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Custom training solutions

Whether you acquired Maptek Vulcan days, months, or maybe even years ago, training is something Maptek will always provide. We often provide services to experienced Vulcan veterans, as well as brand new or intermediate users. You let us know the obstacle you or your team is facing, and we will provide the path around it. (more…)

Lifting the lid on Vulcan

The 2014 release of Vulcan 9 cements Vulcan’s position as the most flexible and powerful 3D visualisation software on the market. How does Maptek ensure Vulcan remains at the forefront of technology? We lift the lid to discover what goes into Vulcan software.
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Mining Indaba 2014

Mining Indaba in Cape Town is always a busy affair with representatives from all aspects of the industry in attendance.

Traditionally, Mining Indaba has focused on the financial side of the industry with junior mining companies looking for investors to further current exploration programs, or sell to larger companies and develop into operations. (more…)

Using I-Site data to update Vulcan models

When I started my career  in the mine survey department in 2000 I was introduced to the concept of using lasers to line up mining activities, highlight mined out areas and bring all of the data into a 3D environment.

A short while after I started, I was standing at my survey station placing survey pegs into the sidewall of an underground mining haulage. A mining assistant walked up to where I was working and stared attentively at what I was doing. After a few minutes of him standing there quietly, I asked if he had any questions. He looked at me, my machine, the rock face, and then finally asked where the ‘ore’ was – assuming I could see into the wall and beyond. (more…)

New in Vulcan 9 – Implicit Modeller

In Vulcan 9, Maptek will introduce its Implicit Modelling tool, which combines an innovative use of well-known and validated estimation techniques with the power of Vulcan’s block modelling and geomodelling environment. (more…)