Software for Mining
Keep Capital Projects in Control as Mine Plans Evolve
Keep up with changing mine plans as the ore grades get revised, sequencing shifts, or infrastructure scope grows. InEight brings scope, cost, schedule, and execution into one platform, so you can see what a revised plan does to the rest of the project before it’s approved.
“We plan to use InEight solutions to support the project lifecycle from end to end, including cost and change management, analytics and virtual design.”
DRA Global
“Having a connected environment for managing information, timelines, and performance is critical to ensuring we can move efficiently from concept through to deployment.”
Dr. Adrian Seyfaee
Program Director, Mining3
“InEight Document will provide us with a centralised and structured approach to managing project information. Having greater control and visibility over our documents supports collaboration, safety, and efficiency as we manage our assets.”
John Kirk
Head of Technical Services, Liontown
Supporting Capital Projects Across the Asset Lifecycle
- New mine development (greenfield)
- Mine expansions and modernization (brownfield)
- Sustaining capital programs
- Processing and supporting infrastructure
- Tailings, closure, and remediation
Why Mining Capital Projects Cannot Rely on a Fixed Plan
Mining projects change as knowledge of the resource, operating priorities, and execution conditions change. Your plan and your project data have to change with them.
- As the Project Chases the Ore, Data Must Keep Pace
- Estimates Go Stale Long Before Construction Starts
- Closure in the Forecast, Tailings Tracked as a Program
As the Project Chases the Ore, Data Must Keep Pace
In mining the facility follows the ore body, and the ore body is never fully understood when the capital is committed. Revised grades, new sequencing, and added infrastructure keep reshaping scope, which leaves competing versions of the baseline and changes that were never tracked against it.
HOW INEIGHT KEEPS A REVISED MINE PLAN TIED TO COST AND SCHEDULE
InEight holds estimates, schedules, contracts, and change records against a single scope structure, so an approved mine plan revision moves through the forecast instead of sitting in a separate document.
Estimates Go Stale Long Before Construction Starts
Mining projects can spend years in exploration, studies, and stage gates before construction begins. Over that time, teams change, early assumptions go undocumented, and the pricing, labor, and permitting conditions behind the first estimate shift. By the time crews mobilize, that estimate may reflect a market that no longer exists.
How InEight Keeps Estimates Comparable from One Stage Gate to the Next
InEight keeps standardized templates, benchmarks, and documented assumptions on an audit trail from early studies through front-end engineering design, so each estimate can be tested against the one it replaced.
Closure in the Forecast, Tailings Tracked as a Program
Closure is now expected to be scoped from exploration onward rather than deferred until production, and tailings storage carries its own approvals, audits, and remediation schedule across multiple facilities. Both compete for capital while new construction is still underway, and both outlast the team that started them.
How InEight Carries Closure and Tailings Through the Life of the Mine
InEight carries closure cost in the life-of-mine forecast from the first study, tracks tailings across facilities and delivery partners, and keeps a documented record that stays defensible as teams turn over.
Connected Project Data for More Predictable Mining Delivery
The InEight Platform spans four areas: Project Controls for cost, contracts, change, and progress; Pricing and Scheduling for estimates and schedules; Project Information Management for documents and models; and Construction Intelligence for portfolio analytics and reporting. Mining organizations use them together for one view of cost, schedule, change, and performance across sites, projects, and delivery partners.
Gain Control Over the Pressures You Can’t Eliminate
You cannot remove a permitting delay, a workforce shortage, or a long-lead supplier. But you can control how fast each one reaches the plan, the forecast, and the decisions that follow. Connected project data shows the impact sooner, so you can act while it matters.
Get Ahead of Permitting and Social License Shifts
Environmental approvals, land access, and community commitments move timing and sequencing, and every year spent waiting erodes the economics the project was approved on. Tying the schedule to the forecast shows what each delay adds to project cost, so teams can revisit the plan before committing more capital.
Do More with a Smaller Experienced Workforce
Experienced estimators, planners, and controls staff are retiring faster than the pipeline replaces them, and the reasoning behind past projects leaves with them. Standard cost structures and project templates let a smaller team build on what earlier projects learned.
See Which Work Slips When a Supply-Chain Delivery Moves
Long-lead equipment, thin supplier pools, and remote logistics disrupt sequencing, and new mines need roads, power, and water built first, turning one project into several. Linking equipment deliveries and site infrastructure to one schedule shows what each late delivery holds up, so teams can resequence early.
Frequently asked questions about mining capital projects
Why are mining capital projects difficult to control?
Mining capital projects are difficult to control because the mine plan, resource knowledge, and execution conditions keep changing after the investment decision is made. Long development timelines, permitting, remote locations, active operations, and supply-chain constraints all move scope, cost, and schedule as well. InEight connects cost, schedule, change, and project information so teams can see how a revised mine plan affects the wider program and update forecasts before outdated assumptions drive decisions.
How can mining organizations maintain visibility across contractors, sites, and projects?
Visibility depends on consistent cost structures, scheduling standards, change processes, and reporting requirements across delivery partners, ideally established before contracts are awarded. When contractor, project, and site information lands in one connected environment, leaders can compare performance, see total exposure, and catch emerging issues without waiting on separate reporting formats and cycles. That produces a consistent view of both individual projects and the broader capital portfolio.
How can connected project data improve future mining capital decisions?
Connected project data creates a reliable record of estimates, schedules, changes, risks, productivity, and actual outcomes. Mining organizations use that history to test new assumptions, benchmark future projects, and understand where previous plans diverged from execution. Retaining the information also supports sustaining capital, expansions, modernization, tailings work, and closure programs long after the original project team has moved on.
How can mining companies keep closure and reclamation cost estimates current?
Mining companies keep closure and reclamation cost estimates current by managing them as part of the capital program instead of as estimates filed at approval. Closure, reclamation, and rehabilitation obligations grow as the mine plan, disturbed area, and tailings facilities change, and regulators and auditors expect the estimates to reflect those changes. InEight keeps closure estimates, schedules, and changes in the same system as the rest of the capital program, so teams can update them with each mine plan revision instead of rebuilding them at every review.
How does InEight support complex mining capital programs?
InEight supports mining capital programs by connecting project controls, project information management, pricing and scheduling, and construction intelligence in one platform. Mining organizations can connect cost, contracts, change, schedules, documents, progress and forecasts across projects, sites and delivery partners. This helps teams maintain control as mine plans and execution conditions evolve while preserving reliable project information for future capital work.
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