Forge June 2010

The latest issue of Forge contains a great mix of stories from around the world. Read about the experience and success of our customers, as well as new product releases and coming events. We hope you enjoy the newsletter.

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Articles this month

		Safety and efficiency in mining At the recent Africa-Europe users conference Gys Landman from the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy spoke about how safety and efficiency can both be improved by effective management. Skilled and motivated people are the backbone of a profitable and vibrant mining industry moving forward.
		Introducing Vulcan 8.1 The Vulcan 8.1 release roadmap provides flexibility to include more customer requests as well as the planned developments. Faster grade control, expanded underground stope optimizer, and new scheduling options will be featured. Details are provided of the Vulcan Short Term Planner, which is already being used by some customers.
		Moving underground at Argyle Diamond Mine Rio Tinto Argyle Diamond Mine is employing laser surveying for the crucial design phase of the construction of underground chambers for its proposed block caving operation. I-Site delivers the accuracy needed to ensure quality control.
		One version of the truth Production information technology systems such as MineSuite allow an operation to capture data at a given point of time. Building on these to monitor proximity awareness, diesel emissions and ventilation systems can create an integrated tool for enhancing site safety.
		Applied Geostatistics The 9th Citation course in conjunction with the University of Alberta has just been held in Chile and the 6th course will be held in Denver in July. Next year will see courses in Chile and Perth.
		Educational partnerships Maptek’s ongoing relationship with the Camborne School of Mines and the University of Adelaide builds strong Vulcan communities at opposite sides of the globe.
		I-Site service Dedicated service centres in Denver and Adelaide handle the servicing of Maptek I-Site laser scanners, carrying out regular maintenance and repairs to these high technology units which operate in rugged conditions.
		Maptek users conferences Glowing reports have been received from attendees at the Africa-Europe conference in Johannesburg in March. Excitement is building for the conference in North America in September.