Software · head to head
Micromine vs Minemax
Micromine
Software
Exploration and mine design software solution
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Minemax
Software
Integrated mining software for geological and operational excellence
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Micromine pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process; Minemax minemax.com/products returns a 301 redirect to dataminesoftware.com; Minemax products are now sold within the Datamine planning range
- They diverge on capability: Micromine covers Data management, Minemax covers Production scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Micromine and Minemax actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Micromine
- Data management
- Scheduling
- AutoCAD
- ArcGIS
- Excel
Only in Minemax
- Production scheduling
- Pit optimization
- Datamine
- Surpac
- SAP
Both cover
- Geological modeling
- Resource estimation
- Mine design
- Leapfrog
- Vulcan
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Micromine
- Geological exploration and modellingnot Minemax
- Resource estimation and geostatisticsnot Minemax
- Mine design and surveyingnot Minemax
- Mine planning and schedulingnot Minemax
- Fleet management and mine operationsnot Minemax
Minemax
- Strategic open pit and underground mine schedule optimisationnot Micromine
- Life of mine planning to maximise net present valuenot Micromine
- Operational short interval mine schedulingnot Micromine
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Micromine
- Pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
Minemax
- minemax.com/products returns a 301 redirect to dataminesoftware.com; Minemax products are now sold within the Datamine planning range
- No pricing is published for any Minemax product; licences are obtained by contacting the Datamine sales team
- Products are sold as role based Planning Bundles rather than individual licences, with the claimed saving of up to 33 percent measured against standalone licence cost
Pricing, plan by plan
Micromine
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Micromine review.
Minemax
On request- Minemax Standard$13000/year
- Geological modeling
- Mine design
- Resource estimation
- Minemax Premium$23000/year
- Advanced optimization
- Production scheduling
- Fleet management
Which should you pick?
Choose Minemax if
- You need production scheduling.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want pit optimization.
Questions people ask
- Is Micromine or Minemax better?
- Neither clearly leads. Micromine starts at On request and Minemax at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Micromine or Minemax?
- Micromine starts at On request and Minemax at On request.
- Does Micromine or Minemax run on more platforms?
- Micromine runs on Web. Minemax runs on Windows.
- What is Micromine best used for?
- Micromine is most often used for geological exploration and modelling, resource estimation and geostatistics, mine design and surveying, mine planning and scheduling. Of those, geological exploration and modelling and resource estimation and geostatistics are not what Minemax is typically brought in for.
- What can Micromine do that Minemax cannot?
- Micromine covers Data management, Scheduling, AutoCAD, ArcGIS. Minemax covers Production scheduling, Pit optimization, Datamine, Surpac. Both handle Geological modeling, Resource estimation, Mine design, Leapfrog.