Business Impact Summary
"Ventyx MineScape has allowed our company to optimize production and improve profitability. We have been able to organize and systematize management thanks to the technological contribution provided by the Ventyx MineScape business solution.”
José Antonio Paredes O.
Chief Geologist
Carbones del Guasare
Carbones del Guasare operates an open cut mine at Paso Diablo in Venezuela. To maintain their position as the leading quality coal producer in the region, Carbones del Guasare’s management began implementing strategic directives to manage growth. As a consequence, the decision was made to consolidate technological development by replacing systems developed in-house with specialized software solutions. After extensive evaluation of several international software providers, Carbones del Guasare selected Ventyx MineScape as the solution for their mineral management. By optimizing internal processes, Ventyx MineScape has reduced the amount of labor required to manage mining processes and equipment. More important, the solution has improved the quality of available information and improved profitability.
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The Company
Carbones del Guasare S.A., a joint venture between Carbozulia, Anglo Coal and Peabody Energy, operates an open cut mine at Paso Diablo in Venezuela. The mine began operations in 1987 and since then has continuously produced high quality coal for the world market.
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The Challenge
To maintain their position as the leading quality coal producer in the region, Carbones del Guasare’s management began implementing strategic directives to manage growth. As a consequence, the decision was made to consolidate technological development by replacing systems developed in-house with specialised software solutions. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, the company’s extraction operations were beginning to demand greater attention in order to maximise product quality. The company required more advanced management capabilities in order to quickly and efficiently control mineral extraction and equipment maintenance. To satisfy market demands, Carbones del Guasare needed to be able to analyseand distribute large volumes of coal.
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The Solution
After extensive evaluation of several international software providers, Carbones del Guasare selected Ventyx MineScape as the solution for their mineral management requirements. In Carbones del Guasare’s view, Ventyx MineScape was a comprehensive and user-friendly solution that had already been adopted by leading mining organisations in nearby localities. Ventyx MineScape has improved response times and the quality of information at Carbones del Guasare by providing the company with a reliable database.
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The Result
At Carbones del Guasare, Mincom MineScape has:
- Facilitated mineral extraction by offering greater versatility and precision in the generation and update of the geological model
- Assisted the company’s ability to respond to market demands
- Improved the quality of production sequence generation
- Enhanced tri-dimensional visualisation of designed projects and of the field geology
- Optimized the design of blasts, especially when using the “Below Mantle” technique
- Simplified the interface between the topography and Mincom MineScape, and
- Sped the calculation of volume, reserves and coal quality performance
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