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Ricardo
obtained his Mining Engineering Degree at the As part
of his internship, Ricardo also worked for AngloGold Ricardo
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Introducing Raul Espinoza |
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Raul
is a Mining Engineer and has recently transferred to Datamine Raul
has a strong background in geological database management systems, geological
modelling and resource estimation, underground design and open pit optimisation
having worked on projects for AngloGold Ashanti, Anglo American, Gold Fields,
Glencore, Trafigura, Peñoles, Pan American Silver, Southern Peru Copper,
Minsur and Volcan Mining. Prior
to joining Datamine Raul
is looking forward to working with you to assist in identifying and
implementing business improvements within your organisation through software
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Are you
getting the best from your software? Would you like to improve your
business processes? Datamine will be near you soon
and would like to drop in for a visit. If you would like to discuss how to do
things better using Datamine software or just want to see a new face, contact
Steve Hodgson: Email: sh@datamine.com.au Phone: +61 8 9479 1771 |
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Studio 3 Release 14 Coming Soon |
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To ensure the highest quality
assurance standards are met before our products are released, a Datamine
Consultant/Product Expert from one our worldwide offices will spend time with
our developers to assist them in testing our products before each release.
This gives our developers an insight as to how you use the software and what
are the important issues that need addressing. The knowledge base developed
from these visits will continue to be added to the automated testing process. The
next release of Studio 3 Release 14 has undergone thorough testing with the
assistance of Fergus Thomas, Datamine |
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NEW MOD2XYZ Command MOD2XYZ will assign
field values from a model to any file containing XYZ coordinate fields. This
can be useful for: ·
assigning
a rocktype value from a block model to a drillhole file ·
assigning
an interpolated grade from a block model to a drillhole file so that it can
be compared with the actual sample value. |
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NEW "To
Excel" Loaded Data Option The
Loaded Data control bar has been enhanced to support a To Excel option. This
is an excellent method for quickly transferring data sets with less than
65536 rows to Excel. Any object in memory can be transferred in this manner. |
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NEW VR Window emulates Visualizer Window Many functions of the Visualizer
window such as the default illumination settings and block model cell scaling
factors have been migrated to the VR window with the view that the VR window
will eventually replace the Visualizer. The VR window is more memory
efficient and advanced in displaying three-dimensional data than the Visualizer
and includes additional functionality: ·
VR Block Models can
now be viewed as transparent surfaces, rendered as an unlit object, displayed
as a hull (outline) and can be viewed with a bounding box to show the full
data extents. ·
A new Sections
toolbar has been added to allow objects displayed as sections to be traversed
using familiar controls. Using a similar configuration to the Plots window,
you can now align sections to points, set default alignments, modify the
section width, apply clipping and traverse backwards and forwards through all
sections using desktop icons. ·
The Environment
Settings dialog now has a new Exaggerate option, allowing the VR window data
to be stretched by a specific amount, in a fixed direction. The VR window
will also support any existing exaggeration settings in the Design window
when the VR window is updated ("vro"). ·
Surfaces can now be
rendered with unlit surfaces. To load new or updated data from the
Design Window into the VR window, use the shortcut “vro”. To load new or
updated data from the VR window data into the Design Window, use the shortcut
“vrv”. |
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Datamine
welcomes the following new clients that have purchased or rented software in
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Creative Mined Enterprises Pty Ltd ·
DiamonEx Ltd ·
Gondwana Resources Ltd ·
Karara Mining Pty Ltd ·
Mining & Cost Engineering Pty Ltd ·
Mining Technical Solutions Pty Ltd ·
Mt Magnet South N.L. ·
Ocean View Mining ·
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Stratavision Pty Ltd ·
Territory Iron Pty Ltd |
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Thank you very
much for the opportunity to work with you and we look forward to assisting
you with support, training and operational improvement. |
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In the last couple of months, Datamine ·
AMC Consultants – ·
BHP Billiton – Olympic Dam
Operations ·
Cameco ·
Consolidated Rutile ·
GBS Gold ·
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Snowden Mining Industry
Consultants – ·
Western Areas |
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Conferences |
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Indonesian
Students Mining Competition 6 The
Seminar and Datamine Workshop that PT
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received, PT Stania Bara Utama has been asked to conduct a similar workshop
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Datamine sponsored this year’s Mine Feasibility
Conference on 22 and 23 April 2008. A workshop on how to implement
mine planning and scheduling tools was delivered by Datamine in conjunction
with GijimaAST and XempleX. The workshop was well received
and generated much interest with the main discussion topic being the ease of
interfacing mine planning and scheduling products Mine 2-4D and NPV Scheduler
with financial modeling systems such as XempleX. |
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Robin Hollands, Datamine’s Group
Research Engineer, presented a paper on “Using Datamine InTouchGPS as a
Virtual Reality portal into mine information systems” at the Mining
Automation WA conference on 27 May 2008. The paper sparked a lot of curiosity
among the delegates with many wanting to explore possibilities with
InTouchGPS for monitoring non-GPS based systems such as underground vehicles
and mine ventilation systems. Robin was also invited to join a panel of
technical experts at the conference to share his expertise on various
discussion topics. |
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Sampling 2008 |
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Steve Hodgson, Technical Services
Manager, attended the Sampling 2008 conference on 27 May 2008. Most of papers delivered where of
high quality and focused on current mining industry sampling process. The
conference was well attended by Datamine users. |
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Australian Earth Sciences Convention 20 – 24 July 2008 |
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Datamine The convention comprises five themes: ·
Geoscience in the Service of Society ·
Resources: Foundation for our Future ·
Evolution of Life and the Solar System ·
Earth’s Environments: Past, Present and Future ·
Dynamic Earth: From Crust to Core Datamine will participate in the Resources – Foundation of our Future
theme where it is expected 135 papers will be presented over the four
days. Presentations will come from Australasian university students and
researchers, Australasian government organizations including Geoscience |
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For more information, go to http://www.iceaustralia.com/aesc2008/pdf/Theme_resources.pdf
or contact Dennis Kattowitz: Email: dennis@datamine.com.au Phone: +61 8 9479 1771 |
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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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To
register for one of the above courses, contact Sue Cullen or print and fax
the registration form on the Datamine website http://www.datamine.co.uk/Worldwide/Australia/office/DA_training_schedule.html. Email:
spc@datamine.com.au Phone: +61
8 9479 1771 Fax: +61 9 9479 1115 |
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