MineScape 5 Announcement Mitrais and Mincom have publicly announced the availability of MineScape 5 in Indonesia. What’s New in MineScape 5 MineScape 5 is a significant advancement in the product user interface and workflow - which can lead to productivity and efficiency gains for a Mining enterprise. Some of the exciting new features include: Easy-to-Use, Graphical User Interface Significantly improved graphics performance Dual monitor support Tear off the graphics window to a second monitor Customizable toolbars Easier to use, WYSIWYG plotting setup, batch plotting and image support Project accessibility improvements Redesigned Explorer with windows style searching and sorting New table editor with group by area function Open Cut Planning improvements Dragline improvements Plug-in architecture with an API provides integration opportunities to in-house and other applications Click here to view more details about what’s new in MineScape 5. Click here to view a Question and Answer document about MineScape 5. MineScape Mine Planning and Design Software Specifically developed to meet the mining industry’s rigorous demands, MineScape is used at more than 100 Indonesian coal mines. MineScape is a suite of integrated solutions designed for open cut and underground mining operations. It delivers extensive geological modelling and mine design functionality – making it the leading mine planning solution in Indonesia. Incorporating many features, MineScape offers exceptional ease-of-use through: A Graphical Task interface (GTi), which seamlessly merges MineScape’s various functions. Intuitive familiar working environment. True simultaneous multi-user access to all 3D data and models. Advanced 3D CAD support. MineScape Explorer to browse projects and manipulate data. Multi-user support in a network environment. Complex stratigraphic modelling functionality including reverse faulting. Integration of the geological database with modelling and the 3D graphics environment. All MineScape products are fully integrated and provide multi-user access to a single database in a network environment. Each product performs a specific range of data processing and mine planning functions. MineScape Products Feature Core MineScape Core MineScape, the ‘base’ product, is mandatory for all Mincom MineScape products and comprises: A fully-integrated, miningbased 3D CAD system. Custom programming Comprehensive miningoriented function library including surface manipulation, gridding, transaction and spreadsheet management facilities. Custom reporting. Direct viewing of AutoCAD ESRI shape files. Comprehensive plotting functionality. Block Model Perform efficient and accurate 3D modelling of nonstratigraphic deposits using MineScape’s in-built CAD system to view and manipulate the models. Generate 3D deposit models with interpretation of geologic data for definition of wireframe solids and export to third party optimisation tools such as Whittle 4D. Geological Database (GDB) Store downhole survey, lithology and quality data, produce ‘standard’, summary and user-defined reports and graphically display the downhole data. GDB displays lithology, intervals, geophysics and correlation and contains specialised compositing and washability functions. Stratmodel Perform complex stratigraphic modelling functions including reverse faulting. Interactively manipulate 3D model elements including 3D rendered displays in any orientation. Drill & Blast Use the interactive 3D CAD environment to quickly lay out an optimum blast pattern, project holes to surfaces and export hole layout reports to GPS-equipped drill rigs. Drill & Blast is integrated to produce quick blast exclusion zones. Roads Design haul roads interactively in 3D. Determine cut and fill requirements for mass balancing and optimisation. Automatically generate reports for survey and construction personnel in graphical or text formats. Open Cut Generate and test mine designs for short-term production operations and long-term feasibility studies. Use MineScape’s 3D CAD tools to visualise and graphically interact with the design at any stage. Grade Blocking Interactively create grade blocks using the most accurate information available to calculate reserves and to graphically cue the production planner. Survey Generate survey instructions automatically from mine plans. Input survey results from a field recorder or field book directly into the MineScape database. Generate production reports and plans and use the database information for further short-term planning, reclamation and reconciliation. Schedule Optimise the mining method and sequence by providing forecasts of material movement and machine activities for longterm and short-term operations.