Software · head to head
Minemax vs Datamine
Minemax
Software
Integrated mining software for geological and operational excellence
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
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Datamine
Software
Integrated mining software for resource estimation and planning
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Minemax minemax.com/products returns a 301 redirect to dataminesoftware.com; Minemax products are now sold within the Datamine planning range; 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
- They diverge on capability: Minemax covers Mine design, Datamine covers Geostatistical analysis.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Minemax and Datamine 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 Minemax
- Mine design
- Production scheduling
- Pit optimization
- Datamine
Only in Datamine
- Geostatistical analysis
- Block modeling
- Grade control
- MineSight
Both cover
- Geological modeling
- Resource estimation
- Vulcan
- Surpac
- Leapfrog
- SAP
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Minemax
- Strategic open pit and underground mine schedule optimisationnot Datamine
- Life of mine planning to maximise net present valuenot Datamine
- Operational short interval mine schedulingnot Datamine
Datamine
- Geological modelling and resource estimation for mining projectsnot Minemax
- Open pit and underground mine design and schedulingnot Minemax
- Drill and blast design, survey and production reconciliationnot Minemax
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Minemax
On request- Minemax Standard$13000/year
- Geological modeling
- Mine design
- Resource estimation
- Minemax Premium$23000/year
- Advanced optimization
- Production scheduling
- Fleet management
Datamine
On request- Datamine Studio$14000/year
- Resource estimation
- Geostatistics
- Geological modeling
- Datamine Advanced$24000/year
- Advanced optimization
- Strategic planning
- Risk analysis
Which should you pick?
Choose Minemax if
- You need mine design.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want production scheduling.
Choose Datamine if
- You need geostatistical analysis.
- You work on Windows.
- You also want block modeling.
Questions people ask
- Is Minemax or Datamine better?
- Neither clearly leads. Minemax starts at On request and Datamine at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Minemax or Datamine?
- Minemax starts at On request and Datamine at On request.
- Does Minemax or Datamine run on more platforms?
- Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Minemax best used for?
- Minemax is most often used for strategic open pit and underground mine schedule optimisation, life of mine planning to maximise net present value, operational short interval mine scheduling. Of those, strategic open pit and underground mine schedule optimisation and life of mine planning to maximise net present value are not what Datamine is typically brought in for.
- What can Minemax do that Datamine cannot?
- Minemax covers Mine design, Production scheduling, Pit optimization, Datamine. Datamine covers Geostatistical analysis, Block modeling, Grade control, MineSight. Both handle Geological modeling, Resource estimation, Vulcan, Surpac.