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A New, More Strategic, Way to Mine

Mine planning concentrates on long-range production planning aimed at maximising the value derived from exploiting an ore deposit. However, by its very nature, because it is long-term, a mine plan can be affected by a variety of internal and external forces including, for example, increased knowledge of the orebody, unexpected staffing issues, technical advancements ,and changes in legislation, economy, and market.

Q&A: How GEOVIA is Reimagining Mining Efficiency

The mining industry is on the cusp of a digital revolution. GEOVIA, a company with a long history in 3D design and geological modeling, is at the forefront of this change. By leveraging the power of parametric design and virtual twins, GEOVIA is helping mines operate more efficiently and sustainably. Company CEO, Mauro DELLEMONACHE explains how this technology is transforming the way mines operate, from reducing environmental impact to optimizing resource extraction.

Mining Operational Excellence Through Digital Transformation with Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA

he mining value chain is a complex set of interlinked processes that involves many stakeholders from many different disciplines. To enable business transformation, it is paramount to approach the challenge from a standpoint that allows one to connect and interact in real (or near-real) time with people, processes, and technologies that make this chain of interlinked systems.

Optimizing Strategic Mine Planning with Simulation

Using Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform miners can simulate diverse scenarios. Virtual twin technologies help test differing parameters and their influence on pit-optimized designs using generative design tools. Ultimately, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform helps extensively test different theories and operational strategies to assess their impact on project value.

Maximizing Mining Value with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

The platform integrates and automates mining processes, dismantles silos and enables executives to focus on higher-value areas and optimized geotechnical, economic, productivity and ESG parameters. The optimization ensures positive cash flow or net present value (NPV) while adhering to sustainability and compliance goals.

How Cooperation Leads to Greater Efficiency and Faster Decarbonisation

A world-wide switch to electric vehicles is generally acknowledged as a fundamental component of decarbonisation. However, while demand for energy-dense batteries continues to soar, limited availability of the raw materials they require, such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt, is creating a major supply chain bottleneck — a bottleneck that threatens to impede their widespread adoption.

Virtual Twin Tech – A Unified Source of Truth, Empowering Resilience in Mining Complexity

The latest advancements in the GEOVIA portfolio include the introduction of the Strategic Mine Planner Role in December 2023 and the launch of the Underground Mine Designer Role in February 2024 within the Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform. And there is yet more to come as the company plans to release four additional roles on the 3DEXPERIENCE for the mining industry this year – the Geology Modeler, Geoscience Referential Manager, Earth Engineering Co-ordinator and Pit Optimizer Roles. The planned role-out promises to further enhance these two newly released roles as well as the established 3DEXPERIENCE.

Expert Talk: An Inside Perspective on the Mining-tech Industry

Embedded algorithms supported by AI techniques then suggest decision options based on simulated scenarios that account for not only the primary process but also for the network of processes the equipment interacts with or influences. The idea is to constantly have a “finger on the pulse” of the operation to monitor, assess root causes, simulate possible scenarios, and propose corrective measures to keep the operation performing as best as possible under environmental (e.g., unexpected geology variations) and contextual variables (e.g., energy cost).