Micromine North America to Unveil Latest Releases of Exploration and Mining Software Solutions

Vancouver, B.C. – May 30, 2013…MICROMINE, the leading provider of intuitive software solutions for the global mineral resources industry, is unveiling the latest versions of its world-renowned geological exploration and mine design software solutions – Micromine 2013 and Geobank 2013 – at an industry launch event featuring product demonstrations in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 5, 2013.

The event will bring together MICROMINE’s current customers and industry members for a first-hand demonstration of the software features and benefits designed to increase productivity and efficiency in exploration and mine operation. Frank Bilki, Micromine Global Training and Support Manager – a Micromine expert with an in-depth understanding of exploration and mine design software technology – will deliver the product demonstration, and is available for media interviews.

Mining software plays a vital and indispensable role in mineral exploration, mine development and mining. Having the most advanced, easy-to-use and reliable solutions is essential for efficiency, productivity and profitability. MICROMINE products are renowned in the global exploration and mining industry for their accuracy, adaptability, reliability, ease of use and practicality.

MICROMINE produces a suite of software solutions spanning the entire mining process. MICROMINE North America is releasing the latest versions of its quintessential solutions for exploration and mine design and data management:

Product Micromine 2013 – the latest version of MICROMINE’s exploration and mine design solution includes enhanced features to improve target accuracy and speed, increasing the chance of success. Highlights include a new implicit modelling module and a new stratigraphic modelling module. New and enhanced features have been made to resource estimation, pit optimisation and resource scheduling.

Geobank 2013 – the latest version of MICROMINE’s geological data management solution includes enhanced features to improve data security, data accuracy and reliability. Improved reporting capabilities facilitate increased data confidence, advanced reporting, a broader range of reports, and improved data transfer capabilities and user interface. Other improvements include usage tracking and task scheduling enhancements, simplified validation and audit, and surface sampling, survey and XRF data management.

Event Details:

Date:         Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Time:        3:30 pm PDT

Location:  Blue Horizon Hotel

                 31st Floor, Garibaldi Room

1225 Robson Street

                 Vancouver, BC

Interviews, photos and video

Interviews can be arranged in advance or at the event. Event photographs and a short video highlighting the new release features and benefits will be available after the event for media outside Vancouver who are unable to attend.