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MineSight vs Datamine

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MineSight

Software

Integrated mine design and planning software

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Datamine

Software

Integrated mining software for resource estimation and planning

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On request
Rated
-
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); 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: MineSight covers 3D mine design, Datamine covers Geostatistical analysis.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which MineSight and Datamine actually diverge.

Attributes where MineSight and Datamine differ
AttributeMineSightDatamine
Founded19811986

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 MineSight

  • 3D mine design
  • Production scheduling
  • Operations planning
  • AutoCAD
  • ArcGIS
  • Oracle

Only in Datamine

  • Geostatistical analysis
  • Block modeling
  • Grade control
  • Surpac
  • MineSight
  • Leapfrog

Both cover

  • Geological modeling
  • Resource estimation
  • SAP
  • Vulcan
  • Windows support

What people use each for

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

MineSight

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

Datamine

  • Geological modelling and resource estimation for mining projectsnot MineSight
  • Open pit and underground mine design and schedulingnot MineSight
  • Drill and blast design, survey and production reconciliationnot 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)

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

MineSight

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

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 MineSight if

  • You need 3d mine design.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want production scheduling.
MineSight review

Choose Datamine if

  • You need geostatistical analysis.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want block modeling.
Datamine review

Questions people ask

Is MineSight or Datamine better?
Neither clearly leads. MineSight 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, MineSight or Datamine?
MineSight starts at On request and Datamine at On request.
Does MineSight or Datamine run on more platforms?
Both run on Windows, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Datamine is typically brought in for.
What can MineSight do that Datamine cannot?
MineSight covers 3D mine design, Production scheduling, Operations planning, AutoCAD. Datamine covers Geostatistical analysis, Block modeling, Grade control, Surpac. Both handle Geological modeling, Resource estimation, SAP, Vulcan.
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