Software · head to head
Deswik Suite vs K-MINE
Deswik Suite
Software
Integrated mine planning and design software
- From
- On request
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Deswik Suite deswik publishes no price, no licence term and no cost driver for the suite; the only routes given are a demo request or contacting the company; 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: Deswik Suite covers 3D mine design, K-MINE covers Mine planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Deswik Suite and K-MINE actually diverge.
| Attribute | Deswik Suite | K-MINE |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 | 2001 |
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 Deswik Suite
- 3D mine design
- Resource scheduling
- Geological modeling
- Pit optimization
- Underground planning
- SAP
- Oracle
Only in K-MINE
- Mine planning
- 3D design
- Production scheduling
- Economic evaluation
- Risk analysis
- AutoCAD
Both cover
- Surpac
- Vulcan
- Datamine
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Deswik Suite
- Mine design and scheduling for open pit and underground operationsnot K-MINE
- Reserve reporting and life of mine planningnot K-MINE
- Connecting mine plans to production execution and material trackingnot K-MINE
K-MINE
- Open pit surveying, pit design, scheduling and pit optimisationnot Deswik Suite
- Underground mine design, stope optimisation and ventilation analysisnot Deswik Suite
- Geological modelling and grade estimation from drillhole datanot Deswik Suite
- Drill and blast design and slope stability analysisnot Deswik Suite
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Deswik Suite
- Deswik publishes no price, no licence term and no cost driver for the suite; the only routes given are a demo request or contacting the company
- The suite is sold as separate modules grouped under Design and Reserving, Planning, Operations and Mine to Market, so a full workflow requires buying several products
- Software downloads and support are gated behind a client portal available to existing customers
- The product formerly sold as Deswik.CAD is now named Deswik Spatial, so older documentation and job listings refer to a name the vendor no longer uses
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
Deswik Suite
On request- Deswik.CAD$5000/year
- 3D mine design
- Geological modeling
- Drill hole analysis
- Deswik.Sched$8000/year
- Mine scheduling
- Resource optimization
- Gantt charts
- Enterprise Suite$25000/year
- Complete platform access
- All modules included
- Priority support
K-MINE
On request- K-MINE Professional$9000/year
- Mine planning
- 3D design
- Scheduling
Which should you pick?
Choose Deswik Suite if
- You need 3d mine design.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want resource scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Deswik Suite or K-MINE better?
- Neither clearly leads. Deswik Suite 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, Deswik Suite or K-MINE?
- Deswik Suite starts at On request and K-MINE at On request.
- Does Deswik Suite or K-MINE run on more platforms?
- Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Deswik Suite best used for?
- Deswik Suite is most often used for mine design and scheduling for open pit and underground operations, reserve reporting and life of mine planning, connecting mine plans to production execution and material tracking. Of those, mine design and scheduling for open pit and underground operations and reserve reporting and life of mine planning are not what K-MINE is typically brought in for.
- What can Deswik Suite do that K-MINE cannot?
- Deswik Suite covers 3D mine design, Resource scheduling, Geological modeling, Pit optimization. K-MINE covers Mine planning, 3D design, Production scheduling, Economic evaluation. Both handle Surpac, Vulcan, Datamine, Windows support.