Micromine sign academic agreement with CSM
Camborne School of Mines to integrate exploration and mine design software solution into its courses
MICROMINE, the leading provider of intuitive software solutions to the mining and exploration industry, have signed an academic agreement with the Camborne School of Mines (CSM), University of Exeter.
Course and programme directors at CSM’s Tremough campus will integrate Micromine’s namesake flagship exploration and mine design solution, Micromine, across undergraduate and postgraduate courses to provide a unique technical learning experience during the new academic year.
Micromine is a modular solution which allows for the capture, management and interpretation of critical mining and exploration data. The agreement will see Micromine work with CSM’s staff to deploy their user-friendly Micromine software to its greatest potential in the classroom.
Micromine can be utilized to complete a range of technical teaching exercises, using ‘real world’ data, that expose students to mineral exploration, 3D geological modelling, geostatistics, resource estimation, pit optimization, mine design and scheduling.
The partnership also supports the potential for Micromine and CSM to undertake joint research and development programmes aimed at pioneering the latest technologies and creating innovative solutions in exploration and mining.
Dr Charlie Moon, CSM’s programme director – MSc Mining Geology, commented: ‘We are excited to start using Micromine in our teaching. We decided to adopt the package in response to student requests for training in an industry-standard package for plotting and interpreting exploration and mine data. We know that such training is a key part of the CV for graduates entering the mining industry.’
Tim Tuder, Micromine UK regional manager, said: ‘Micromine aim to bolster CSM’s exploration, planning, and mine-management educational programmes. We hope the strength and sophistication of Micromine’s technology will become a tremendous asset to both lecturers and students at Camborne.’
CSM is the second educational institution within the UK to acquire a Micromine licence and incorporate the award-winning solution within its course offerings. In March 2010, Micromine signed an academic licence agreement with the University of Leicester’s Department of Geology.
The latest version of Micromine, Micromine 2013, includes enhanced features to improve target accuracy and speed, increasing the chance of success. Highlights include a new implicit modelling module and a new stratigraphic modelling module. New enhancements have also been made to its resource estimation, pit optimization and resource scheduling modules.
