Map3D is developed and supported by Dr. Terry Wiles (support@map3d.com) of Map3D International Ltd. Development of Map3D began in the late 1970's and has gone through many major revisions since then. It has been commercially available since 1990. The program is constantly under development and supported by dedicated professionals who have been in the rock mechanics/numerical modelling business for over 50 years.
The program is used by hundreds of mining, civil and geotechnical companies, consultants, research centres and universities around the world (including Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Canada, China, Columbia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Eritrea, Finland, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Mongolia, Namibia, Nedlands, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Turkey, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe). Map3D is often specified as a prerequisite for employment on job advertisements. The demo_version is used worldwide for teaching students the fundamentals of numerical modelling and 3D CAD.
It has been used in many projects including underground and open pit mine design, mine stability assessment, nuclear waste repository design, fracture propagation simulations, fault slip problems, in situ stress back-analysis, rock quarry design, open-pit wall stability, hydraulic-fracture propagation, earth slope failures, etc.. Current research and development is focusing on quantitative design procedures, 3D plastic modelling, ground support simulation, the capability to assess the potential for rock bursting, simulation of discing and integration of modelling with seismic monitoring.
Boundary Element Method - Map3D is formulated using the very efficient Indirect Boundary Element Method and incorporates simultaneous use of fictitious force (FF), displacement discontinuity (DD) and special proprietary boundary elements incorporated for the thermal, non-linear and visco-plastic analysis versions (Map3D Versions).
Research and development over the past 50 years has allowed many of the supposed limitations of the boundary element method to be overcome. The program can accommodate multi-step mining sequences, multiple material zones with different material properties and stress states, and discontinuous rock response with a limited number of discrete features. Both 3D zones and DD zones are permitted to behave non-linearly and/or plastically. Multiple intersecting fault planes can slip and open according to user specified shear strength. Coupled steady state thermal/fluid stress analysis can be simulated. Real time creep and relaxation problems can be accommodated using explicit time stepping.
Elastic vs Plastic Modelling - Proponents of plastic modelling often claim unique capabilities over elastic modelling such as:
•Ability to predict magnitude, location, timing, orientation of damage.
•Ability to simulate stress redistribution due to yielding.
•Ability to track accumulated damage with advancing mining.
Although Map3D can analyze full 3D rock mass plasticity, it can also address all of these supposed unique plastic capabilities using elastic modelling.
This is possible due to new analysis tools that have been incorporated into the program:
• Map3D elastic models are fully capable of predicting the magnitude, location, timing, orientation of damage through calculation of excess stress.
• Three major failure modes can be assessed:
Rock mass failure.
In-plane fault type failure.
UB-plane structurally oriented weakness (with up to 3 joint sets).
• Stress redistribution can be simulated by incorporating softened zones.
• There is new functionality to track accumulated damage (excess stress) in elastic models:
Damage is tracked with advancing mining.
The maximum value of excess stress reached during the advancing mining is tracked and can be plotted as the mining steps progress.
Both the first yield step and the maximum yield steps are stored and can be displayed as trajectory numbers.
The new capabilities within MAP3D allows many of the behaviours previously only possible with non-linear and plastic modelling to be addressed.
This is done while still maintaining the ease of use and computational performance advantages of elastic modelling.
These capabilities largely negate any advantages that plastic modelling offers.
In the event that plastic simulation is required:
• Map3D Visco-Plastic offers the capability to fully simulate rock mass yielding using the same model input files.
• Map3D Fault-Slip offers the capability to fully simulate fault-slip yielding using the same model input files.
Program Accuracy - Solution accuracy is controlled by an automated discretization procedure. Elements can be automatically concentrated in areas of interest according to user controlled parameters. This relieves the user of the tedious process of manually discretizing their model, while improving accuracy and minimizing problem size.
Problem Size - Map3D can accommodate over 24 million degrees of freedom on a PC with a few GBs of disk space. Although small problems can be solved in minutes, the largest problems can require overnight or a few days. This tremendous efficiency is achieved by use of matrix lumping. This permits users to specify existing mine-wide mining geometry in detail, and add new mining as required. This greatly reduces the effort required to set up and run analyzes and permits the whole mine to be considered when necessary.
Multi-Processing/Multi-Disk - Map3D fully supports parallel processing features such that computation times scales linearly with the number of processors (6 core processors solve problems 6 times faster than single core). In addition, the program has built in overlapped disk functionality allowing read and write rates to scale linearly with the number of disks (4 disk read/write rates are 4 times faster than single disk).
Pre-processing - A complete CAD package is incorporated into Map3D featuring numerous facilities for exchanging data with other CAD packages. Many features including the automated trace and extrude functions allow complex models to be built with ease. Extensive error checking and automatic correction routines allow almost any model geometry to be used. Boolean intersection routines correct overlapping and mismatched block connections without user intervention. There is full support of importing and exporting geometry files in either DXF or PNT (ASCII) format.
Post-processing - A complete display package is included featuring hundreds of plotting and data export functions. User defined plots and visually selected dumps of data ease the effort required for interpretation and reporting. Dumps can be done directly Excel and graphed automatically.
Why Use Map3D
Map3D has been developed specifically for mining applications from the ground up. The program is designed to allow you to get high accuracy answers quickly, to get on with the engineering instead of the modelling. Large complex problems can be built easily either with Map3D’s own CAD interface or outside the program then imported in a variety of different formats. No other program can handle the analyzes that Map3D can in the time (run pre & post processing time), cost (many times cheaper) and ease (Map3D can be used on site for routine analyzes). Some of the advantages of Map3D are as follows:
•Convenient upgrade path from elastic, fault slip, thermal/fluid-flow, non-linear and visco-plastic analysis (Map3D Versions) using the same interface
•Extensive training program for both program functionality and detailed engineering results interpretation (see Map3D Training)
•Powerful integrated CAD interface - no third party software required
•Easy construction of simple or complex 3D shapes.
•Very large problem sizes easily solved on a desktop computer (24,000,000 degrees of freedom)
•Automated facility to generate Excel plots from contoured data
•Probability of failure plots
•Automated block intersection capability relieves the user of manual construction effort
•Allows for backfill placement
•Multi-step mining sequences
•High accuracy elements (requires half as many elements to achieve the same degree of accuracy as most programs)
•Do to advanced lumping procedures, run times are very quick compared to other programs
•Up to 100 different material zones
•Visco-plastic fault slip simulations
•Tabular mining with yielding pillars
•Automated discretization ensures easily controlled and consistent degree of accuracy
•Powerful integrated results viewer
•Easy manipulation of results for interpretation of rock mass failure, slip on fault planes, results on oriented bore holes and ubiquitous slip on bedding planes or joint sets.
•Integrated interactive visualization database allows for display and contouring of seismic data
•Contour plotting of user defined functions
•Program support is included
•Continuous development and enhancements for over 26 years
•Incorporation of both Fictitious Force and Displacement Discontinuity elements (as well as special elements for thermal/fluid flow, and 3D plasticity).
•Higher order elements for bending problems
•Planar grids, line grids and point grids for viewing results
•Isotropic and anisotropic failure criteria
•RCF (Rock wall Condition Factor) plots
•Integrated accelerated, pre-conditioned and conjugate-gradient solvers work together for fast, reliable accurate solutions
•Import/export facility for input data to other CAD programs
•Import/export facility for analysis results to other programs
•No expensive buy in fees - Map3D is licensed on an annual basis
•Direct interface to Deswik allowing users to create Map3D geometries including specification of Map3D block names, colours and mining sequence.
•Direct export to Excel, 3D-PDF, VRML and much more.
Some Users - Some current and past users of Map3D include: University of Toronto (Canada), Vale (formerly CRVD INCO Ontario) (Creighton Mine, Stobie Mine, Frood Mine, South Mine, Garson Mine, Levack Mine, Mines Research, Mines Technology - Methods & Design), INCO Manitoba (Canada), Noranda (Canada), CNG Softeck Co. (Korea), Anglo Gold (South Africa), Golder Associates (Canada and Australia), Placer Dome Western Area Joint Venture (South Africa), Mount Isa Mines (Australia), Brunswick Mining and Smelting (Canada), Goldcorp (Canada), Mincad Systems (Australia), Kanowna Belle Gold Mines (Australia), U. of British Columbia (Canada), U. of Western Australia, U. of New South Wales (Australia), Laval U. (Canada), McGill U. (Canada), Rock Mechanics Technology (England), Endeavor Mine (Australia), Australian Mining Consultants, Aur Resources (Canada), CSIR Division of Mining Technology (South Africa), Snowden Mining Industry Consultants (South Africa and Australia), Tara Mines (Ireland), Georock Inc. (Canada), Romec n.v. (Belgium), Agnico Eagle - Division Laronde (Canada), Queensland University (Australia), Geomechanics Research Centre Laurentian U. (Canada), Agnew Gold (Australia), Western Mining Corp. (Australia), Tao Lekoa Mine (South Africa), AngloGold Ashanti (South Africa and Australia), Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (Australia), INWE Rock Engineering, Lourence Geotechnical (Australia), Western Deep Levels (South Mine, West Mine, Regional Office), Zinkgruvan Mining AB (Sweden), Elandsrand Gold Mine (South Africa), TWP Consulting (South Africa), Tshepong Mine (South Africa), CAMBIOR Inc. (Canada), Natural Resources Canada, Avmin Target Mine (South Africa), SRK Consulting (South Africa, Australia, Sweden), U. of Waterloo (Canada), St Ives Gold (Australia), Mine Geant Dormant (Canada), Normandy Jundee Operation (Australia), KULeuven - Unit Mining (Belgium), Leinster Nickel Operation (Australia), Doyon Mine (Canada), ISS International (South Africa), ISS Pacific (Australia), Musselwhite Mine (Canada), Finsch Diamond Mine (South Africa), Queen's University (Canada)., Plutonic Gold Mine (Australia), Campbell Mine (Canada), JCI Travistock Colliery (South Africa), Strata Control Technology (Australia), Cayeli Bakir Isletmeleri A. S. (Turkey), Asker - Thabazimbi ISCOR (South Africa), Douglas Partners (Australia), U. of Queensland (Australia), Bambanani Mine (South Africa), Palabora Mining Company Ltd. (South Africa), Newcrest Mining Ltd. (Australia), Delft U. of Technology (The Nedlands), ANGLOVAAL (South Africa), Impala Platinum (south Africa), Battle Mountain Canada, Black Mountain (South Africa), Tsumeb - Otjihase Mine (Namibia), Kloof, Division of Kloof G.M. Co. Ltd. (South Africa), Rustenburg Platinum Mines Ltd. (South Africa), Savuka Mine (South Africa), BCL Botswana (Botswana), Terra Sancta (Austtalia), Mines Aurizon - Casa Berardi (Canada), Rockland Ltd. (Canada), Darlot Gold Mine (Australia), Forrestania Gold NL (Australia), WA Department of Minerals and Energy (Australia), Great Central Mines - Wiluna Gold (Australia), Central Mines Engineering Group - Inco Ltd (Canada), Kundana Gold (Australia), Henty Gold Mine - Goldfields Ltd. (Australia), Elura Mine (Australia), Western Australia School of Mines, Cannington - BHP World Minerals (Australia), WMC Olympic Dam Operations (Australia), BFP Consultants Pty Ltd (Australia), Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (Australia), Mountan U. of Leoben (Austria), CNR-C.S. Problemi Minerari (Italy), Japan Nuclear Development Institute (Japan), Lassonde Mineral Engineering (Canada), Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd (Australia), Pajingo Joint Venture (Australia), TauTona Mine (South Africa), Bronzewing - McClure Gold Operations (Australia), Normandy Golden Grove Operation (Australia), McArther River Mining Pty Ltd (Australia), Boulby Mine - Cleveland Potash Limited (United Kingdom), AngloGold Ashanti Mineracao: Cuiaba (Brasil), Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited (Australia), Mirarco Mining Inovation (Canada), Northam Platinum Limited Zondereinde Division (South Africa), Open House Management Solutions (South Africa), Great Noligwa Mine (South Africa), Konkola Copper Mines (Zambia), Osborne Mines (Australia), Politecnico di Torino (Italy), Atomic Energy Canada, Ekati Diamond Mine (Canada), Musslewhite Mine (Canada), Cadia Holdings Ltd. (Australia), INGWE Rock Engineering (South Africa), Mountan University of Technology (Austria), Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Granites Gold Mine (Australia), Northparkes Mines (Australia), Basis Soft Inc. (Korea), Ritsumeikan University (Japan), Science & Technology Central South University (Changsha, Hunan China), Groundwork Consulting (Australia), LionOre Australia, MPI Mines (Australia), Lisheen Mine (Ireland), Northeastern University (Shengyang, Liaoning, P.R.China), Beck Arndt Engineering (Australia), La Mine Niobec (Canada), Second Avenue Subway (New York USA), Anglo Platinum (South Africa), Ressources MSV Inc. (Canada), Selwyn Operations (Australia), Newmont Australia Technical Services (Australia), Kigam - Geotechnical Engineering Division (Korea), Dempers and Seymour P/L (Australia), Cobar Management Pty Ltd (Australia), Big Bell Mining Operations (Australia), Auriongold Kalgoorlie Operations (Australia), Peak Gold Mines (Australia), Driefontein Consolidated (Pty) Ltd (South Africa), Newmont - Pajingo Joint Venture (Australia), AurionGold - Paddington Gold Pty Limited (Australia), Mincor Operations (Australia), Falconbridge Ltd. (Canada), Sons of Gwalia - Southern Cross Operations (Australia), E-Mining Technology S.A. (Chile), Beaconsfield Gold (Australia), MMG Rosebery Mine (Australia), Instituto Innovacion en Mineria y Metalurgia (Chile), IRSM of Chinese Academy of Sciences (China), Brently, Lucas & Associates (South Africa), Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.(Canada), Chelopech Mining AD (Bulgaria), Northwind Enterprises (Australia), Cameco Corporation (Canada), Barrick Goldstrike Mines (USA), Barrick Gold -Lawlers Gold Mine (Australia), RMIT - Faculty of Engineering (Australia), Perilya Broken Hill Ltd (Australia), Placer (PNG) - Porgera Joint Venture (Papua New Guinea), Codelco Chile - Division Andina (Chile), Codelco Chile - Division El Teniente (Chile), Codelco Chile - Division Norte (Chile), IM2 S.A. - Filial Codelco (Chile), Codelco Chile - Division Salvador, Geo-Engineering Technology Limitada (Chile), Xstrata Copper (Australia), Xstrata Nickel (Australia), Mining Geotechnical Solutions (Australia), Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (USA), Kopanang Gold Mine (South Africa), Seoul National University (Korea), Lawlers Gold Mine (Australia), Bendigo Mining Limited (Australia), Codelco, Gerencia Corporativa (Chile), Stawell Gold Mines (Australia), Samancor - Western Chrome Mines (South Africa), Mponeng Mine (South Africa), KMCL - Bulyanhulu Site (Tanzania), Ballarat Goldfields (Australia), Goldfields Mine Management (Australia), Dynatec Corporation (Canada), P.T. Freeport Indonesia, EKJV Management (Australia), BHPB Nickel West - Leinster Nickel Operation (Australia), Birla - Mt. Gordon (Australia), Ridgeway Project - Cadia Holdings (Australia), U. of South Australia, Sunrise Dam Gold Mine (Australia), Oxiana Golden Grove (Australia), Moab Khotsong Mine (South Africa), MIDD & MIDDindi Consulting (South Africa), Redco Ltda (Chile), Mining One Pty Ltd (Australia), Birla Nifty - Nifty Copper (Australia), Cracow Gold Mine (Australia), Beta-Hunt Mine (Australia), Universidad de Chile - Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas y Mathematicas, Geotechnical Consulting Pty Ltd (Australia), NVI Mining Ltd. Myra Falls (Australia), East Bolder Mine - Stillwater Mining (USA), Cambior - La Mine Geant-Dormant (Canada), University of Quebec Chicoutimia (Canada), New Gold Afton Project (Australia), A Karzulovic & Associates (Chile), Strata Engineering (Australia), Peter O'Bryan & Associates (Australia), Barrick Granny Smith (Australia), Xstrata Nickel - Raglan Mine (Canada), Genivar (Canada), President Steyn Gold Mine (South Africa), GFL Mining Services Limited (South Africa), Mopani Copper Mine (Zambia), Tau Lekoa Mine (South Africa), Stanford University Department of Geophysics (USA), Simon Fraser University - Department of Earth Sciences (Canada), Resolution Copper Company (Canada), North American Tungsten Corporation (Canada), Gold Fields Technical Services (South Africa), Maggie Hays - Lake Johnston Operations (Australia), Nickel West Cliffs Project - BHP Billiton (Australia), Ditton Geotechnical Services (Australia), GeoMech Services (Australia), Outokumpu Torino Works (Finland), Wardell Armstrong International Ltd (UK), Cosmos Nickel Project - Jubilee Mines NL (Australia), Long Nickel Project - Lighting Nickel Pty (Australia), RESPEC (USA), Xstrata Nickel - Craig Mine (Canada), Northern 3500 Orebody - Xstrata Copper (Australia), Xstrata Zinc - Mount Isa Mines (Australia), Goldfields - Beatrix 4 Shaft (South Africa), Omya Central Europe (Austria), Pyhasalmi Mine Oy (Finland), Outokumpu Torino Works (Finland), Mining One Pty Ltd (Australia), P.T. Newmont Tenggara (Indonesia), Peak Gold Mines (Australia), Argyle Diamond Mine (Australia), Bullant Gold Mine (Australia), Geosinergia Ingenieria y Medio Ambiente Ltd (Chile), Lonmin Platinum (South Africa), DERK Ingenieria y Geologia Ltda (Chile), Montana Exploradora de Guatemala S.A.(Guatemala), St. Barbara Limited (Australia), Boliden Mineral AB (Sweden), Vattenfall Power Consultant (Sweden), Lulea University of Technology (Sweden), LKAB Mining Technology (Sweden), Associacao Instituto Technologio Vale - ITV (Brasil), Mina San Rafael, S.A. - Mina El Escobal (Guatemala), Hecla - Lucky Friday Mine (USA), Kittila Mine - Agnico-Eagle Finland Oy (Finland), Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (India), Sibanye Gold (South Africa), Global Mine Design (UK), Eagle Mine LLC (USA), Newmont USA Limited - Leeville Operation (USA), Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (Mexico), NIOSH OMSHR Pittsburg Mining Research Division (USA), ARANZ Geo Limited (New Zealand), Thiess Pty Ltd (Australia), Glencore - Ernest Henry - Copper (Australia), Syama Mine, Society des Mines de Syama (Mali), Glencore Mount Isa Mines Ltd (Australia), La Mancha Resources - Frogs Leg Mine (Australia), Northern Star Resources Limited (Australia), Dundee Precious Metals - Kapan (Armenia), Minera Cuzcatlan (Mexico), Minera Candelaria (Chile), SVS Ingenieros (Chile), ENAMI CHILE (Chile), Kibali Gold Mine - Randgold Resources Ltd. (Democratic Republic of Congo), Unki Mines (Pvt) Ltd (Zimbabwe), Lady Loretta - Zinc Assets Australia (Australia), Salt Lake Mining Pty Ltd (Australia), Mt Carlton and Pajingo - Evolution Mining (Australia), NIOSH OMSHR Spokane Research Lab (USA), Rubicon Minerals Corporation (Canada), Les Mines Opinaca Ltee, Projet Eleonore (Canada), Lac des Iles Mine - North American Palladium (Canada), Pakalnis and Associates (Canada), Nyrstar - Langlois Mine (Canada), Mufulira Mine - Mopani Copper Mines Plc (Zambia), Black Mountain (South Africa), Bindura Nickel Corporation, Trojan Nickel Mine (Zimbabwe), Fosterville Gold Mine Pty Ltd (Australia), Ranger 3 Deeps - E.R.A. (Australia), Kazzinc Ltd (Kazakhstan), Independence Group - Jabiru - Jaguar Limited (Australia), MMG - Dugald River Mine (Australia), AuRico Gold Inc (Canada), Nyrstar Myra Falls Ltd (Canada), Universidad de Chile (Chile), GMT Ltda (Chile), MINSUR S.A. (Peru), AMEC Chile (Chile), Compania Minera El Toqui (Chile), Devourge Industries Ltd (Zambia), Assmang Manganese - Black Rock Mine Operation (South Africa), School of Engineering and ICT, U. of Tasmania (Australia), Primero Gold Canada Inc (Canada), AMEC Earth and Environmental (Canada), Mine Westwood - IAMGOLD (Canada), Stantec Inc (Canada), Knight Piesold Ltd (Canada), Osisko Mining Corporation (Canada), Kinross Gold Corporation - Technical Services (Canada), Silver Lake Resources, Daisy Milano Mine Site (Australia), Minerals and Metals Group, Golden Grove (Australia), South32 Cannington Pty Ltd (Australia), Morobe Mining, Nine Mile, Awilunga Estate (Papua NewGuinea), Copper Mines of Tasmania (Australia), AngloGold Ashanti Mineracao: Cuiaba Brasil), Mineracao Serra Grande (Brasil), Xstrata Zinc, Mine Matagami (Canada), St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd., Holt-Holloway Mine (Canada), Hecla Quebec - Casa Berardi (Canada), Barrick Cortez (USA), Barrick Gold Corp. - Hemlo Opertions (Canada), ASDR Industries (Canada), Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (Canada), Two Rivers Platinum (Pty) Ltd (South Africa), Chibuluma Copper South Mine PLC (Zambia), Loulo Mine, Randgold Resources Limited (Zambia), Santiago University (Chile), Tomas Fernando Villegas Barba (Mexico), ACE [Arab Consulting Engineers] (Egypt), Growth & Intl Projects, GoldFields Australasia (Australia), Tritton Resources Pty Limited (Australia), Compania Minera San Geronimo (Chile), Jacobina Mineracao - Yamana Gold Inc (Brasil), FF GeoMechanics (Chile), Minera Florida Ltda (Chile), Minera Triton S.A. (Nicaragua), Minera Sierra Gorda SCM (Chile), Sociedad Minera El Brocal S.A.A. (Peru), GFI Mining SA (Pty) Ltd, Kloof Division (South Africa), Anglogold Ashanti - Obuasi Mine (Ghana), ARMgold/Harmony Freegold JV (South Africa), BCG Engineering Inc (Canada), University of New South Wales (Australia), Agnico-Eagle - Division Goldex (Canada), McArthur River Mine - Cameco Corporation (Canada), Thinkrox Inc (Canada), New Gold Inc., New Afton (Canada), Snap Lake Mine, De Beers Canada Inc (Canada), Mine Design Engineering (Canada), DB Operating Corporation (Canada), BCD Resources (Operations) NL - Tasmania Mine (Australia), Minera El Toqui (Chile), Capstone Gold S.A. (Mexico), Universidad De La Serena (Chile), Segala Mining Co SA (SEMICO SA) (Mali), Bariq Mining Limited (Saudi Arabia), TREM Rock Engineering (South Africa), U. of Saskatchewan, Civil & Geological Eng. (Canada), Call & Nicholas Inc (USA), LVI Geotechnical (Australia), Camborne School of Mines, U. of Exeter (UK), PUCOBRE (Chile), Compania Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi (Chile), Compania Minera Nevada SpA (Chile), Mining Plus Pty Ltd (Australia), Flying Fox Mine - Forrestania Nickel Project (Australia), Oceana Gold Didipio Operations (Philippines), Sandfire Resources NL (Australia), MineGeoTech Pty Ltd (Australia), 2M Engineering (Indonesia), MINERA MILPO S.A.A (Peru), Siga Ingenieria Y Consultores S.A. (Chile), Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture (Australia), Barrick (Australia Pacific) Yilgarn (Australia), Apex Gold Pty Ltd (Australia), Jennmar Australia Pty Ltd (Australia), Tecnologia Y Geociencias Limitada (Chile), Kazakhmys Services Limited (Kazakhstan), Cairo University - Faculty of Engineering (Egypt), Isa Ashari Qudraturrahman (CV PRJ) (Australia), Ezulwini Mine - First Uranium Corporation (South Africa), University of Pretoria (South Africa), Eldorado Gold Corporation (China), Carpentaria Gold - Ravenswood Operations (Australia), Anglo Coal Australia Pty Ltd (Australia), Eastplats Ltd - Crocodile River Mine (South Africa), Great Noligwa Mine (South Africa), Randfontein Estates - Harmony Gold Mining Co (South Africa), PipeFlo (South Africa), Haldeman Mining Company S.A. (Chile), ARCADIS CHILE S.A (Chile), Geomechanicos Consultores Ltda (Chile), Otter Juan Mine - Goldfields Mine Management (Australia), Straits Resources Limited (Australia), Halcrow Group Limited (Australia), Mine-concept Engineering Services (Canada), Diavik Diamond Mines Inc (Canada), Green Geotechnical Pty Ltd (Australia), Custom GeoEng Solutions Inc (Canada), Ingenieria de Rocas Limitada (Chile), BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa Ltd (South Africa), Luanshya Copper Mines Plc (Zambia), Brentley, Lucas & Associates Pty Ltd (South Africa), Oz Minerals (Australia), Rio Tinto - Technology and Innovation (USA), InnovExplo Inc (Canada), AMEC Foster Wheeler Americas (Canada), Geohart Consultants Pty Ltd (Australia), ROCKLAND LTD (Canada), Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations, Glencore (Canada), East Boulder Mine - Stillwater Mining (USA), Breakwater Resources Ltd (Canada), School of Resources & Safety Eng - Central SU (China), Manxmin Pty. Ltd (Australia).
Map3D is developed and supported by:
Dr. Terry D. Wiles
Map3D International Ltd.
Email: support@map3d.com
Website: www.map3d.com
Map3D is licensed, not sold. Use of Map3D is through a licensing arrangement, controlled by a time-based protection key. The program is normally licensed on an annual basis however multiple year licenses can be negotiated in advance.
Sales and support are provided by the Map3D International Ltd and through a network of agents worldwide located in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan and South Africa (www.map3d.com/how_to_buy).