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MineSight vs acQuire GIM Suite

MineSight logo

MineSight

Mining & Resources

Integrated mine design and planning software

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
acQuire GIM Suite logo

acQuire GIM Suite

Mining & Resources

Geoscientific information management platform

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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); acQuire GIM Suite pricing is not published
  • They diverge on capability: MineSight covers Geological modeling, acQuire GIM Suite covers Drill hole data management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which MineSight and acQuire GIM Suite actually diverge.

Attributes where MineSight and acQuire GIM Suite differ
AttributeMineSightacQuire GIM Suite
PlatformsWindowsWindows, Web
Founded19811996

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

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 MineSight

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

Only in acQuire GIM Suite

  • Drill hole data management
  • Sample tracking
  • QAQC management
  • Data validation
  • Reporting tools
  • Leapfrog
  • Surpac
  • Micromine

Both cover

  • ArcGIS
  • Vulcan
  • Windows support

What people use each for

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

MineSight

  • Mine planningnot acQuire GIM Suite
  • Resource schedulingnot acQuire GIM Suite
  • Pit designnot acQuire GIM Suite
  • Underground developmentnot acQuire GIM Suite
  • Production optimizationnot acQuire GIM Suite

acQuire GIM Suite

  • Capturing and validating drillhole and geological datanot MineSight
  • Maintaining a single source of truth for geoscientific recordsnot MineSight
  • Field data capture on mobile with offline workingnot MineSight
  • Delivering geological data to modelling and reporting toolsnot MineSight

Where each one falls short

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

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)

acQuire GIM Suite

  • Pricing is not published
  • Built specifically for mining geology rather than general data management

Pricing, plan by plan

MineSight

On request
  • MineSight Core$18000/year
    • Geological modeling
    • Mine design
    • Block modeling
  • MineSight Advanced$35000/year
    • Production scheduling
    • Resource estimation
    • Advanced optimization

acQuire GIM Suite

On request
  • GIM Suite Standard$8000/year
    • Data management
    • QAQC tools
    • Validation rules
  • GIM Suite Enterprise$18000/year
    • Multi-site deployment
    • Advanced workflows
    • Integration APIs

Which should you pick?

Choose MineSight if

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

Choose acQuire GIM Suite if

  • You need drill hole data management.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want sample tracking.
acQuire GIM Suite review

Questions people ask

Is MineSight or acQuire GIM Suite better?
Neither clearly leads. MineSight starts at On request and acQuire GIM Suite at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, MineSight or acQuire GIM Suite?
MineSight starts at On request and acQuire GIM Suite at On request.
Does MineSight or acQuire GIM Suite run on more platforms?
MineSight runs on Windows. acQuire GIM Suite runs on Windows, Web.
What is MineSight best used for?
MineSight is most often used for mine planning, resource scheduling, pit design, underground development. Of those, mine planning and resource scheduling are not what acQuire GIM Suite is typically brought in for.
What can MineSight do that acQuire GIM Suite cannot?
MineSight covers Geological modeling, 3D mine design, Production scheduling, Resource estimation. acQuire GIM Suite covers Drill hole data management, Sample tracking, QAQC management, Data validation. Both handle ArcGIS, Vulcan, Windows support.
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