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Many mines today are struggling with complex processes to align long-term schedule objectives with medium-term and operational schedules. Agnico Eagle in partnership with Deswik have been implementing an approach to solve these problems at their Kittila mine in Finland.

With Deswik.SPD, users can now quickly generate multiple pit designs for any number of optimization runs, compare results and select go-forward cases. Final pit designs which took days to create manually can now be created in minutes, enabling planners to spend less time doing repetitive design tasks and more time analyzing results and evaluating options.

In 2020, we focused on providing excellent customer service, support and training, whilst continuing to develop the Deswik Suite and improve the usability of our software. Check out our infographic!

Deswik.MDM has been in use at the OZ Minerals Prominent Hill site since March 2019, providing critical data management, transparency, and governance for the large volumes of technical data required to keep Prominent Hill operational and productive.

Deswik has entered a partnership with Australian environmental consultancy RGS Environmental that will allow both companies to deliver comprehensive life of mine planning solutions to their clients.

Deswik se ha asociado con Alicanto Labs, socio de la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) de Chile, para lanzar Deswik.GO, una herramienta integral de diseño estratégico y planificación para explotaciones a rajo abierto. Deswik.GO permite que los encargados de la planificación estratégica de una explotación minera optimicen rápidamente la forma, las fases y la secuencia de la mina, tanto en el caso de sitios nuevos como de operaciones existentes.

The Mine Closure Risk Ratio is proposed as a simple method of measuring Life of Mine risks related to mine closure. This paper looks at the Mine Closure Risk Ratio as a decision support metric used to integrate mine production and closure considerations when evaluating all business plan scenarios.

Deswik’s Auto Designer is one of the most powerful tools in Deswik.CAD, automating repetitive tasks using a simple rules-based approach to allow users to construct rule sets representing design criteria or steps required. This tool has now been extended to support a range of use cases for both underground and surface operations.

Tips for improving Deswik.CAD and Deswik.Sched startup speeds when working over a VPN or slow connection.

Un nuevo módulo de la familia de programas Deswik.GeoTools que permite a los geólogos aplicar un proceso automatizado y optimizado para planificar sus programas de perforaciones de relleno, tanto para operaciones a rajo abierto como subterráneas. Al ejecutar rápidamente múltiples escenarios, los geólogos tienen más tiempo para analizar los resultados y seleccionar el plan de perforaciones de mayor valor.

2020.2 Deswik.SO has been updated to support AMS Stope Shape Optimizer version 4. This latest release from AMS features improvements to the SSO algorithm and several major new features and enhancements.

With the increasing amount of operational execution data being generated by mining operations, Deswik has been exploring how to truly integrate operational plan execution with upstream mine planning processes. This paper discusses the people, process, and technology considerations for SIC in mining, and provides a review of several SIC concepts applied in the industry today.

Conducting road audits is usually a manual and time-consuming process. By using the Deswik Road Audit tool, sites can complete the road audit process much faster, allowing operations to get quicker feedback and free up personnel to complete value-add tasks.

Deswik.MDM makes it possible for technical services professionals to collaborate efficiently and effectively with off-site colleagues whilst maintaining data and approvals integrity.

As mining operations seek greater conformance to plan and margins become increasingly tight, end of month (EOM) reporting needs to keep pace with these increasing requirements. This paper provides the mining industry an option for greater analysis of EOM data whilst decreasing the time consuming workload on survey departments.

La programación de corto plazo de una mina subterránea es un proceso dinámico y repetitivo. Este documento ofrece algunas recomendaciones sobre las mejores prácticas para optimizar y automatizar este proceso.

En el 2019, seguimos enfocados en proporcionar una plataforma integrada que apoye el diseño y la planificación de minera en todos sus horizontes a lo largo de la cadena de valor. ¡Ver nuestra infografía!

Why Leapfrog and Deswik.Mapping are a winning combination for resource geology teams: an underground mapping to implicit modeling workflow.

As a number of survey departments make the transition to Deswik, we are seeing an increased interest in the open pit survey tools that Deswik has to offer. This blog post shows some open pit-based workflows that survey departments may have to perform.

La construcción y el mantenimiento de vías que se ajusten a los requisitos de seguridad es un elemento fundamental para el funcionamiento de las operaciones mineras y hay un enfoque creciente en las auditorías y la conformidad de las vías.

Un nuevo conjunto de herramientas para mapeo y muestreo geológico, Deswik.GeoTools se integra perfectamente con la familia de programas de Deswik y está diseñado para aumentar la eficiencia al eliminar la doble gestión de los datos.

Los invitamos a ser parte de la charla “Optimización del procesamiento topográfico a través de herramientas tecnológicas especializadas” a cargo de nuestro Senior Mining Consultant, Fernando Zevallos, a realizarse el día Jueves 19 de septiembre de 10:20 a 10:40 hrs., en la sala «Chachani I».

Deswik reafirmó hoy su compromiso con el mercado sudamericano al adquirir una participación minoritaria en su distribuidor brasileño, MCB Services and Minerals.

El proyecto de interoperabilidad Open Mining Format (OMF) del grupo está desarrollando un formato abierto de intercambio de datos 3D que permite compartir, sin problemas, los archivos complejos entre soluciones de minería de terceros y alentando a los proveedores a adoptarlos.

This article looks at the applicability of introducing buffer tasks to a schedule, in order to apply the Theory of Constraints and suggest alternates. Find out why the recommended approach is to analyze mining “stocks” and ensure that the correct mining rate is being applied, rather than introducing buffer tasks.

Continuamos trabajando duro para ofrecer una plataforma integrada que soporte el diseño y la planificación de la explotación a lo largo de todos los horizontes de planificación y de la cadena de valor minera. Hemos compilado una serie de videos para mostrar los aspectos más destacados de Deswik en los últimos doce meses. ¡No deje de verlos!

Diseñado para manejar grandes cantidades de datos de puntos de levantamientos topográficos escaneados y automatizar el proceso de creación de sólidos válidos a partir de dichos datos, Deswik.AdvSurvey fue desarrollado para cumplir con las necesidades cambiantes de levantamiento topográfico en la industria minera.

Los usuarios de Deswik.CAD tienen a su alcance poderosas funciones de levantamiento topográfico integradas. Aquí presentamos una breve recopilación de algunos consejos útiles para aprovechar al máximo Deswik.CAD para realizar levantamientos topográficos y algunos consejos de CAD estándar para todos los usuarios.

This paper provides recommendations for optimizing critical path by managing shared locations and materials in underground construction projects.

En 2018, continuamos ampliando la capacidad de nuestro software y enfocándonos en la facilidad de uso para simplificar el trabajo de nuestros usuarios.

This paper has been written to introduce new mining engineers to mineral resource block models: their structure, the brands they may come across, the types they may come across, and issues that they will need to understand to avoid mistakes in their use.

For the past five years, Lewis Meyer has taught Deswik software at the Camborne School of Mines at the University of Exeter. As Senior Lecturer in Mining Engineering, 257 students have graduated from Lewis’s Deswik course which consistently receives rave reviews from students.

This article, recently published in Global Mining Review, describes the modeling techniques tried and tested at an Australian mine. The mine needed a solution to produce a 3D visual landform which, while reducing costs, could also achieve desired rehabilitation objectives.

La última actualización de Deswik cambiará la forma en que los ingenieros planifican la mina, al mismo tiempo que consideran las limitaciones de transporte y el desarrollo del relieve.

El próximo congreso de Planificación para el Cierre de Operaciones Mineras (Planning for Closure) ha demostrado ser la asociación ideal para Deswik.

We are pleased to invite our customers and partners from throughout Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to see first-hand the value Deswik’s applications offer the Copperbelt region.

Los marcadores triangulares de pendiente (Triangle Slope Markers) proporcionan una herramienta gráfica sencilla para demostrar rápidamente el comportamiento de las superficies y de los sólidos tomando como base los requisitos del usuario.

We’re pleased to welcome drill and blast technology manufacturer Minnovare as an integration partner, as part of our commitment to providing a flexible and integrated mine planning platform.

Dada la prevalencia de los vehículos aéreos no tripulados en la industria minera, las operaciones ahora tienen a su disposición una cantidad de datos sin precedentes que pueden usar.

Two experts on technology and change management will be heading the lineup for the Deswik User Conference 2018.

The upcoming Life-of-Mine Conference has proven to be the perfect partnership for Deswik, who are proud to be a gold sponsor of the event being held in Brisbane on July 25 to 27.

This article looks at the impact of scheduling site trucks filled with dry tonnes from the block model rather than wet tonnes required by the trucking simulation.

Is the industry standard practice of modelling trucking using the ramp centre-line, versus using the actual truck path an issue or not?

This article has been written specifically for those who are new to pit design and may need some advice on how to undertake a pit design.

It can be tough being a newcomer in an established industry but, after ten years in business, we have proved our staying power.

Deswik continues to bridge the gap between geology and mine planning. A new collaboration with Imago will extend the capability of Deswik’s operational geology platform.

In 2017, we continued to work hard to improve and expand our support services for our users around the world. We’ve introduced many new tools and enhancements…

Earlier this year, we released our short-range ore control modeling & design tool, Deswik.OPSTS to allow open pit mine planners to quickly produce short-term production plans from a single pit shell solid.

In 2017 there have been over 50 enhancements added to the roadmap and at present over 60% of them have been added into the CAD platform.

Deswik is pleased to support the RCL Accelerator program which provides funding, mentoring and support to start-ups in Brisbane, Australia.

Integrating landform engineering and closure cost calculations into your tactical mine planning delivers a more complete, overall view of the value of a project.

The Deswik Unifed File format (.DUF) is a new file format for faster loading and saving of CAD files. The bigger the file, the bigger the performance improvement

Maximize the value of your operation by optimizing the decision of where to send mined material across multiple periods.

Our joint work with University Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile was recently recognized through the awarding of the Chilean National Prize of Technologic Transfer.

A technology preview of Deswik.LHS Underground is now available. Create your underground haulage network from your 3D mine model, and directly integrated with your schedule.

Deswik is pleased to take part in the Austmine Women in STEM: METS Career Pathway Program, aiming to support and promote women in STEM while improving gender diversity in the METS sector.

While there’s some basic underlying hardware requirements for Deswik.Suite to perform well, the hardware spec required for PCs / laptops can vary depending on your use case and data sizes.

Deswik is pleased to announce the release of Deswik.Suite 2017.1, a major release featuring 254 enhancements and two new modules.

From 2017.2 Deswik.LHS will be available as a plugin in Deswik.CAD & Deswik.Sched. Deswik.LHS will also be available for Underground mining operations.

What are the plotting elements and how do they fit together? In this two-part video series, we take you through an overview of our key plotting functions with tips on how to best set them up to minimize data replication.

9th – 11th May 2017. We invite our users and partners to join us in Skellefteå, Sweden for an informative two-day event on the latest industry trends and Deswik software advances.

Everything you wanted to know about Pseudoflow but were afraid to ask… A discussion of Deswik Pseudoflow pit optimization in comparison to Whittle LG pit optimization.

Our awesome software team continues to deliver powerful tools for our users. Here’s a snapshot of the enhancements for the year…

Deswik announces the launch of Deswik.OPS, their new operational shift planning and tracking tool, which is set to revolutionize the way mines manage their daily operations.

Nova Project have been using Deswik.CAD’s reconciliation tool for their End-of-Month process. This has resulted in a higher quality report for the contractor on site and significant time savings.

Deswik announces the inclusion of new mobile 3D scanning tools in its upcoming software release, version 2016.2.

We’re pleased to announce that Wayne Romer has been selected as a national finalist in the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of The Year awards.

In a compelling article recently published in World Coal, Neil Tyson details ways to improve dragline engineering and in turn improve planning cycle time and mitigate complex risks.

Three months on since the release of Deswik.Suite 2016.1, we continue to explore some of the 2016.1 enhancements, with a selection of our team’s favorite new tools.

We often get asked about running Deswik.Suite on virtualized platforms (VDI). Whilst technically challenging, it is still possible to run it effectively on a VDI platform under very specific conditions.

Deswik will officially launch and showcase its new caving tool to the underground mining industry at MassMin 2016

Deswik.Sched has come a long way from version 1.2 where resource leveling could only be done on task priorities. There’s now three major leveling algorithms which support a myriad of features.

Deswik is pleased to announce the release of Deswik.Suite 2016.1, a major release featuring 141 enhancements and two exciting new products.

Deswik.CAD now features in-built survey functions, commonly used by underground surveyors internationally.

Graphics are now supported in the scheduler. The task graphics can be saved in the scheduler file and Deswik.Sched can be used stand-alone with animations.

2015 has been another busy year for our software team. We take a look back at our major achievements:

In conjunction with MiningWorld Russia 2016, Deswik will run a half-day seminar on “Solutions for effective mine planning“ on 27th April.

In Deswik.Suite 2016.1, users will be able to export a network of tunnels directly from Deswik.CAD to a native Ventsim file.

With Deswik’s assistance, Anglo American’s Dawson mine managed to achieve significant haulage and engineering productivity improvements, directly reducing their cost per tonne of coal.

This article outlines outlines our application virtualisation solution for rapid deployment of Deswik.Suite updates

Plenty of new tools and features to look forward to in 2016 with the next release of Deswik.Suite. Find out more…

Things have been busy for Deswik South America since the opening of our Santiago office (Chile). This month we continue to spread the word at key mining events in the region.

Version 5.1 of the Deswik Suite is now available, featuring over 200 enhancements. Highlights for this release include…

This article explains the development methodology and release process for Deswik.Suite – and in particular why we release new versions and patches so frequently.

Process maps have become a very important part of Deswik’s implementation strategy. They provide an easy, non-scripted solution to building streamlining repetitive tasks.

Minimizing risk of acid mine drainage: discover the techniques for integration of production and destination scheduling for planning engineered waste rock dumps and tailings management.

Deswik has been announced as an ABA100 Winner for Product Innovation and Product Excellence in the Australian Business Awards 2015.

Deswik launches Deswik.DD, a sectional design & analysis tool for design, optimisation and communication for dragline or dozer push operations.

We are pleased to announce our expansion into the civil tunnelling market with our new strategic partner Skarpa Pty Ltd.

In this short video, Deswik Technical Director Wayne Romer shows you how to create and adjust your pit design using expansion layers, bench ramps and switchbacks.

Dynamic block model Interpolation with Deswik.CAD is quick and easy. In this video, we show you how to update a block model from blast hole data.

The Scheduling Team continually works to improve the speed and performance of resource leveling. This quarter, we take a retrospective look at one of our clients’ schedule since it first arrived at Deswik in March 2012.

DESWIK announces a technology partnership with ARANZ Geo Limited, developers of Leapfrog 3D geological modeling software.

Deswik Chile will once again have a booth in the Austrade pavilion at EXPONOR in Antofagasta between the 11th and 15th May 2015.

The much anticipated Advanced Deswik.Sched module has also been published and has received positive feedback from numerous recipients.

Deswik.Suite V5.0 contains some exciting new pivot table reporting functionality (found using the Deswik.LHS Reporting command, and called Pivot Table).

A study has been completed producing a mining schedule in conjunction with a dumping schedule and haulage analysis.

Version 5.0 of the Deswik software suite is now available, featuring some exciting new functions and improvements.

Our software team has been busy this year continuously delivering improved solutions.

Deswik will be participating in the 2015 SME Annual Conference and Expo in Denver, Colorado from 15th to 18th of February 2015.

The UQEM plays an irreplaceable role in the Australian mining industry by bridging the gap between theory and practice at UQ. It is currently under review for closure.

We use this feature quite a bit here at Deswik. It still surprises me how many people don’t know about the DCF file format. VDCL is the original Deswik.CAD file format.

This case study outlines the process followed in the Deswik Software Suite to compare trucked material movements and an alternative strategy of semi-mobile in-pit crushing and conveying.

Deswik was awarded the Dermot McManus Award for Leadership and Innovation at the Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards on Thursday 16th October.

Deswik are pleased to announce the provision of Deswik Software for use by Mining Engineering students at UQ.

Deswik partners with RWE to launch the first generation of mine planning tools for CMM applications.

V4.0 brings enhancements across the entire toolset and represents the largest release from Deswik to date.

SOT+ case study kicks off at Vale – advancing mine plan optimization.