GEOVIA MineSched · Tactical mine planning and scheduling
The strategic plan says what to mine. MineSched says when, with which crew, and in what order.
GEOVIA MineSched turns the decisions of a long-term strategic plan into target-based long and short-term schedules for open pit and underground mines, from block and polygon models you already have. ACALA licenses it, trains on it, and has used it to cut waste and downtime on Indonesian gold and nickel operations.
Why MineSched
A strategic plan nobody can execute is a wish. MineSched makes it a schedule.
Intuitive, rapid setup and guided workflows produce practical, executable tactical plans from the models you already have. Thousands of scheduling scenarios can be compared to find the one with the highest productivity and profitability.
Open pit, from copper to coal
Pit pushbacks and mining benches scheduled with ease, for open pit and strip mining alike, in long-term and short-term horizons.
Underground, from heading to stope
Material flow modelled through re-mucks, ore passes and transport levels; development advance and stope production in one integrated schedule, including sub-level caving.
Targets the plant can live with
Heuristic algorithms hit specific material ratios and quality objectives, manage stockpiles and calculate haulage, for every mineral and mining method.
What MineSched does
From the model to the crew’s weekly plan.
Models, constraints and resources
The schedule starts from what already exists: block and polygon models, designs, equipment and rules.
Data
- Pre-created block and polygon models from Surpac or other packages.
- Geological model, reserves, infrastructure and equipment specifications.
- Mining phases and sequences from the strategic plan and pit design.
Constraints
- Equipment availability, capacity and maintenance; resources assigned to activities.
- Safety requirements and environmental regulation built into the schedule.
Target-based schedules, open pit and underground
Long-term and short-term schedules that meet capacity and material quality targets.
Open pit
- Any number of pits accepted and scheduled; pushbacks and benches automated.
- Heuristic algorithms for target-based scheduling of material ratios and quality.
- Stockpiles managed; haulage requirements calculated.
Underground
- Development advance and stope production scheduled together.
- Material flow through re-mucks, ore passes and material transport levels.
- Development and production planning integration for sub-level caving.
Compare thousands of options, keep one
Different strategies, equipment configurations and variations evaluated side by side.
Analysis
- Economic parameters: production costs, ore grades, commodity prices and revenue projections.
- Scenario comparison for strategies, equipment configurations and plan variations.
Visualisation
- Charts, graphs and 3D animation of the schedule.
- Activities Canvas to assign activities and resources intuitively.
Reports, dashboards, and the next update
The plan reaches the crew, the actuals come back, and the schedule is refined.
Communication
- Reports and documentation for stakeholders, management and regulators.
- Interactive dashboards and collaboration through the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Continual optimisation
- Actual mining monitored against the plan; the schedule updated for changes and surprises.
- Refined as new data, technology and market conditions arrive.
Proven by ACALA
We used MineSched on our own projects before we recommended it.
On the Awak Mas gold project ACALA used MineSched to optimise scheduling: fewer errors and less waste, lower costs, higher profit. Short-term and long-term schedules were balanced to cut downtime, and dashboards and workflows shortened planning time and made supervision easier.
- TrainingTactical mine planning and scheduling coursesMineSched on your own models, certified by Dassault Systèmes.
- SolutionTactical Mine PlanningHow the schedule connects to the strategic plan and operations.
- ServiceOpen Pit Mine Design and PlanningACALA builds the design and the schedule for you.
- ProductGEOVIA SurpacThe block model and designs MineSched schedules.
- ProductGEOVIA WhittleThe pushbacks and strategic plan MineSched turns into periods.
- ProductFleet Management SystemRecords what the fleet did against the schedule, shift by shift.
See it
MineSched in practice
A film from GEOVIA and the official brochure.
Reading
MineSched articles by our planners
In the software
MineSched on screen: from the design to the dashboard.
Screens from the GEOVIA MineSched brochure.
Surface schedule on the design
Benches and pushbacks sequenced automatically on the pit design.
Blocks coloured by period
Mining blocks subdivided geometrically and coloured by the period they are mined.
Underground stopes
Development and stope production scheduled together, with dependencies set in one pass.
Haulage routes
Routes with velocities on the surface, so haulage requirements come out of the schedule.
Material flow canvas
Pit to stockpiles, plant and dumps defined on a canvas, with blending through multiple stages.
Dashboard
Per-period material, grades, stockpile balances and work quantities update while the schedule runs.
Ancillary activities
Drilling, charging, mining, barricading and backfill modelled as activities with their own rates.
From the brochure
What MineSched schedules, in the words of the product brochure.
Paraphrased from the GEOVIA MineSched brochure distributed by ACALA.
Surface mine scheduling
From copper to coal, open pit to strip mining: benches sequenced automatically, contaminants and grades targeted, material blended from other mines, stockpiles and plants, ancillary equipment computed, dumps scheduled geometrically, end-of-period surfaces created.
Underground mine scheduling
Heading advance to stope production: material flow through remucks, ore passes and transport levels; primary to secondary stope dependencies; development scheduled from a centreline model with intersection rules; end-of-period solids.
Dashboard, animation and reporting
Results update during scheduling; Gantt chart and 3D animation canvas on the dashboard; the MineSched Interactive Viewer for people without MineSched; Excel, Project and 3DEXPERIENCE platform publishing.
Questions we get
GEOVIA MineSched FAQ
What is the difference between a strategic plan and a tactical plan?
How is a mine plan built in MineSched?
What is mine production scheduling?
Does MineSched work for underground mines?
How do I get a licence or training in Indonesia?
Tips & Tricks
Short how-to notes for MineSched
14 notes from the support team, one task each, with the menu path and the settings shown. They sit next to the courses, so a question that comes up in training has an answer you can send.
Minta penawaran
Harga lisensi GEOVIA MineSched untuk perusahaan Anda.
Isi formulir singkat ini. Tim ACALA, reseller resmi GEOVIA di Indonesia, mengirim penawaran harga dan jadwal demo pada hari kerja berikutnya.
- Lisensi GEOVIA MineSched baru atau perpanjangan: bulanan, tahunan, atau permanen.
- Demo penjadwalan tambang memakai rencana pit perusahaan Anda sendiri.
- Paket training MineSched untuk tim perencanaan tambang.
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Next step
Bring last quarter’s plan and actuals. We will show you the schedule that would have held.
A working session in MineSched on your own models is the fastest way to see what target-based scheduling changes on site.