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MinePlan vs MineSight

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MinePlan

Mining

Life of mine planning and scheduling

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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MineSight

Mining

Integrated mine design and planning software

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: MinePlan the Internet Archive's capture of mineplan.com.au on 4 March 2020 already showed only a generic 'Website Coming Soon' hosting placeholder rather than a product page, indicating the domain has not hosted a live MinePlan site for at least several years.; 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: MinePlan covers Life of mine planning, MineSight covers Geological modeling.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which MinePlan and MineSight actually diverge.

Attributes where MinePlan and MineSight differ
AttributeMinePlanMineSight
Founded20081981

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Windows), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Mining).

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 MinePlan

  • Life of mine planning
  • Long-term scheduling
  • Economic modeling
  • Scenario analysis
  • Feasibility assessment
  • Surpac
  • Whittle
  • Excel

Only in MineSight

  • Geological modeling
  • 3D mine design
  • Production scheduling
  • Resource estimation
  • Operations planning
  • AutoCAD
  • ArcGIS
  • SAP

Both cover

  • Vulcan
  • Windows support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

MinePlan

  • Life of mine planningnot MineSight
  • Long-term schedulingnot MineSight
  • Feasibility studiesnot MineSight
  • Economic analysisnot MineSight
  • Strategic planningnot MineSight

MineSight

  • Mine planningnot MinePlan
  • Resource schedulingnot MinePlan
  • Pit designnot MinePlan
  • Underground developmentnot MinePlan
  • Production optimizationnot MinePlan

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

MinePlan

  • The Internet Archive's capture of mineplan.com.au on 4 March 2020 already showed only a generic 'Website Coming Soon' hosting placeholder rather than a product page, indicating the domain has not hosted a live MinePlan site for at least several years.

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

MinePlan

On request
  • MinePlan Standard$16000/year
    • Life of mine planning
    • Long-term scheduling
    • Economic 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 MinePlan if

  • You need life of mine planning.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want long-term scheduling.
MinePlan review

Choose MineSight if

  • You need geological modeling.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want 3d mine design.
MineSight review

Questions people ask

Is MinePlan or MineSight better?
Neither clearly leads. MinePlan 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, MinePlan or MineSight?
MinePlan starts at On request and MineSight at On request.
Does MinePlan or MineSight run on more platforms?
Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is MinePlan best used for?
MinePlan is most often used for life of mine planning, long-term scheduling, feasibility studies, economic analysis. Of those, life of mine planning and long-term scheduling are not what MineSight is typically brought in for.
What can MinePlan do that MineSight cannot?
MinePlan covers Life of mine planning, Long-term scheduling, Economic modeling, Scenario analysis. MineSight covers Geological modeling, 3D mine design, Production scheduling, Resource estimation. Both handle Vulcan, Windows support.
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