Mineware Consulting Goes Live at Masimong and Joel Mines with integrated survey, geology, and sampling modules

Mineware Consulting, now part of the Datamine Group, has successfully completed a simultaneous go-live of its Syncromine mine management platform at Masimong Mine and Joel Mine, marking a significant milestone in the digital transformation of both operations.

The implementation covers four modules central to daily underground survey and geology workflows, namely: Pegs, Survey Measure, Geology Mapping, and Sampling. Together, these software modules replace manual data capture processes that could introduce transcription errors, reporting delays, and incomplete information at the face level.

What was implemented

The Pegs module provides precise positional control, giving survey teams a digital record of peg placements that is accurate, traceable, and immediately available in the system, rather than sitting in a field book waiting to be captured at shift end.

Survey Measure replaces manual observation recording with real-time digital data capture, ensuring survey data is in the system as it is collected rather than after it has been transcribed.

Geology Mapping digitises geological face observations at the point of capture, allowing geologists to record directly into Syncromine while still underground, rather than onto paper forms that require manual entry later.

Sampling brings full traceability to sample data management, tracking every step from the point a sample is taken through to assay result integration into the ore accounting and resource model.

Integration with Deswik and Datamine

A defining feature of this implementation is the direct interface between Syncromine and both Deswik and Datamine. Data that previously required manual transfer between systems, with associated reconciliation effort and version control risk, now flows automatically through connected, validated pipelines. Technical teams at both operations are freed from data administration tasks and can focus their expertise on interpretation and decision-making.

“The integration between Syncromine and the broader technology ecosystem at these operations is what transforms a software implementation into an operational upgrade,” said Werner Minnie, Head of Business Development at Mineware Consulting. “When data moves automatically between validated systems, the quality of every decision made downstream improves.”

Historical data migration

The implementation included full historical data migration at both sites, addressing one of the most common practical limitations of new system go-lives. Rather than starting with a blank dataset, management at Masimong and Joel can interrogate historical trends, compare current performance against prior periods, and generate insights that reflect the full operational picture from day one.

A simultaneous two-site implementation

Going live at two mining operations concurrently is not a standard implementation approach. It requires client teams at both sites to be trained, configured, and operationally ready at the same point, while the Mineware implementation team manages two distinct operational environments in parallel.

“This kind of simultaneous go-live reflects the level of commitment the teams at Masimong and Joel brought to this project,” said Werner Minnie. “It takes genuine buy-in at every level of the operation to make a transition like this work at pace and at scale.”

Mineware Consulting looks forward to supporting both operations as they build confidence in the system and begin to realise the full value of integrated digital mine management across their survey, geology, and sampling workflows.