Above ground
Design, build, and operate resilient process plants, tailings facilities, and heavy-haul transport networks to maximize mineral recovery and site safety.
OVERVIEW
Connected data for modern mining
Bentley solutions connect above- and below-ground data to reshape how mining infrastructure and critical resources are delivered and optimized.
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Reduce geotechnical risk
Monitor stability, prevent structural failures, and minimize risk across underground mine access and surface excavations to tailings storage, plant foundations, and access corridors.
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Accelerate mine infrastructure delivery
Coordinate multidiscipline design and construction sequencing for process plants and transport networks to eliminate costly delays and bring mine assets online faster.
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Improve mining asset uptime
Connect engineering and operational data to a live digital twin to optimize mining asset performance, predict maintenance needs, and reduce unplanned downtime.
Specialized mining segments
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Below ground
Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface Company, offers a suite of solutions for mineral resource exploration, estimation, and management.
FAQS
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Together, Bentley and Seequent provide comprehensive, end-to-end mining solutions. Bentley provides advanced engineering and asset management software to design, build, and operate mining infrastructure.
Seequent, the Bentley Subsurface Company, delivers powerful geoscience software such as Leapfrog and Seequent Evo, connecting complex geological data to help teams streamline mineral exploration, characterize orebodies, optimise resource extraction and manage geotechnical risk.
Learn more about Seequent software for mining.
Digital twins bridge the gap between physical mine assets and digital engineering models. By integrating real-time IoT sensor data, operators can visualize live infrastructure conditions, from process plants to tailings dams, in a 3D environment. This proactive visibility improves safety, reduces unexpected downtime, and optimizes efficiency.
Learn more about digital twins for mining in the Coming of Age for Mining Digital Twins ebook.
Tailings dams require continuous monitoring to prevent catastrophic failure. Our software combines advanced geotechnical modeling with real-time sensor integration. This allows you to track pore-water pressure and slope stability continuously, providing early warnings for structural shifts to ensure safety and strict environmental compliance. Software like iTwin Capture Modeler and iTwin Experience help create a digital twin of tailings storage facilities, while Seequent’s Leapfrog and GeoStudio are used to develop 3D geological and geotechnical models.
Read the Oceana Gold case study.
Yes, we provide specialized civil design tools for above-ground mine transport. Solutions like OpenRoads Designer and OpenRail Designer help engineers design high-capacity haul roads and robust heavy-haul rail networks that withstand extreme payloads. This improves material transport efficiency, reduces fleet wear, and lowers long-term operational costs.
Bentley software accelerates plant delivery by uniting structural, piping, and equipment design in a collaborative 3D environment. This multidisciplinary approach helps teams identify and resolve clashes before construction begins. Linked with a 4D scheduling tool like SYNCHRO 4D, projects are executed with greater precision, saving time and construction costs.
Understanding the earth beneath your site is critical. Seequent’s geoscience software allows you to create highly accurate 3D geological models of complex ore bodies and groundwater systems. This deep subsurface intelligence minimizes exploration uncertainty, informs safer excavation strategies, and heavily reduces geotechnical risks during operations. Check out Seequent's software for mining.
Effective water management is critical to prevent pit flooding and ensure environmental compliance. Bentley provides advanced hydraulic software to design high-pressure water supply networks, model complex active pit dewatering, and simulate surface runoff. By utilizing real-time digital twins, operators can detect leaks early, optimize pump performance, and confidently meet strict environmental discharge mandates. Learn about Bentley water solutions.