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Meet The Team: Sarah Smith
Meet Sarah Smith has recently joined our team as the CEO of Scenario which was acquired by Datamine in 2022. She has more than 22 years of experience in implementing Project & Enterprise-wide solutions, specifically for companies delivering world-class mining, property development, infrastructure, and energy projects. Get to know Sarah a little better through the

Datamine expands their ESG portfolio, taking Brazilian software company global
Vela Software’s Datamine is continuing to expand its ESG portfolio with the latest acquisition of Occupational Health and Safety, and Environment software company Nexo CS. Nexo CS provides occupational health and safety solutions to a variety of asset-intensive industries including steel manufacturing, food and beverage, chemicals, telecommunications, pharmaceutics, pulp and paper, banks, government, hospitals, and

Meet The Team: Barkin Duman
Meet Barkin Duman who has recently joined the Datamine team in Ankara, Turkey, as a Technical Support Representative – Mining Engineering. Get to know Barkin a little better through the interview below: Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I was born and raised in Ankara, Turkey. I graduated from Middle East Technical University Mining

New Release: Minemax Scheduler 7.4.0 with Process Categories and Visualisation Enhancements
Datamine is pleased to announce the release of Minemax Scheduler 7.4.0 with Process Categories and new 3D Visualisation features. Designed to increase planning efficiency, improvements also include expanded options for display and reporting of schedule information, more configurability to the importing workflow, and new schedule exporting options. Minemax CEO Joe Kraft said the updated release

Meet The Team: Joe Huang
Meet Joe Huang who has recently joined the Datamine family in Brisbane in the role of Software Engineer for CCLAS. Joe has 15 years of experience in the development of real-time machine management systems for the mining industry. He will be working as a full-stack developer for CCLAS. Get to know Joe a little better

Datamine Acquires Software Company Focusing On Enabling Hard Rock Miners To Excel At Drill And Blast Planning
Vela Industries Group’s Datamine is delighted to announce the acquisition of iRing Inc., the creators of Aegis – a market-leading underground drill and blast package. iRing Inc. is a global leader in the development of underground drill and blast planning software which helps those working in mines improve effectiveness and efficiency. Vela Industries Group’s Chief

Datamine & Mohammed VI Polytechnic University Partnership
Datamine is so excited to share the news about our partnership with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), a university with a focus on research, innovation and human development based in Benguerir, Morocco. In October 2022, our Datamine Africa team consisting of Eben Assan (North & West Africa Lead), Freddy Kapako (Central & North Africa Lead),

Datamine Acquires National Leading Mining Compliance Training and Software company
Vela Industries Group’s Datamine is delighted to announce the acquisition of leading Australian Mining Compliance Training and Software company LandTrack Systems. LandTrack Systems’ versatile, intelligent, modern Asset Management System focuses on protecting, managing, and tracking mineral title compliance, agreements, and environmental activities worldwide, making is the perfect addition to the Datamine family. Vela Industries Group’s

Meet The Team: Natalia Valenzuela
Meet Natalia Valenzuela, a Geology Consultant with 5 years of integrative experiencewho has recently joined our consulting team in Perth, Western Australia. Get to know Natalia a little better through the interview below: Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I am a geoscientist with 5 years of integrative experience working across environmental management,
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Latest product releases

New Release: Minemax Scheduler 7.4.0 with Process Categories and Visualisation Enhancements
Datamine is pleased to announce the release of Minemax Scheduler 7.4.0 with Process Categories and new 3D Visualisation features. Designed to increase planning efficiency, improvements also include expanded options for display and reporting of schedule information, more configurability to the importing workflow, and new schedule exporting options. Minemax CEO Joe Kraft said the updated release

Datamine Discover for MapInfo Pro 2022 Released
Datamine is excited to announce the newest release of Datamine Discover for MapInfo Pro 2022. This release addresses a number of issues affecting workflow and improving efficiencies for the user. By including new functionality along with enhancing often-used functions, the user will be more productive with a better user experience. Inclined Sections One of the

Coming Soon – Minemax Scheduler 7.4.0 with Process Categories and Visualisation Enhancements
We’re pleased to let you know that a new version of Minemax Scheduler will soon be available. This upcoming release includes a new optional modelling definition called process categories, which helps users contextualise processes and take advantage of corresponding new reporting functionality. Other enhancements include expanded options for display and export of the 3D visualisation, improvements

Studio RM 1.13 Release Announcement
In this release of Studio RM and Studio RM Pro, we have delivered a host of fundamental software and process improvements. These improvements are available to new and maintained customers. Faster Wireframe Selection The Datamine Studio RM framework includes access to numerous processes, which users can run interactively or build into their own managed workflows

MineScape 2021 Update 6 – New Release!
Datamine is excited to announce the newest release of MineScape 2021 with Update 6. This release addresses a number of issues primarily affecting workflow and improving efficiencies for the user. By including new functionality along with enhancing some often used functions, the user will be more productive with a better user experience. One of the

Minemax Scheduler 7.3.3 with Custom Visualisation Released
Minemax is pleased to announce the release of Minemax Scheduler 7.3.3 with Custom Visualisation. This version includes several functionality enhancements that allow strategic mine planners to accomplish more than ever before in the software. “Version 7.3.3 includes a range of great new features that our customers have been asking for. We look forward to how