The connectivity of Maptek-Vulcan & Aegis

Mike Winfield, Maptek Pty Ltd

a better understanding of our rocks, and of

rock fragmentation

16th Annual Kenneth Finlay Memorial Lecture, October 2013

“The geomechanics challenges of contemporary deep mining:

Technology as the pathway to increased safety and productivity”,

Professor Fidelis Suorineni, Chair of Mine Geotechnical Engineering at UNSW

Maptek’s collaboration with Scottish Ten, 2013

University of Adelaide Research Partners, 2014

IPAS - Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing

Partnering with BBE Vuma : Advanced Mine Ventilation, 2016

The primary focus will enable detailed data transfer between Maptek Vulcan software & VUMA ventilation simulation software.

Improve safety Continuous improvement

Increase productivity Reduce costs

Polygonal v Radial v Ellipsoidal Break Geometries

Maptek Workbench Integration PDT : Eureka & I-Site, 2016

Maptek Roadmap

Vulcan

Evolution

Eureka

PerfectDig

BlastLogic

Sentry

I-Site Studio

I-Site Hardware

Maptek - Workbench

Aegis

Vuma-

3D

3D Dig

Partners

Prof F Suorineni “The geomechanics challenges of contemporary deep mining: Technology as the pathway to

increased safety and productivity,,

Verbatim. Prof J ‘Blue’ Evans, Head of Gartrell School of Mining, Metallurgy and Applied Geology, SA Institute of

Technology.

D Roy, T Williams, C Preston, “Underground Stopes Drill and Blast Designs Optimisation Program”

C Preston, T Williams, I Lipchak., “Modeling of Dynamic Break in Underground Ring Blasting”, ISEE 2015 Paper

Acknowledgements, References & Thanks

The connectivity of Maptek-Vulcan & Aegis

Mike Winfield, Maptek Pty Ltd