MiPlan develops applications for field data collection, fleet management, production management and reporting.

Hexagon Mining president Helio Samora said MiPlan’s suite of products would be a “formidable” addition to Hexagon’s technology portfolio.

“Safer, more productive mines depend on making sense of their data,” Samora said.

“MiPlan’s range of apps represents a scalable, real-time mobile production management solution.

“Today’s acquisition is 100% aligned with our strategy of providing solutions that are easy to use, easy to implement and easy to support.”

Samora said MiPlan’s comprehensive MiiNT platform was particularly significant for Hexagon customers.

MiiNT supports the data management, analysis and reporting needs of any sized operation. It streamlines data flows between traditionally disparate systems and departments, simplifies on-demand data interrogation, trend analysis and reporting over live operational data.

MiPlan’s MiD&B drill and blast application is also considered a good foil for Hexagon’s blast design offering.

“This will close the loop on design, field capture, reconciliation and reporting,” Samora said.

The MiFleet solution is also expected to enhance Hexagon’s operational offerings. It delivers lightweight fleet management capability with near real-time infield feedback.

“Applied to our unparalleled suite of technologies for planning, operations and safety, these solutions will empower our customers to act – not react – on real-time data at any stage of the mining value chain, no matter their location.” 

MiPlan managing director Robert Daw called the acquisition a “fantastic outcome for our existing and future clients, not to mention the MiPlan team”.

“It is also a big leap forward in our vision of aligned mines.”