Software · head to head
Datamine vs K-MINE
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Datamine
Software
Integrated mining software for resource estimation and planning
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Datamine datamine publishes no price, no licence term and no named cost driver; the planning pages route buyers to a consultation or a sales contact form; K-MINE modules are licensed separately as annual subscriptions, from 2,700 USD a year for Infrastructure up to 9,480 USD a year for Open Pit Design
- They diverge on capability: Datamine covers Resource estimation, K-MINE covers Mine planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Datamine and K-MINE actually diverge.
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 Datamine
- Resource estimation
- Geostatistical analysis
- Geological modeling
- Block modeling
- Grade control
- MineSight
- Leapfrog
- SAP
Only in K-MINE
- Mine planning
- 3D design
- Production scheduling
- Economic evaluation
- Risk analysis
- Datamine
- AutoCAD
Both cover
- Vulcan
- Surpac
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Datamine
- Geological modelling and resource estimation for mining projectsnot K-MINE
- Open pit and underground mine design and schedulingnot K-MINE
- Drill and blast design, survey and production reconciliationnot K-MINE
K-MINE
- Open pit surveying, pit design, scheduling and pit optimisationnot Datamine
- Underground mine design, stope optimisation and ventilation analysisnot Datamine
- Geological modelling and grade estimation from drillhole datanot Datamine
- Drill and blast design and slope stability analysisnot Datamine
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Datamine
- Datamine publishes no price, no licence term and no named cost driver; the planning pages route buyers to a consultation or a sales contact form
- The portfolio is split into many separate products across strategy, design, scheduling, blasting, survey and production, so a complete workflow requires assembling several licences
- Products acquired from other vendors, including Minemax Scheduler and Minemax Tempo, are now sold inside Datamine bundles rather than standalone
K-MINE
- Modules are licensed separately as annual subscriptions, from 2,700 USD a year for Infrastructure up to 9,480 USD a year for Open Pit Design
- Geology is 9,060 USD a year, Pit Optimizer 8,580 USD, Scheduling 7,380 USD, Stope Optimization 6,960 USD and Surveying 6,600 USD, so a full workflow means stacking several module subscriptions
- A licence is assigned either to a dedicated server or to a single computer workstation, with one active device at a time
- Licences are online, with offline access limited to 2 days
- Training is priced by custom quote and is not included in the published module rates
- Volume discounts are referenced but no discount rate or qualifying quantity is published
Pricing, plan by plan
Datamine
On request- Datamine Studio$14000/year
- Resource estimation
- Geostatistics
- Geological modeling
- Datamine Advanced$24000/year
- Advanced optimization
- Strategic planning
- Risk analysis
K-MINE
On request- K-MINE Professional$9000/year
- Mine planning
- 3D design
- Scheduling
Which should you pick?
Choose Datamine if
- You need resource estimation.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want geostatistical analysis.
Questions people ask
- Is Datamine or K-MINE better?
- Neither clearly leads. Datamine starts at On request and K-MINE at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Datamine or K-MINE?
- Datamine starts at On request and K-MINE at On request.
- Does Datamine or K-MINE run on more platforms?
- Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Datamine best used for?
- Datamine is most often used for geological modelling and resource estimation for mining projects, open pit and underground mine design and scheduling, drill and blast design, survey and production reconciliation. Of those, geological modelling and resource estimation for mining projects and open pit and underground mine design and scheduling are not what K-MINE is typically brought in for.
- What can Datamine do that K-MINE cannot?
- Datamine covers Resource estimation, Geostatistical analysis, Geological modeling, Block modeling. K-MINE covers Mine planning, 3D design, Production scheduling, Economic evaluation. Both handle Vulcan, Surpac, Windows support.