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Travelling North, South, East and West Product Feature – Data Converter For
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Datamine is
pleased to introduce John Coppola as Senior Account Manager. John has
27 years experience in hardware and software development, with a number of
projects being in the mining arena. John has developed several systems used
by various mining companies for equipment maintenance, materials management, logistics,
condition monitoring and telemetry data acquisition. He has strong analytical
skills and has been involved in several new developments with a view to
business improvement. In
addition, John has spent several years developing geological database
management system (GDMS) solutions, both as custom development and as a
generic product, including remote drill hole data entry and validation on
ruggedized tablets and mobile devices. His extensive experience covers large
scale ($30 million+) systems software development for mining, government and
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Recently,
John has developed several custom GDMS related applications and consulted on
the use and application of new technologies to help customers with their
business processes. John
hopes to use his strong IT knowledge, coupled with his mining background, to
help customers with their solution delivery. |
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Travelling North, South, East and West Written by Dennis Kattowitz, Senior Account Manager |
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Datamine Dennis Kattowitz, Senior Account
Manager, and Steve Hodgson, Technical Services Manager, visited Toro Energy,
Minotaur Exploration and Australian Zircon in Adelaide and surrounding
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Dennis followed this up with a
short flight to Just for good measure and to make
sure that the Victorians did not feel left out, Dennis finished off his trip
in Melbourne for meetings with the University of Ballarat, AMC Consultants,
St Barbara and Newcrest Mining. Trip Summary What is important for all of us
within the Datamine Group is to understand not only the areas of frustration
but also the areas of “delight” in using Datamine products and services. Relating frustrations is easily done. The client makes a phone call or sends an
email expressing their “frustration.”
When we talk about delight, we mean where we have provided a service to
our clients that satisfies their request completely; and in the case of
software, the software has performed according to specification, producing a
final result that is quantitative and qualitative. Rarely do we get an opportunity to hear
from clients about the positives and face-to-face meetings provide us with
this opportunity. We would like to extend our
gratitude to all the people involved in the site visits for the time that
they were able to set aside for these meetings with a particular vote of
thanks to the hosts. We hope that it
proved as worthwhile for you as it did for Datamine If you would like to organise a face-to-face
meeting with Datamine, contact Dennis. Email: dennis@datamine.com.au Phone: +61 8 9479 1771 |
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Product Feature – Datamine Data Converter Converting Data Files to Datamine
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Want to
script data import of text and CSV files? Use
the Datamine Data Converter. The Datamine Data
Converter is a standalone product that allows the automatic translation
of a file (or batch of files) from ASCII (txt, CSV etc) files to Datamine dm
files. A configuration file, or script,
can be saved if there are multiple files in the same format (i.e. assays
files from the laboratory). The created dm file can,
optionally, be opened for visual confirmation automatically. There is a tutorial on the
Datamine Data Converter under Help on how to create a script to create your own web interface
to import the data. The
installation for the Datamine Data Converter can be found in the 'Extras' folder of the CD Launcher menu on the following CDs and any
later versions: ·
Studio 3.0.9 ·
Datamine Studio 2.1.1803.4 ·
Downhole Explorer 3.2.9 Contact
our support helpdesk if you require an installation CD: Email: support@datamine.com.au Phone: 1300-DATAMN
(1300-328266) or +61 8 6462 0916 |
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In addition to Dennis Kattowitz’s and Steve
Hodgson’s road trip, Datamine ·
AMC Consultants – ·
AngloGold Ashanti Australia Limited – ·
Barrick Niugini Limited – Porgera Mine Site ·
Barrick Technical Services - ·
Cameco Australia Pty Ltd ·
Carras Mining Ltd ·
Gindalbie Metals Ltd ·
Iluka Resources Limited – Eneabba Mine Site ·
Northparkes Mines ·
PT Avocet Bolaang Mongondow ·
St Ives Gold Mining Company Pty Limited ·
Zinifex Limited – Rosebery Mine To
arrange a Datamine visit to your site, please contact Steve Hodgson: Email: sh@datamine.com.au Phone: +61 8 9479 1771 |
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Indonesian Students Mining Competition 6 9 - 13 April 2008 |
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The Indonesian Students Mining Competition (ISMC) is an
initiative of the Himpunan Mahasiswa Tambang Institut Teknologi Bandung
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·
Mining Exhibition
– Delivering an insight of
the “real” mining industry to academicians and the general public. ·
Seminar
and Datamine Workshop – Discussing the importance
of underground mining methods to exploit reserves not possible with surface
mining. A workshop will be conducted by PT Stania Bara Utama, Datamine’s agent, for 130 students to
demonstrate the requirement of mining software to assist in the process. ·
Student Competition
– Inviting college students
of Mining Engineering Departments and other related majors from other
universities to participate in a competition to challenge and improve their
knowledge and skills in the mining industry to ensure they become competent,
skillful and professional people in the future mining industry. ·
ISMC Nite
– Celebrating the close of
the Student Competition with live bands and various art performances and an
awards presentation. |
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For more information, please
contact Ronald Sibaranie from PT Stania Bara Utama: Email: ronaldss@indosat.net.id Phone: +62 21 7883 4767 |
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Mine Feasibility 2008 22 & 23 April 2008 Citigate Hotel, Strategies
to Attract Investors, Avoid Risks, and Meet Deadlines and Budgets |
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Datamine is sponsoring this year’s Mine
Feasibility Conference. The conference will present case study
perspectives from different mining and exploration companies around the world
for implementing effective strategies to avoid risks and developing
successful outcomes in the feasibility stage of mining. It will give you the
opportunity to brainstorm ideas with peers and expert panelists and network
with feasibility professionals. Come and join us at our workshop co-facilitated with GijimaAST and
XempleX on 23 April 2008: How to
Implement Mine Planning and Scheduling Tools The next generation planning tools for the mining
industry link long, medium and short term design and scheduling on a single
platform enabling the user to analyse the results in a three-dimensional view
and optimise the design. This technology breaks new ground in providing mine
operators with key information in producing economically optimised, viable
and robust mining scenarios. The ability to have designs, drilling and
geological block models in the same database, linked together to generate the
life of mine through to the daily plan is seen as a critical part of a mines’
development. This is particularly relevant in today’s market of supply
constraint, skills shortages and volatility. This workshop is intended to showcase: ·
What the mine planning and scheduling technology can
achieve ·
How to best capitalise on this technology and optimise
your mine strategy ·
How to effectively implement mine planning and
scheduling tools on site ·
The workshop will be
highly interactive and will discuss the inputs, outputs and functional
requirements of tools used in the following stages:
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Go to www.iqpc.com/au/minefeasibility2008 for the conference
and workshop program and registration details. |
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26 - 28 May 2008 Novotel Langley, Generating
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Remote and
inaccessible environments, safety and changing dynamics in the workforce are
forcing automation to the fore. Driven also by the demand for consistent and
quantifiable results in process plants and laboratories, automation is an
inevitability for most mining companies and a necessity for some. Robin Hollands,
Datamine’s Group Research Engineer, will be presenting a paper on “Using
Datamine InTouchGPS as a Virtual Reality portal into mine information
systems” at the conference on 27 May 2008 which will cover the following
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Outlining how Datamine InTouchGPS can be used to provide
real-time visualization and interrogation of mine information systems, ·
Combining visualization of data from multiple sources,
including mine design, mine planning and operational data, ·
Demonstrating a wider range of applications based on
user interaction with the virtual-objects ·
Applying InTouchGPS to non-GPS based systems, such as
underground vehicles, mine ventilation systems, and ·
Presenting case studies from previous installations and
dealing with unique issues that have arisen. |
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For more information on the
conference and to register, go to www.TonkinCorporation.com. |
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Experiencing
problems with licensing? Upgrade
to the latest version of the Datamine License Manager! The
latest Datamine License Manager has been improved with the following new
features: ·
The License | Register New Key… command is now used to register all
types of license keys ie. Temporary, provisional, full, maintenance and
administration keys. ·
License keys are
automatically checked for extra trailing spaces at the front and end of the
key and are automatically removed. ·
Should any licensing data
become corrupt, the Datamine License Manager will now attempt to perform an
automatic repair. Up to three repairs are allowed per day without the use of
an administration key. If
you have a network license system, it is imperative that the Datamine
License Manager is upgraded on the server machine as well as all user
machines to ensure a reliable communication connection between the server and
user machines. To
download a copy of the latest Datamine License Manager installation, go to: http://download.yousendit.com/8F076B9E0AAD54B9 Contact
our support helpdesk if you require assistance: Email: support@datamine.com.au Phone: 1300-DATAMN
(1300-328266) or +61 8 6462 0916 |
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Help Desk Tip |
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Datamine needs your help! Datamine’s annual calendar showcases
the complexities of mines and deposits from all over the world and is the
perfect opportunity for your peers in the industry to gain an insight on the
challenges you face each day. The calendar is extremely popular
among users and is only possible with your data submissions. Datamine will commence
preparations on the 2009 calendar very soon so get in quick to secure a spot
in the calendar by contacting Sara Porter for more information on
requirements and deadlines. Email: sjp@datamine.com.au If you missed out on receiving a 2008 Calendar and would like
one, email info@datamine.com.au. Please
include your contact details and postal address. |
For
faster resolution of technical issues, email support@datamine.com.au and include
the following information: 1. A
step by step description of the problem, 2. A
description of the results you are getting, 3. A
description of the expected results, 4. Version
number of the software you are using, and 5. Data
to replicate the problem. |
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Formal training is a great avenue
for learning how to use the software efficiently, picking up tips and tricks
from the experts and discussing key issues with your colleagues in the
industry. Come and join us for one of our
training sessions below:
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