For years, has been the industry standard for geological modeling and mine planning. It is a powerhouse tool, but traditionally, it has been anchored to the desktop. It demanded expensive workstations, required complex VPN tunnels for remote access, and locked data into silos.
3 mine sites, 2 remote geology offices, 15 Surpac users. On-premise: 10 workstations (USD 250k capital), 2 TB file server. Problems: nightly VPN sync failing, pit optimization run overnight taking 14 hours. surpac on the cloud
The Smithson Mining Company had been a leading producer of copper and gold for over a century. However, as the years went by, they found themselves struggling to keep up with the increasing complexity of their operations. Their mine planning and design processes were still largely manual, relying on outdated software and scattered data. For years, has been the industry standard for
Cloud computing offers an alternative: hosting Surpac on virtual machines (VMs) or streamed desktops, with data residing in central object storage. This paper systematically evaluates the feasibility and best practices for “Surpac in the cloud.” 3 mine sites, 2 remote geology offices, 15 Surpac users