(Source: MARKETWIRE)
Gemcom Software International Inc., the largest global supplier of
specialised mining productivity solutions, today announced that it
has released Gemcom MineSched(TM) 6.1, the latest version of its next
generation scheduling software for surface and underground mines of
all sizes and types, improving productivity and profits beyond what
could be achieved by manual scheduling. MineSched incorporates a
unique four-step scheduling workflow and visual scheduling canvas to
enable mine planners to create better schedules more quickly compared
to other software.
MineSched 6.1 offers an unprecedented ability to accommodate for the
unique planning characteristics found in every mining project and
includes customer-driven enhancements such as linking MineSched to
external Microsoft(R) Excel(R) workbooks for easy integration to
existing planning processes. Combined with new features to allow mine
planners to more intuitively manipulate, analyse, and report their
scheduling scenarios, MineSched 6.1 helps produce practical schedules
for any mine planning situation.
"We use MineSched for weekly, mid-range and long-term scheduling. It
is a user-friendly software product that is easy to set up and learn.
In fact, it's so easy to use that it has increased my confidence and
passion for scheduling," said Ruth Menz, mining engineer, Golden Star
Resources Ltd., Bogoso/Prestea Gold Mine. "With the software we are
able to set realistic targets for the company and we know the
life-of-mine at any point in time in just a few clicks. MineSched has
also helped increase our efficiency, saving costs and reducing
scheduling time, enabling us to spend more time using the end results
it outputs. In addition, the software's seamless workflows have
reduced errors as there is no longer a need to manually input block
model attributes."
"At Gemcom, we engage with our customers and others in the industry
to learn about their needs and objectives, both from a business and
user perspective, and how software can better support them," said Eli
Alston, Gemcom's product line manager, scheduling and optimisation.
"This has led us to focus on ensuring we deliver the best software
user-experience possible by providing solutions which are easy to
use. By doing so, both the software user and their organisation
benefit because the user becomes more proficient with the product
faster and has the intuitive tools needed to develop mine plans that
lower the cost of mining and processing.
