Juan BAQUERO
Summit Materials

DGM Geologist

With more than a decade of experience as a mining and metallurgical engineer in the cement industry, Juan has consistently leveraged GEOVIA MineSched to optimize complex operations. By tailoring the software to align with on-site conditions, he demonstrates the flexibility of MineSched’s user-centric design. For Juan, it’s more than just a scheduling tool, it’s an enabler of smarter, more efficient decision-making on the ground.
 

Jyoti Ranjan DASH
Balasore Alloys Limited

DGM Geologist

With over two decades of experience as a geologist, Jyoti Ranjan has relied on GEOVIA Surpac to streamline complex geological operations and solve multiple issues. His ability to easily adopt Surpac highlights its user-friendly design. More than just a tool, Surpac enables Jyoti Ranjan to work more efficiently and deliver insights with a distinct edge, especially in pit designing and scheduling. 
 

Simon TEAR
H&S Consultants Pty Ltd. 

Consulting Geologist

With over two decades in resource estimation, Simon Tear has relied on GEOVIA Surpac to streamline complex geological work from mine site modeling to independent geologist reports. His ability to intuitively adopt Surpac with no formal training highlights its user-friendly design. More than just a tool, Surpac enables Simon to work more efficiently and deliver insights with a distinct edge especially when defining exploration targets and assessing properties in 3D.
 

Madhabananda Acharya, Assistant General Manager at MSPL Limited India, and a seasoned mining professional with 18 years of experience highlights the transformative impact of GEOVIA solutions—particularly Surpac and Whittle —on mining operations. He praises these tools for their robustness, user-friendliness, and ability to handle complex geological data, enabling greater efficiency and accuracy in geological modeling, resource estimation, and mine planning. 
 

Deepak highlights how 3D software has transformed their ability to analyse mining data, overcoming limitations of traditional 2D software. GEOVIA’s ease of use, adaptability and automation capabilities have significantly boosted productivity and helped deliver greater value to clients. 
 

Egar AGIFATWA
PT Sumberdaya Arindo

Mining Engineer

Egar shares how the solutions make him more efficient and save valuable time in any operation. After all, time is money, right? 

 

Flavio shares his views on the importance of the integration of the full mine, from exploration and extraction to the port, which will enable a more effective and efficient approach with respect to cost, safety and productivity. 
 

Rodrigo highlights how he and his team use GEOVIA solutions for day-to-day activities. He mentions that it has become a key driver in solving challenges. Rodrigo believes that the solutions' ability to integrate many collaborators in a unified workflow makes the operation more efficient. 

Eduardo highlights how he and his team uses GEOVIA solutions for day to day activities, how it helps in time saving, simplifying common operations, and making processes more efficient.

"I would recommend Surpac to other mining professionals. [...] It gets everything together where everyone can get an intuitive grasp of the geometry." 

"In mine geology, I feel like Surpac is the ultimate software. It's very customizable: you can set it up to suit your operation and get the best outcome for your company." 

"GEOVIA has many features that increase the efficiencies of things like our volumetric reporting, our modeling on site." 

"I think they [Surpac & Whittle] are vital tools for what I do as a consultant." 

"In a gold project that we're developing in Pilbara, we do all the optimization, pit design & mining scheduling with a GEOVIA product." 

"You need a company like Dassault Systèmes that can support your use of the software [...] in a consistent way so that your model continues to be useful throughout the life of your projects." 

"As Geologists, we collect large volumes of data, and we hardly even use 50% of the datasets. [...] The 3DEXPERIENCE platform makes the data come together as a one-stop shop [...] to make better decisions in term of geology, exploration, and resource modeling." 

"Thinking about our activities [...] bringing value not only within the mines, but to society as a whole."

"Perhaps one of the first GEOVIA users in Brazil [...] I had the pleasure of participating in the development of Minesched at the time, being recognized as one of the great users of MineSched in the world which makes me very proud."

"I believe that mineral resources are fundamental to our survival; however, it is possible to reconcile the extraction of mineral resources while preserving the environment [...] for future generations."

"We realized that the products can help us make better decisions when we analyze the various possible scenarios."

"We can achieve and give longevity so that our children can live fully."

"To see how cloud computing is being introduced as a solution is something that is revolutionary. It's going to help the companies that are in remote places to model their full chain of production."

"I think the 3DEXPERIENCE platform will actually provide a really good space for lots of different departments to really collaborate. [...] Providing the transparency that is needed through all the different departments will make a difference."

"One thing I like about Surpac is how easy it is to get on board compared to others with a steeper learning curve. It probably took me less than a week to get a full handle of it, so I was very impressed."

"Sustainability, improving environmental impact is also good for the business.[...] If we want to be sure that our mines are going to have the optimal designs, we need to work & develop a more accurate geological model with Dassault Systèmes products."

"The new components that Dassault Systèmes offers within their shared workspace really allow you to integrate more of the resources."

"We think about the future with the minerals and materials that we mine, that are used, and then recycled at the end of the day; and, put that back into the value chain." 

"I've seen the bi-directional relationship between each software and thus, been able to make quick decision ensuring efficiency for the mining with a lower operating cost." 

"We use it to handle all the planning with Surpac, mine design and locations, monitoring areas for disposing waste materials, infrastructure."