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Integrated mining software for resource estimation and planning
As of 30 August 2026, Datamine's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Datamine is a leading integrated software solution for resource estimation, mine planning, and scheduling. Softwr lists it under Mining. Datamine is made by Datamine Group, launched in 1986, available on Windows.
Overview
What Datamine does
Datamine is a leading integrated software solution for resource estimation, mine planning, and scheduling. It combines powerful geostatistical analysis, 3D geological modeling, and mine design capabilities with advanced optimization tools for maximum mining efficiency.
What people use it for
- Geological modelling and resource estimation for mining projects
- Open pit and underground mine design and scheduling
- Drill and blast design, survey and production reconciliation
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about 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
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Pricing
What Datamine costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Datamine Studio
$14,000 /yr
- Resource estimation
- Geostatistics
- Geological modeling
- Grade control
Datamine Advanced
$24,000 /yr
- Advanced optimization
- Strategic planning
- Risk analysis
- Block modeling
Capabilities
Features
Resource estimation
Geostatistical analysis
Geological modeling
Block modeling
Grade control
Vulcan
Integration with Vulcan
Surpac
Integration with Surpac
MineSight
Integration with MineSight
Leapfrog
Integration with Leapfrog
SAP
Integration with SAP
Windows support
Available on windows
Behind it
Who makes Datamine
- Company
- Datamine Group
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
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- Vulcan Geological Modelling
- Deswik Suite
- Dassault Systemes GEOVIA
- Caterpillar MineStar
- Leapfrog Geo
- Hexagon PPM Mining
- Vulcan
- Minemax
- Fusion Mining
- Micromine
- Surpac
- K-MINE
- MineSight
- Minviro
- PLAXIS
- RPMGlobal TALPAC
- PCBC
- RPMGlobal XPAC
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From $164.25/day (Consultants Daily)9 researched notesMine planning and optimization software for scheduling and economics
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Integrated technology for mining fleet management