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Fast Resource Estimation Helps Improve Operational Efficiency

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries	Mining
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Process Control & Optimization
Services	Data Science Services
Challenge	The mining industry is facing a challenge with the increasing size of datasets as mining companies develop and expand existing properties. The large data size has made it difficult for mining software to keep pace, often taking hours or even days for geology and mine planning applications to update models. This delay in updating models can lead to inefficiencies in production scheduling and increased costs. For instance, if waste material is sent to processing, the mining company will spend unnecessary money without a return and create unnecessary wear on equipment, shortening its life cycle and driving up maintenance costs. Read More
About Customer	Marco Alfaro Consultores is a consulting company based in Santiago, Chile. The company offers services in ore deposit evaluation, specifically in the areas of ore sampling, geological modelling, geostatistics and resource estimation. By applying geostatistical theory in conjunction with the latest available technology, Marco Alfaro Consultores provides practical and efficient solutions for today’s mining industry. Andres Beluzan, a Mining Civil Engineer and Executive Director of Marco Alfaro Consultores, has been using Surpac for his work in geological resource estimation for over a decade. Read More
Solution	Dassault Systèmes has delivered one of the best resource estimation experiences in the industry with its latest version of GEOVIA Surpac. The software uses multi-threaded technology that allows the majority of block modeling functions to use all available processors or cores. This results in up to a 95% reduction in processing times for block model operations such as estimations, block maths, constraining, and reporting. With Surpac 6.7, Marco Alfaro Consultores was able to achieve estimation results at processing speeds nearly 17 times faster than previous versions of the software. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Industries

Mining

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

The mining industry is facing a challenge with the increasing size of datasets as mining companies develop and expand existing properties. The large data size has made it difficult for mining software to keep pace, often taking hours or even days for geology and mine planning applications to update models. This delay in updating models can lead to inefficiencies in production scheduling and increased costs. For instance, if waste material is sent to processing, the mining company will spend unnecessary money without a return and create unnecessary wear on equipment, shortening its life cycle and driving up maintenance costs.

About Customer

Marco Alfaro Consultores is a consulting company based in Santiago, Chile. The company offers services in ore deposit evaluation, specifically in the areas of ore sampling, geological modelling, geostatistics and resource estimation. By applying geostatistical theory in conjunction with the latest available technology, Marco Alfaro Consultores provides practical and efficient solutions for today’s mining industry. Andres Beluzan, a Mining Civil Engineer and Executive Director of Marco Alfaro Consultores, has been using Surpac for his work in geological resource estimation for over a decade.

Solution

Dassault Systèmes has delivered one of the best resource estimation experiences in the industry with its latest version of GEOVIA Surpac. The software uses multi-threaded technology that allows the majority of block modeling functions to use all available processors or cores. This results in up to a 95% reduction in processing times for block model operations such as estimations, block maths, constraining, and reporting. With Surpac 6.7, Marco Alfaro Consultores was able to achieve estimation results at processing speeds nearly 17 times faster than previous versions of the software.

Impact #1	Improved efficiency in the work of geologists, freeing up their time to devote to other areas of the business and helping to improve overall productivity at the mine site.
Impact #2	Reduced unnecessary wear on equipment and maintenance costs by ensuring that the correct material is sent to processing and waste.

Impact #1

Improved efficiency in the work of geologists, freeing up their time to devote to other areas of the business and helping to improve overall productivity at the mine site.

Impact #2

Reduced unnecessary wear on equipment and maintenance costs by ensuring that the correct material is sent to processing and waste.

Benefit #1	Processing speeds for resource estimation were nearly 17 times faster with Surpac 6.7 compared to previous versions.
Benefit #2	Up to 95% reduction in processing times for block model operations.

Benefit #1

Processing speeds for resource estimation were nearly 17 times faster with Surpac 6.7 compared to previous versions.

Benefit #2

Up to 95% reduction in processing times for block model operations.

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Fast Resource Estimation Helps Improve Operational Efficiency

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