Mining Dynamics client components run on Windows 2000 SP3 or Windows XP SP1 or later with Internet Explorer 6 or 7, and .NET Framework 3.5.

Mining Dynamics Technology

Mining Dynamics has been designed and built using service oriented architecture principles and can be deployed into an enterprise’s existing systems and architectures. The Mining Dynamics philosophy is to cooperate and interface with other data store and systems, rather than replace them. The Mining Dynamics architecture is server based, with only a small execution stub installed on the client PC. This minimises deployment and configuration costs for desktop PCs and simplifies ongoing administration.

Collections of files making up a model and any associated metadata or explanatory notes are stored  in the Mining Dynamics. On request, the file collections are assembled at run time, reducing the need for duplicate storage of data, and ensuring that the latest published version is always used (unless a specific version is requested). All relevant folder structures and metadata are preserved.

Models can be extracted in a wide variety of formats through multiple web-based interfaces. Business processes can stipulate delivery by CD/DVD, HTTP, or email according to user-defined business rules and restrictions such as file size and network bandwidth.

Mining Dynamics can also deliver animations and visualisations of models through a web viewer.

2D and 3D Data Translation Capabilities

Data stored in Mining Dynamics Storage can be transformed into any of Mining Dynamics’ supported formats for delivery.

The following diagram shows how a data object is imported into Mining Dynamics and can either be exported in the same format, or transformed to another data format, offering seamless data interchange between different applications.

Supported formats include most available mine planning and geology packages, CAD and GIS formats, and transfer formats such as XML and ASCII. The following chart shows the supported input and output formats for 3D block models (additional 2D formats are supported).

Integration with Active Directory

Mining Dynamics can be fully integrated with Microsoft Windows Active Directory, allowing for single sign-on in a Windows network environment. Other authentication protocols are available.