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Snowden Supervisor
Real-time mine operations optimization
As of 30 August 2026, Snowden Supervisor's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Snowden Supervisor is a real-time mine planning and operations management system that bridges the gap between long-term planning and daily execution. Softwr lists it under Mining. Snowden Supervisor is made by Datamine (Snowden Group), launched in 1981, available on Windows.
Overview
What Snowden Supervisor does
Snowden Supervisor is a real-time mine planning and operations management system that bridges the gap between long-term planning and daily execution. It provides dynamic scheduling, real-time tracking, and automated reconciliation to help mining operations maximize productivity, minimize costs, and meet production targets consistently.
What people use it for
- Real-time operations
- Fleet management
- Production optimization
- Short-term 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 Snowden Supervisor.
- Specialized niche software with limited market reach outside mining and geostatistics
- No public pricing available; requires vendor contact
- Limited documentation and community resources compared to general software
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Pricing
What Snowden Supervisor costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Supervisor Standard
$25,000 /yr
- Real-time scheduling
- Fleet management
- Production tracking
- Basic analytics
Supervisor Enterprise
$50,000 /yr
- All Standard features
- Advanced optimization
- Multi-site support
- API integrations
Capabilities
Features
Real-time scheduling
Fleet optimization
Production tracking
Automated reconciliation
KPI dashboards
Datamine
Integration with Datamine
Caterpillar MineStar
Integration with Caterpillar MineStar
Komatsu FrontRunner
Integration with Komatsu FrontRunner
Dispatch systems
Integration with Dispatch systems
ERP systems
Integration with ERP systems
Windows support
Available on windows
Web support
Available on web
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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What type of mining software is Snowden Supervisor?
Snowden Supervisor is a geostatistical software designed specifically for resource estimation professionals to perform advanced geological data analysis, spatial modeling, and resource estimation optimization.
SourceWhat analysis tools does Snowden Supervisor include?
The Analysor V8 module provides statistical analysis and visualization with histograms, Q-Q plots for data distribution, and variogram modeling to understand spatial continuity and anisotropy in geological data.
SourceDoes Supervisor support conditional simulation?
Yes. Supervisor v8.14 includes a new Multivariate Conditional Simulation component allowing conditional sequential gaussian simulation over multiple variables while maintaining complex compositional correlations.
SourceIs Snowden Supervisor integrated with major mine planning software?
Yes. Supervisor is compatible with all major mine planning software packages, with direct integration capabilities for Datamine products.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Snowden Supervisor
- Company
- Datamine (Snowden Group)
- Based in
- Perth, Australia
- Founders
- Snowden Optiro
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