Mining & Resources · head to head
Datamine vs MineSight
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Datamine
Mining & Resources
Integrated mining software for resource estimation and planning
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
MineSight
Mining & Resources
Integrated mine design and planning software
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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; 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)
- They diverge on capability: Datamine covers Geostatistical analysis, MineSight covers 3D mine design.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Datamine and MineSight actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Windows), user rating (Not yet rated).
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
- Geostatistical analysis
- Block modeling
- Grade control
- Surpac
- MineSight
- Leapfrog
Only in MineSight
- 3D mine design
- Production scheduling
- Operations planning
- AutoCAD
- ArcGIS
- Oracle
Both cover
- Resource estimation
- Geological modeling
- Vulcan
- SAP
- 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 MineSight
- Open pit and underground mine design and schedulingnot MineSight
- Drill and blast design, survey and production reconciliationnot MineSight
MineSight
- Mine planningnot Datamine
- Resource schedulingnot Datamine
- Pit designnot Datamine
- Underground developmentnot Datamine
- Production optimizationnot 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
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
Datamine
On request- Datamine Studio$14000/year
- Resource estimation
- Geostatistics
- Geological modeling
- Datamine Advanced$24000/year
- Advanced optimization
- Strategic planning
- Risk analysis
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 Datamine if
- You need geostatistical analysis.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want block modeling.
Choose MineSight if
- You need 3d mine design.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want production scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Datamine or MineSight better?
- Neither clearly leads. Datamine 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, Datamine or MineSight?
- Datamine starts at On request and MineSight at On request.
- Does Datamine or MineSight 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 MineSight is typically brought in for.
- What can Datamine do that MineSight cannot?
- Datamine covers Geostatistical analysis, Block modeling, Grade control, Surpac. MineSight covers 3D mine design, Production scheduling, Operations planning, AutoCAD. Both handle Resource estimation, Geological modeling, Vulcan, SAP.