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Datamine Studio RM vs Whittle

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Datamine Studio RM

Software

Resource modeling and estimation software

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Whittle

Software

Strategic open pit mine optimization software

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Datamine Studio RM no price, licence type, subscription term or system requirement is published anywhere on the Datamine site; Whittle the Internet Archive's capture of Dassault Systemes' GEOVIA Whittle page on 20 January 2021 named it as one of seven distinct GEOVIA mining products (alongside Surpac, GEMS, Minex, MineSched, PCBC, InSite), sold via a 'How to buy' contact process with no price figure published.
  • They diverge on capability: Datamine Studio RM covers Resource estimation, Whittle covers Pit optimization.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Datamine Studio RM and Whittle actually diverge.

Attributes where Datamine Studio RM and Whittle differ
AttributeDatamine Studio RMWhittle

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Windows), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (1981).

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 Datamine Studio RM

  • Resource estimation
  • Geostatistical analysis
  • Block modeling
  • Variogram modeling
  • Grade control
  • Studio OP
  • Studio UG
  • Leapfrog

Only in Whittle

  • Pit optimization
  • NPV maximization
  • Cutoff grade analysis
  • Pushback design
  • Economic modeling
  • MineSched
  • PCBC
  • Datamine

Both cover

  • Vulcan
  • Surpac
  • Windows support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Datamine Studio RM

  • Geological resource estimation and grade modellingnot Whittle
  • Processing large volumes of drillhole and sample datanot Whittle
  • 3D visualisation of orebody modelsnot Whittle

Whittle

  • Pit optimizationnot Datamine Studio RM
  • Strategic planningnot Datamine Studio RM
  • Feasibility studiesnot Datamine Studio RM
  • Economic analysisnot Datamine Studio RM
  • Scenario comparisonnot Datamine Studio RM

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Datamine Studio RM

  • No price, licence type, subscription term or system requirement is published anywhere on the Datamine site
  • There is no dedicated Studio RM product page linked from the site; the product appears only inside a customer case study

Whittle

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Dassault Systemes' GEOVIA Whittle page on 20 January 2021 named it as one of seven distinct GEOVIA mining products (alongside Surpac, GEMS, Minex, MineSched, PCBC, InSite), sold via a 'How to buy' contact process with no price figure published.

Pricing, plan by plan

Datamine Studio RM

On request
  • Studio RM$10000/year
    • Resource modeling
    • Geostatistics
    • Block modeling
  • Studio RM Professional$18000/year
    • Advanced variography
    • Conditional simulation
    • Multi-element modeling

Whittle

On request
  • Whittle Standard$15000/year
    • Pit optimization
    • Economic analysis
    • Multiple scenarios
  • Whittle Enterprise$25000/year
    • Advanced optimization
    • Scheduling integration
    • NPV maximization

Which should you pick?

Choose Datamine Studio RM if

  • You need resource estimation.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want geostatistical analysis.
Datamine Studio RM review

Choose Whittle if

  • You need pit optimization.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want npv maximization.
Whittle review

Questions people ask

Is Datamine Studio RM or Whittle better?
Neither clearly leads. Datamine Studio RM starts at On request and Whittle at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Datamine Studio RM or Whittle?
Datamine Studio RM starts at On request and Whittle at On request.
Does Datamine Studio RM or Whittle run on more platforms?
Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Datamine Studio RM best used for?
Datamine Studio RM is most often used for geological resource estimation and grade modelling, processing large volumes of drillhole and sample data, 3d visualisation of orebody models. Of those, geological resource estimation and grade modelling and processing large volumes of drillhole and sample data are not what Whittle is typically brought in for.
What can Datamine Studio RM do that Whittle cannot?
Datamine Studio RM covers Resource estimation, Geostatistical analysis, Block modeling, Variogram modeling. Whittle covers Pit optimization, NPV maximization, Cutoff grade analysis, Pushback design. Both handle Vulcan, Surpac, Windows support.
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