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Life of mine planning and scheduling
As of 30 August 2026, MinePlan's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. MinePlan is specialized software for long-term mine planning and life of mine scheduling. Softwr lists it under Mining. MinePlan is made by MinePlan Technologies, launched in 2008, available on Windows.
Overview
What MinePlan does
MinePlan is specialized software for long-term mine planning and life of mine scheduling. It helps mining companies develop realistic, achievable plans for the entire life of mining operations from development through closure.
What people use it for
- Life of mine planning
- Long-term scheduling
- Feasibility studies
- Economic analysis
- Strategic planning
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 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.
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Pricing
What MinePlan costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
MinePlan Standard
$16,000 /yr
- Life of mine planning
- Long-term scheduling
- Economic analysis
- Scenario modeling
Capabilities
Features
Life of mine planning
Long-term scheduling
Economic modeling
Scenario analysis
Feasibility assessment
Vulcan
Integration with Vulcan
Surpac
Integration with Surpac
Whittle
Integration with Whittle
Excel
Integration with Excel
Windows support
Available on windows
Behind it
Who makes MinePlan
- Company
- MinePlan Technologies
- Based in
- Perth, Australia
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- Micromine
- Carlson Mining
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- RPMGlobal XPAC
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- Datamine Studio RM
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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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