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World’s most popular geology and mine planning softWare

• Increasedefficiencieswithinteamsresultfrombettersharingofdata,skillsandprojectknowledge.

• AlltasksinSurpaccanbeautomatedandalignedtocompany-specificprocessesanddataflows.

• Softwareease-of-useensuresstaffdevelopanunderstandingofthesystemandprojectdataquickly.

• Surpacismodularandeasilycustomised.

• SurpacreducesdataduplicationbyconnectingtorelationaldatabasesandinterfacingwithcommonfileformatsfromGIS,CADandothersystems.

• Multilingualsupport:English,Chinese,Russian,SpanishandFrench.

Integrated Geology, Resource Modelling, Mine Planning and Production

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GEOVIASurpac™isthemostwidelyusedsoftwaresystemofitskindintheworld,supportingopenpitandundergroundminingoperationsandexplorationprojectsinmorethan120countries.Surpacenablesminingpractitionerstoquantifyandevaluatemineraldepositsandtoplantheefficientextractionofreserves.

GeoloGical and ResouRce ModellinGEnablinggeologiststodeterminethephysicalcharacteristicsofadepositwithlimitedinformationisakeycapabilityofSurpac,whichharnessespowerful3Dgraphics,geostatistics,andanintegratedmodellingenvironment.

data Management

• Employsophisticateddatabasetoolstostore,manageandreviewdrillingdata.

• Interfacetoanypopulardatabaseproductandworkinrealtimewhileconnectedtothatdata.

• Viewandoutputsectionsquicklyandeasilyusingdrillholesandexistingtopographicorpre-modelleddata.

estimation and Modelling

• Surpaccontainsoutstandingtoolsforsamplecompositingandgeostatistics.

• Variogrammodellingincludesvariogramfansanddynamiclagadjustmenttohelpidentifythebestvariogramsfordata.

• EstimationtoolsincludeaninterfacetoGSLIBforbothnormalkrigingandconditionalsimulationoptions.

• Comprehensive3Dwireframingtoolsenablethedevelopmentofatrulyrepresentativemodelofanyorebody.

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Wireframeorebodymodelshowinggradeblockmodelanddrillingdata.

Surpacgeostatisticalanisotropyellipsoiddefinedbyvariogrammaps.

Mine PlanninGWhethercreatingdesignsandplansforopenpitorundergroundoperations,Surpacprovidesengineerswithallthetoolstheyneed.Inthisintegratedenvironment,designscanbecreatedtomaximiseorerecovery,while

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“Surpac’s automation capabilities save tremendous time and effort and give our users and departments access to

geological and deposit data in standard file formats.”

— Markus Oehmen, Geologist, Rheinkalk GmbH

complyingwithprojectconstraintssuchascut-offgrade,economiclimitsandgroundstability.

• Datafromvarioussourcescanbeviewedandincorporatedintoplanstosupportfeasibilityprojects.

• Differentpiecesofinformationcanbeviewedsimultaneouslytoensuredesignsarewithinthephysicalconstraintsoftheminingareaandtomaximisetheeconomicextractionofaresource.

• DatacanbeuseddirectlyfromothersoftwarepackageformatswithSurpac’ssophisticatedDataPlug-ins.

• Interactwithallminedesigndata:drillholes;existingorebodyandsurfacemodels;optimisedpitshells;blockandgridmodels,colouredbygradedistribution;andmanymore.

• Stepthroughplanes,delineatestopeboundariestocreatedesignsolidsandthendividethesesolidsintopracticalminingshapesquicklyandeasilywithundergroundstopedesigntools.

Mine PRoductionSurpacisusedatminesitesthroughouttheworldformineproduction,providingintegratedapplicationsforminingengineers,geologistsandminesurveyors,ensuringclearplans,effectivecommunicationandconsistentdata

utilization.Thesoftwaremanagesborehole,blastingandsurveyinformation,whilelinkingtootherdatabasesusedatminingoperations.

Mine survey and ore control

• Calculateandvalidatevolumesquickly.

• Comparekrigedmodelsagainstrawdrillholedatatooptimisereserveextraction.

• Producehighqualityto-scalemapsofanyrelevantprojectinformation.

• Roadandpitdesigntoolsaregearedtowardssurveyingsetout,ensuringthenecessarydetailsrequiredbyearthmoversaremarkedoutaccurately.

• Integratedresourcemodels,pitdesignsandsurveydataresultsinup-to-dateoremarkoutsanddigplanswithgradeandtonnagereports.

automated Workflows

• Highlightend-of-monthreconciliationsandreportingproblemsthroughthesimpleautomationofcomparisonreportsusingSurpac’smacrotools.

• Automaterepetitivegradecontrolandplottingtasksusingmacrofunctionality,customisabletocompany-specificprocessesanddataflows.

• DevelopnewfunctionsusingthescriptinglanguageembeddedwithinSurpacandassignroutinestocustomisedmenubarstobettermanageworkflows.

Blockmodelconstrainedandcolouredbygradewithdrillholetracesdisplayed.

Surpacatabasemetaloperation.Viewdrillholes,under-groundworkings,orezoneandresourceblockmodel.

Plottingfunctionality–includesimagesanddigitalterrainmodelstoscale.

Surpacsolidsrepairrapidlyconverts“non-watertight”solidsfromthirdpartysourcesintovalidsolids.

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For more information, visit www.3ds.com/GEOVIA

extend your Capabilities With these geovia systems

Geovia Minesched™: suRface and undeRGRound schedulinGGEOVIAMineSchedprovidesschedulingforsurfaceandundergroundminesofallsizesandtypes.Itincorporatesabroadsetofbuilt-infunctionality,provenschedulingalgorithms,andmultipleoutputresultssuchasgraphicsandcharts.MineSchedcreatesschedulesthatimproveproductivityandprofitsbeyondwhatcouldbeachievedbymanualscheduling.

Geovia Whittle™: econoMic analysis and oPtiMisationGEOVIAWhittleistheworld’smostpopularandeffectivelife-of-minescheduling,optimisationandanalysissystemforopenpitmines.MineplannersdependonthesystemtohelpthemmaximiseNPV,balanceschedules,andtooptimiseblendsandstockpiles.Withresultsthataretrustedbythefinancialcommunity,Whittleisalsousedinpre-feasibilityandfeasibilitystudies.

Geovia hub™: data centRalisation and collaboRationGEOVIAHub,integrateddirectlywithintheSurpacuserinterface,providessecureremotecollaborationthatorganises,centralisesandenablesthereliablesharingofexploration,planning,andproductiondata,allowingusers,workgroupsandteamstoworktogethernomatterwheretheyareintheworld,whetherco-locatedorhighlydistributed.

for more information email geovia.surpac@3ds.com or visit www.3ds.com/geovia/surpac.