Opencast Mining Software
Opencast Design for UK and African Operations
Plan strip ratios, bench configurations, and haulage networks for opencast mines. Regional terminology and compliance support for UK and South African standards.
K-MINE opencast mining tools support strip mine and terrace designs common in UK coal, South African iron ore, and industrial mineral operations with compliance-ready output formats. Plan bench configurations, overburden stripping sequences, and haul road networks with dragline reach and truck-shovel cycle calculations. Generate strip ratio reports, rehabilitation schedules, and progressive backfill designs meeting regional environmental standards.
Dynamic Pit Design
Change bench height, slope angle, or ramp position and the entire design updates automatically in real time.
Bench and Ramp Generation
Build benches individually or in groups, generate ramps with gradient control, and create switchbacks automatically.
Haul Road Design
Design roads inside the pit or on surface with cross-section profiles applied along centerlines automatically.
Topography Integration
Designs snap to surface topography with automatic wireframe merging for final pit shells and dumps.
Volume Calculation
Calculate excavation and fill volumes from surfaces, closed contours, or block model data with cross-section verification.
Block Model Evaluation
Calculate tonnage and grade within any pit shell directly from the block model with zone and bench breakdowns.
K-MINE Software
Geological modeling to production scheduling — one database, connected workflow
One database, full workflow — from drillhole to production schedule. Stope optimization, decline design, and ventilation in one environment.
Surveying
Process field data, build surfaces, and reconcile volumes for open pit operations.
Geology
Turn drillhole data into 3D domains and grade estimates.
Open Pit Design
Pit shells, benches, ramps, and haul roads in one design environment
Scheduling
Build short-, mid-, and long-term schedules with equipment assignment.
Pit Optimizer
Select ultimate pit limits and phase shells using economic inputs.
Stability Analysis
Assess pit slope stability with limit equilibrium and FEM workflows.
Drill and Blast
Design patterns, calculate charges, and validate blasts before execution.
Infrastructure
Maintain a 3D master plan for haul roads, waste dumps, stockpiles, and site facilities.
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