Online database of mine planning and peripheral software used in the South African mining industry.

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dc.citation.epage504en_ZA
dc.citation.issue6en_ZA
dc.citation.spage497en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKatakwa, T.P.
dc.contributor.authorMusingwini, C.
dc.contributor.authorGenc, B.
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-17T13:57:02Z
dc.date.available2017-02-17T13:57:02Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.descriptionThe work reported in this paper is part of a MSc research study in the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe utilization of software is now inherent to virtually every activity along the mining value chain. However, apart from the software survey done by Gibbs in the 1990s and work on the extent of diffusion of information and communication technology (ICT) in the South African platinum sector by Mugodi and Fleming in 2003, the nature and extent of software utilization in the South African mining industry has never been evaluated. The Mine Planning, Optimisation and Valuation (MPOV) Research Group in the School of Mining Engineering, University of Witwatersrand, therefore initiated a project to collate and analyse the current utilization of software in the South African mining industry. This was done through the development of a web-based database of the relevant software. Snowball sampling was used to collect the data because the South African mining industry is diverse and software utilization is fragmented across and within the sectors of the industry. The data was then organized into distinct categories so that the information from a variety of sources could be evaluated on the same basis. A beta version of the database can be accessed online through a user-friendly front-end platform at http://db.mining.wits.ac.za. The database is expected to help at least 13 educational institutions with decisions on facilities and training that are vital to the education of mining and mining-related professionals. Exploration, mining, and consulting companies will also benefit from information in the database relating to availability and useful combinations of software solutions. The database is also strategic to software providers by providing a better understanding of their respective relative market share along the mining value chain. An analysis of the data collated in this research shows that about 77% of the software users are mining companies, 17% are consulting companies, 3% are mineral exploration companies, and the rest are software providers and educational institutions. The software used in the South African mining industry is largely provided by Gemcom Software International, MineRP Solutions, and MRM Mining Services. CAE Mining, who in 2010 acquired the Datamine Group providing Datamine software, is also widely acknowledged as a major software supplier in South Africa, but data from them had not been obtained at the time of producing the beta version of the database due to proprietary constraints. The work reported in this paper is part of an MSc research study in the School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianMvdH2017en_ZA
dc.description.urlhttp://www.saimm.co.za/publications/journal-papersen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKatakwa, T.P., Musingwini, C. and Genc, B. 2013. Online database of mine planning and peripheral software used in the South African mining industry. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 113(6), pp. 497-504. http://www.saimm.co.za/Journal/v113n06p497.pdfen_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2225-6253
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/22070
dc.journal.titleJournal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.en_ZA
dc.journal.volume113en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherThe Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.en_ZA
dc.rights©This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.en_ZA
dc.subjectDatabaseen_ZA
dc.subjectMine Planningen_ZA
dc.subjectMiningen_ZA
dc.subjectSoftwareen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth African mining industryen_ZA
dc.subjectUtilizationen_ZA
dc.subjectValue chainen_ZA
dc.subjectComputer softwareen_ZA
dc.subjectMineral explorationen_ZA
dc.titleOnline database of mine planning and peripheral software used in the South African mining industry.en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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