Aegis
About Aegis
Aegis was created by iRing Inc. and acquired by Datamine in January 2023. It comprises two core modules. Aegis Designer enables rapid automated creation of underground drill and blast patterns for entire stopes in seconds, including slot design and placement, charging, priming, and timing. Extensive editing tools allow engineers to explore alternative designs, and it generates customisable reports and IREDES exports for direct transmission to compatible drill rigs.
Aegis was the first software to market with tools to automate ring design and claims at least a five-times increase in ring planning productivity over previous-generation tools. Aegis Analyser is an advanced underground blast analysis program enabling engineers to compare multiple blast outcomes using industry-recognised analysis models — observing how changes to a pattern impact fragmentation, tonnage, cavity shape, costs, and profit.
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