Intelligent software for modular mine design
MICROMINE’s exploration and 3D modular mine design solution, Micromine, provides users with an in-depth understanding of their projects, allowing prospective regions to be targeted more accurately. Micromine offers interactive and easy to use tools for modelling, estimation, design and scheduling that simplify day-to-day design and production tasks.
Micromine 2016, the latest version released in May 2016, is comprised of 10 modules. As a scalable and flexible solution, Micromine 2016 provides mining operations the flexibility to choose what functionality they need when they need it. With the increase in mining costs and the focus on operational efficiency, modular mine solutions are becoming increasingly popular as they help to reduce the cost of mining software.
Strong foundations
Micromine’s core module is considered the ‘engine’ of Micromine and is always included in every installation. This essential component allows you to import, validate and display a wide variety of surface, drillhole and subsurface data, providing a more accurate representation of prospective regions. While core has powerful data validation functionality, geologists or mining engineers may need added functionality for other exploration or mine design tasks. This is where Micromine’s modular mine solution structure benefits users who want customisable software.
Modular mine site planning
For operations seeking mine scheduling software, Micromine’s scheduler module provides engineers with the means of identifying an optimal mine plan. Powerful mine scheduling tools are known for their notoriously high price tags and steep learning curves. With the release of Micromine 2016, MICROMINE sought to address these problems by enhancing features of the scheduler module to give users a more powerful scheduling tool.
The tool is a driven mathematically proven Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solver that identifies an optimal extraction sequence based on maximising a set objective, for example an ore type or metal tonnes. Micromine converts the mining problem into an optimisation model that can be solved by the MILP solver. The inclusion of the powerful, new tool eliminates the need for geologists to purchase additional expensive scheduling software as it can be incorporated into Micromine’s modular mine software configuration.
Modular mine: Software that works for you
For users wanting flexible and powerful mining software, Micromine 2016 offers the tools that assist with simplifying the day to day design and production tasks. As a scalable modular mine solution, Micromine is ideal for mining operations of all sizes and reduces the costs associated with traditionally expensive mining software.
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