GR-FX direct mining clients over the years have included
Ivanhoe in Mongolia, Perilya in Broken Hill, Bluestone, Henty, Allegiance and Renison in
SW Tasmania, Copper Mines of Tasmania, Cadia near Orange, Triarco Minerals in Sydney
and central NSW, BHP in Brisbane, Amdad in Brisbane, QMAG in
Rockhampton, RGC in Sydney,Selwyn near Mt Isa, Platsearch in Sydney, Paddington & Kundana in Kalgoorlie, The Granites in the Northern Territory, Thalanga & Highway Reward in
Charters Towers, Peak Gold Mines in Cobar, Bulyanhulu in Tanzania, Menzies Gold in Indonesia, Highlands Gold In
Papua New Guinea, Pancontinental Mining in Sydney, Oakbridge in the Hunter Valley, Abosso Mines
in Ghana, Furtei SGM in Italy, Gympie Gold and
North Limited in Melbourne.
Two Reasons Why GR-FX
Consultants Are Successful In The Mining Industry
We understand the intricacies of putting together Microsoft
Office solutions because we are continually researching how to make Access,
Excel and Word work together.
We are experienced in converting existing Excel systems to multi-user solutions
without disrupting the day to day activities of the key users.
SAMPLES OF OUR WORK
The reason behind the proliferation of solutions is because the majority of research and
development has been focused on utilising the popular and very powerful Microsoft Access
relational database. Here is a sample of the things that we have developed.
Drillhole Databases
GR-FX has developed drillhole database systems in
Access that allow its clients to utilise the power of the database whilst still
continuing to operate the mining tools that they are used to. Systems have been setup to
work closely with tools such Surpac, Vulcan, Micromine and Datamine. To see
samples of these systems, click on the small pictures below to see screen
captures of our software in action.
<< Click on picture to see a recent example of a drillhole
data entry form
<< Click on picture to see a multi table drillhole report
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Quality control and error handling for drilling data
Click Here to review our geological /
drillhole database solutions in more detail.
Metallurgical Software Transferring
Metallurgical reporting information to a relational database is a complex process as the
requirements are a function of the unique processes within a plant and does not fit a
simple relational model. Nevertheless transferring to a database allows you to
report and analyse data over time which is difficult in a multi spreadsheet
in-house
system. To achieve a solution that provides good data management and and flexibility requires intimate knowledge of Access
and Excel automation. We try to be the best in the business at this task.
Samples of the different metallurgical systems that we have
created.
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At Perilya's Broken
Hill mine: "We successfully converted a home grown Metallurgical software
solution running on proprietary hardware into a multi-user system that
uses an Access database and feeds into Excel spreadsheets for reporting."
Garry Robinson |
Click Here to
review our metallurgical solutions in more detail.
Underground Production
Management And Reporting
Management of underground production data is generally something
that evolves over time and ends up requiring customized software written
specifically suited to the mine. How this is handled in many locations is that
the custom software is created by the mining engineers and geologists using
spreadsheets and sometimes using rudimentary Access databases. Whilst we
actually think this is a good idea in the early stages of a mine because it
generates a reasonable quality specification. In the long term it is better to
involve a software professional to turn these solutions into robust and simple
multi-user solutions. To this end, we have been successfully involved in a
number of projects for underground mines
that start when management wants to bring complex spreadsheet
or disparate software and data systems under control. Samples from some of those systems follow
<< Data entry form for underground production data
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Two parts of the same morning shift summary spreadsheet created from the
database
<< Sample menu and report from a Grade Control system
Other
Mining Samples
<< Reporting for a face mapping system in a thin vein gold deposit
<< A Land Tenements system shows a mining related date driven systems
<< A detailed logging form for ruggerdized
Windows computers
Summary We are
involved in the development of many customised applications in Microsoft Access.
Most of these are usually a result of spreadsheet systems that have run out of room or are
difficult to maintain. Transferring a system of this nature is usually good for us
and the clients because the spreadsheet becomes a reasonable definition of the requirements of the
customised software as well as providing data for testing the system.
Click here to
see further examples of customised software that we have developed.
Customised
Mining Software ???
GR-FX Pty Limited is a consulting firm that concentrates on Microsoft
Access/Excel product DESIGN, Development and Support for the Mining Industry. We are based
in the Sydney, in the Australian state of NSW. 70% of our mining clients are located at
remote mines in Australia and Overseas so we are quite effective at analysing and
developing applications from afar. A large portion of our work is turning Excel
Spreadsheets into database driven applications. Our final custom Access software is setup
so that transfers back to Excel for custom reports is a simple process. Can we help you ?
