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Whittle
Strategic open pit mine optimization software
As of 30 August 2026, Whittle's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. GEOVIA Whittle is the industry-standard strategic mine planning software for open pit optimization. Softwr lists it under Mining. Whittle is made by Dassault Systemes GEOVIA, launched in 1981, available on Windows.
Overview
What Whittle does
GEOVIA Whittle is the industry-standard strategic mine planning software for open pit optimization. It uses the Lerchs-Grossmann algorithm to determine optimal pit shells and provides powerful tools for cutoff grade optimization, scheduling, and economic analysis to maximize net present value of mining projects.
What people use it for
- Pit optimization
- Strategic planning
- Feasibility studies
- Economic analysis
- Scenario comparison
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 Whittle.
- The Internet Archive's capture of Dassault Systemes' GEOVIA Whittle page on 20 January 2021 named it as one of seven distinct GEOVIA mining products (alongside Surpac, GEMS, Minex, MineSched, PCBC, InSite), sold via a 'How to buy' contact process with no price figure published.
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Pricing
What Whittle costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Whittle Standard
$15,000 /yr
- Pit optimization
- Economic analysis
- Multiple scenarios
- Reporting
Whittle Enterprise
$25,000 /yr
- Advanced optimization
- Scheduling integration
- NPV maximization
- Sensitivity analysis
Capabilities
Features
Pit optimization
NPV maximization
Cutoff grade analysis
Pushback design
Economic modeling
Surpac
Integration with Surpac
MineSched
Integration with MineSched
PCBC
Integration with PCBC
Vulcan
Integration with Vulcan
Datamine
Integration with Datamine
Windows support
Available on windows
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Where can I find pricing for GEOVIA Whittle?
Whittle is an advanced strategic mine planning product. Pricing information is not available on the public product page and requires contacting Dassault Systèmes directly through their contact form.
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Who makes Whittle
- Company
- Dassault Systemes GEOVIA
- Based in
- Velizy-Villacoublay, France
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Integrated technology for mining fleet management