina. Its flagship Industrial Internet of Things measurement and control instrumentation solutions, such as the Vigilante AQS™ and Zephyr AQS™ air quality monitoring stations, and the Plexus PowerNet™ last mile communication platform, are designed[…]

Last year, Geovariances launched Isatis.neo Mining Edition, the geostatistics software that it says boosts performances and enables confident resource estimation and comprehensive geostatistical studies. The company has just released version 2020.02 of Isatis.neo with tools derived from the former Isatis that were most popular with users. Among them are the following: Model sub-celling for a[…]

Outotec is looking to maximise grinding mill availability with a new modular system that provides all control functions required for the safe operation of equipment, and its associated lubrication systems, as well as continuous condition monitoring. The Outotec Mill Control System allows for advanced condition monitoring strategies, including remote expert support, to ensure maximum mill[…]

RPMGlobal says a new dedicated app is set to transform the way miners collaborate, receive and analyse information. The launch of the MinVu Shift Manager app comes as the industry continues to adopt mobile technology to increase operational efficiency and collaboration in an “inherently dispersed and complex environment”, RPMGlobal said. Richard Mathews, RPMGlobal CEO, said[…]

IMDEX’s Dr Michelle Carey and Gervais Perron say the mining technology company’s focus on providing companies with the tools to make real-time decisions in the field can offer improvements across the entire mining value chain. The company is leveraging developments in communications, data storage and cloud technology to provide the mining industry with applications that[…]

MineWare CEO and founder, Andrew Jessett (pictured), has stepped down from his role at the company to pursue new opportunities, the independent monitoring systems company says. Jessett founded MineWare in 2005, after independently creating and commercialising Pegasys, an advanced dragline monitor system. “I’m immensely proud of everything the MineWare team has achieved over the past[…]

The past week has seen the news filled with updates from major miners on shutdowns, slowdowns and lockdowns of major mining sites due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 worldwide. The list of affected operations is now a long one, affecting all major commodities, from Cerro Verde to Ambatovy and from San Cristobal to Voisey’s[…]

Mining technology services company, Windfall Geotek, says it has launched a new drone-based solution for artificial intelligence (AI) driven digital exploration in mining. A services company using AI with a portfolio of gold, copper and zinc properties in Quebec, Canada, Windfall Geotek has been using AI and advanced knowledge-extraction techniques since 2005 in the mining[…]

Two of the leading players in monitoring technology, Worldsensing and IDS GeoRadar, a Hexagon company, have cooperated to launch what they say is the most comprehensive mine safety monitoring system to date. The integrated system will be the first in the world to offer surface, sub-surface and geospatial monitoring in a single package, greatly simplifying[…]