Gemcom Minex 5.2 supports mining companies with stratified deposits, integrating key functions like borehole data management, geological modelling, mine planning and design, allowing its users to make fast, effective decisions by easily sharing data.

The system has already been adopted by Australian coal producer Griffin Coal Mining Company which recently sought to replace another product.

“The change was driven by a need for an integrated system that was effective, quick and user friendly," Griffin Coal operations and planning manager Richard Campbell said.

“We wanted a best practice mine planning and geological modelling system that allowed Griffin Coal's technical services department to function in a coordinated way."

New and updated capabilities added to Gemcom Minex 5.2 include:

• A full openpit mine design suite which generates bench, strip and block designs;
• A coal washability module that stores and manipulates coal wash data based on size fractions, density fractions and yield;
• An openpit reserves module that enables engineers to generate volumes, tonnes and quality of the coal and waste layers in their designed mining blocks;
• Minex borehole database supports connections to ODBC databases such as Access or SQL Server or Oracle; and
• Extensive enhancements to texture surface draping on triangle surfaces.