Pitram, a mine control and management reporting solution, has been implemented in more underground mine sites than any other competitor product, claims software and solutions provider Micromine.

The technology, which is suitable for underground operations that use automated mining practices, as well as openpit mines, will be the topic of Micromine’s white paper at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba.

Micromine decided to showcase Pitram in this manner as it is the company’s top-performing solution and supports the expansion of its African footprint, says Micromine sales manager Africa Craig Peek.

Pitram records, manages and processes mine-site data in real time and, as a scalable solution, is suitable for underground and openpit mine construction, development and production, he explains.

Peek points out that the technology provides an overall view of a mine’s current status and increases a client’s control over the operation by recording data related to equipment, personnel and materials.

“Greater control allows mine sites to increase production, reduce costs and improve safety and business intelligence capabilities, as well as optimise mine development and comply with mining plans and performance targets,” he states.

The company will also be exhibiting all Micromine’s software solutions at the event, which takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 4 to 7. Two of its latest developments, Geobank Mobile and Coal Measure will also be launched at Indaba 2013.

“The Mining Indaba is the perfect platform for us to reach our target market as well as prospective clients, and to demonstrate our software solutions, which Micromine uses to deal with the lack of skills among African geologists and mining engineers,” highlights Peek.

To tackle this challenge, which is hindering the development of the African mining indus- try, Micromine is commited to equipping African universities with its software solutions. Currently, 50 software licences have been awarded to ten universities across Africa.