Software · head to head
Carlson Mining vs MineSight
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Carlson Mining covers Pit design, MineSight covers Geological modeling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Carlson Mining and MineSight actually diverge.
| Attribute | Carlson Mining | MineSight |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 | 1981 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Windows), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Carlson Mining
- Pit design
- Grade control
- Production planning
- Survey integration
- Mapping
- GPS
- GNSS systems
Only in MineSight
- Geological modeling
- 3D mine design
- Production scheduling
- Resource estimation
- Operations planning
- SAP
- Oracle
- Vulcan
Both cover
- AutoCAD
- ArcGIS
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Carlson Mining
- Pit design
- Grade controlnot MineSight
- Mine planning
- Surveyingnot MineSight
- Mappingnot MineSight
MineSight
- Mine planning
- Resource schedulingnot Carlson Mining
- Pit design
- Underground developmentnot Carlson Mining
- Production optimizationnot Carlson Mining
Both are used for pit design, mine planning, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Carlson Mining
Nothing recorded yet. See the Carlson Mining review.
MineSight
- MineSight (now part of Hexagon Mining) sells time-limited lease licenses rather than perpetual seats for exploration-stage users: License to Explore is scoped explicitly to "the life of a drilling campaign" and comes as two separate products, HxM Explorer and HxM Modeler, with additional functionality (UAV point-cloud surface meshing, a QAQC module) sold as further add-ons rather than included (archived press release, 6 March 2016)
Pricing, plan by plan
Carlson Mining
On request- Carlson Mining Standard$7000/year
- Mining design
- Pit design
- Grade control
- Carlson Mining Professional$15000/year
- Advanced mine planning
- Production scheduling
- Equipment management
MineSight
On request- MineSight Core$18000/year
- Geological modeling
- Mine design
- Block modeling
- MineSight Advanced$35000/year
- Production scheduling
- Resource estimation
- Advanced optimization
Which should you pick?
Choose Carlson Mining if
- You need pit design.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want grade control.
Choose MineSight if
- You need geological modeling.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want 3d mine design.
Questions people ask
- Is Carlson Mining or MineSight better?
- Neither clearly leads. Carlson Mining starts at On request and MineSight at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Carlson Mining or MineSight?
- Carlson Mining starts at On request and MineSight at On request.
- Does Carlson Mining or MineSight run on more platforms?
- Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Carlson Mining best used for?
- Carlson Mining is most often used for pit design, grade control, mine planning, surveying. Of those, grade control and surveying are not what MineSight is typically brought in for.
- What can Carlson Mining do that MineSight cannot?
- Carlson Mining covers Pit design, Grade control, Production planning, Survey integration. MineSight covers Geological modeling, 3D mine design, Production scheduling, Resource estimation. Both handle AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Windows support.