What iRing does

Datamine is a privately held enterprise software vendor serving the global mining industry with a connected mine planning platform. Its portfolio spans exploration, geology, strategic and tactical mine planning, drill and blast design, survey, production planning, laboratories, and sustainability workflows, with at least 18 named applications including the Studio (OP, UG, NPVS+, Survey), MineScape (Open Pit, LRS, TS, D&B, Survey), Minemax (Scheduler, Tempo), DataBlast, Aegis, MSO, Amine, Ordo, and DTS product lines, all anchored by MineTrust as the underlying data governance layer providing version control, validation, and audit-ready outputs. The company packages its applications into role-based Planning Bundles for Strategic Mine Planners, Operations Planners, and Surveyors/Technicians, with marketing materials claiming up to 33% cost savings versus standalone licences and integrated workflows that reduce handover friction between design, optimisation, scheduling, drill and blast, and survey stages.

Datamine monetises through annual subscriptions for its planning software bundles plus implementation, training, and advisory professional services, with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market is a consultative enterprise field-sales motion operating globally across at least six language markets (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Indonesian, and Russian), supported by a four-step Discovery–Demo–Implementation–Support process, services infrastructure (Implementations, Training & events, Support, Advisory), and a multi-channel marketing presence spanning LinkedIn, YouTube, newsletters, website content, and expert consultation. Customers are segmented horizontally across mining industry personas rather than by vertical or geography, targeting Strategic Mine Planners, Operations Planners, Surveyors/Technicians as primary buyers, with Mining Executives and Finance as a secondary stakeholder group consuming the planning outputs.

The company operates as a privately held entity with no publicly disclosed revenue, funding, headcount, parent company, investor base, or leadership bench in the source data. No acquisitions, partnerships, patents, regulatory actions, or leadership changes were observed. The website lists an active careers and "meet our team" page and a full customer-facing operations structure, but the absence of financial or ownership disclosure limits the depth of independent verification beyond what is on the company's own digital properties.

Name

iRing

Legal name

Datamine

Website

https://iring.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mining Software

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Mining Automation, Telematics & Fleet Management Systems (IMAKANAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mine Surveying & Geospatial Services (Survey, Drone/LiDAR, GIS, Grade Control) (IMAKAKAK)

Keywords

• Mine planning software
• Open pit design
• Underground scheduling
• Drill and blast design
• Mine survey software

Headquarters

HQ city

North Bay

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Annual subscription model with role-based bundles (Strategic, Operations, Survey) providing access to multiple tools under one license. Offers up to 33% cost savings compared to purchasing standalone software licenses.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and advisory services for software deployment and optimization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Datamine develops and sells connected mine planning software for open pit and underground mining operations, combining design, optimisation, scheduling, drill and blast, survey, and production planning tools under the MineTrust governance platform. Its Planning Bundles package these applications into role-based subscriptions (Strategic, Operations, Survey) and the company provides implementation, training, and advisory services alongside the software.

Product overview

The company offers a platform-plus-modules architecture for underground and open pit mine planning. The Planning Bundles provide role-based subscriptions (Strategic, Operations, Survey) that combine multiple applications including Studio OP, Studio UG, Studio NPVS+, Minemax Scheduler, Minemax Tempo, MineScape applications (OPEN PIT, LRS, TS, D&B, SURVEY), DataBlast, Aegis, Studio Survey, Amine, DTS, Ordo, and MSO into connected workflows. MineTrust serves as the underlying governance platform providing data validation, version control, and traceability across all planning applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Studio NPVS+ Strategic mine planning tool for pit and phase optimisation, strategic NPV scheduling, economic sensitivity testing, and scenario comparison to maximise value under constraints.
• Minemax Scheduler Long-range scheduling and planning tool for mining operations.
• Studio OP Open pit mine design software for designing mine layouts, spatial access, and communicating mining methods.
• Studio UG Underground mine design software for designing mine layouts, spatial access, and underground mining methods.
• MineScape OPEN PIT Open pit mine planning application for mine design and layout.
• MineScape LRS Long-range scheduling application for planning extraction timing and sequencing over extended periods.
• MineScape TS Tactical scheduling application for medium-term and operational planning timeframes.
• Minemax Tempo Scheduling tool for tactical and operational planning with scenario evaluation capabilities.
• DTS (Datamine Task Scheduler) Task scheduling application used with both Studio UG and Studio OP for managing planning workflows.
• DataBlast Open pit drill and blast design, timing, and reporting application.
• Aegis Underground drill and blast design, timing, and reporting application.
• MineScape D&B Drill and blast design application for preparing material for efficient mining and processing.
• MineScape SURVEY Survey and spatial management application for spatial support and reconciliation of actual plan accuracy.
• Studio Survey Daily survey capture, validation, topography updates, spatial editing, plotting, and volumetrics for period-end reconciliation.
• Amine Survey application for spatial data management and reconciliation.
• Ordo Production planning application for managing and executing operational activities to deliver according to plan.
• MSO Mine planning optimisation software.
• MineTrust Data governance platform providing validation, version control, and single source of truth for planning workflows, enabling audit-ready outputs and traceability across mine planning applications.
• Implementations Professional services for deployment and implementation of Datamine mine planning software.
• Training & Events Training programmes and events for mine planning professionals using Datamine software.
• Support Ongoing customer support services for Datamine mine planning software users.
• Advisory Advisory services for software deployment and optimisation of mine planning workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Save up to 33% versus standalone licenses
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Micromine: Micromine provides mine planning, geological modeling, and resource estimation software (Micromine, Pitram) widely used across the same open-pit and underground mining workflows Datamine serves. It is a long-standing direct peer in the mid-market and enterprise mining software segment.
• RPMGlobal: RPMGlobal's XPAC and other planning/scheduling solutions target the same strategic and operational mine planning workflows as Datamine, particularly for coal and metals. It competes directly for the same mining planning buyer personas.
• Deswik: Deswik offers specialized mine planning, scheduling, geological modeling, and block modeling software. It is a focused direct peer, particularly strong in coal and underground mine design, intersecting Datamine's underground planning capabilities.
• Hexagon (Mining division / MinePlan): Hexagon's mining division (formerly Hexagon Mining, built on the MinePlan suite) provides strategic and tactical mine planning, scheduling, and design software for open-pit and underground operations. It is the closest scaled direct competitor to Datamine across the same planning workflow categories.
• Maptek: Maptek (Vulcan, DomainMCF, Eureka, BlastLogic) offers an integrated platform covering geology, mine design, scheduling, drill & blast, and survey. It directly overlaps with Datamine's Studio OP/UG, MineScape, DataBlast, and Studio Survey products and serves the same mining customer personas.
• Dassault Systèmes (GEOVIA Surpac): Dassault's GEOVIA brand (Surpac, MineSched, Whittle, PCBC) covers geological modeling, mine planning, scheduling, and block caving — directly overlapping with Datamine's Studio, MineScape, and Minemax product lines and serving similar mining customers.

Broad incumbents

• Caterpillar (Cat MineStar / Cat Connect): Caterpillar's Cat MineStar suite covers fleet management, equipment health, and autonomous hauling — overlapping with the execution side of mining operations. It is a broad incumbent with mining-software capability rather than a direct planning-software competitor to Datamine.
• Bentley Systems: Bentley provides broader infrastructure and mining software (including acquired OpenGround and subsurface tools). It is a broad incumbent in adjacent mining and infrastructure software categories rather than a focused planning-software direct competitor.
• Sandvik (OptiMine / AutoMine): Sandvik's OptiMine and AutoMine platforms provide mining analytics, equipment automation, and operational optimization. It is a broad incumbent in mining technology that competes for the operational-planning wallet share alongside Datamine.
• Komatsu (KOMTRAX / Smart Construction): Komatsu offers mining fleet management, equipment telematics, and frontRunner autonomous hauling systems. It is a broad incumbent that intersects with the operational side of mining but does not directly compete in strategic/tactical mine planning software.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCpJcOP0wHuiPSmEZIOmK3MQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dataminesw
• Xx.com/iRingInc
• Facebookfacebook.com/iRingInc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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