Your geological modelling, reimagined
Introducing Studio Geo — Datamine’s next‑generation geological modelling solution.
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Studio Geo streamlines exploration, resource estimation, and mine planning with implicit fault modelling, automated data integration, and real‑time collaboration. Build reliable models faster and keep teams aligned from first interpretation to final plan.
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Why Studio Geo?
Studio Geo is not just a geological modelling tool
Datamine has been at the forefront of geology solutions for over 40 years, helping mining companies optimise their operations. Studio Geo is the latest step in our journey to providing a single-vendor solution for mine geology, ensuring that all your tools work together seamlessly.
Datamine has been at the forefront of geology solutions for over 40 years, helping mining companies optimise their operations. Studio Geo is the latest step in our journey to providing a single-vendor solution for mine geology, ensuring that all your tools work together seamlessly.
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FAQs
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Studio Geo is Datamine’s next-generation geological modelling software, combining drillhole data, geological interpretation and block model generation in one dynamic, updateable workflow.
It removes data friction, reduces modelling time, and ensures your geological model always reflects the latest information.
Studio Geo uses a structured geological modelling workflow that guides you from raw drillhole data to a completed geological model:
- Import and desurvey drillholes from Fusion, acQuire or any ODBC database
- Validate and colour geological and assay data
- Build domains using implicit modelling (contacts, veins, categorical models, grade shells)
- Model structure with dynamic faults
- Automatically create an estimation-ready block model
- Automate the full sequence using Studio RM’s process library.
When new data arrives, only affected tasks update — giving you fast, transparent and fully repeatable modelling.
Studio Geo stands out because it delivers an end-to-end geology modelling environment:
- A single unified workflow, replacing multiple disconnected applications
- Geological-controlled implicit modelling
- Automated block model creation directly from domains
- Full transparency and auditability for governance and reporting
- Deep integration with Datamine’s ecosystem (Studio RM, Fusion, Mapper, MineTrust)
It reduces manual steps, minimises errors, and accelerates interpretation compared to traditional geology software.
Yes. Studio Geo is a modern Leapfrog alternative designed for complete geological modelling. Key advantages include:
- Automatic block model creation inside the same workflow
- Embedded automation using Datamine macros
- Fully auditable, transparent steps — no black-box modelling
- Dynamic updates that only re-run what changed
- Seamless integration with Datamine’s estimation and reporting tools
For teams prioritising speed, governance and workflow continuity, Studio Geo provides a broader, more connected solution.
Studio Geo supports a wide range of drillhole databases and file formats:
- ODBC, CSV, TAB, Excel and Access
- Direct connections to Fusion, acQuire and any ODBC-compatible system
- Drag-and-drop import with automatic header mapping
Mappings and rules are saved, making future drillhole updates effortless.
Studio Geo is an open, flexible environment for geoscience data visualisation. It supports:
- CAD and GIS (DXF, DWG, DGN, SHP, MIF, TAB)
- Images and point clouds (OBJ, SiroTIFF, PLY, LAS)
- Vulcan (BMF, DGD, ISIS, 00T)
- Surpac (DTM, MDL, STR)
- Leapfrog (LFM, MSH)
- Deswik (DUF)
- MineScape
- MineSight
It also connects directly to MineTrust for cloud-hosted geological data.
Yes — Studio Geo includes multiple implicit modelling engines tailored to different geological behaviours:
- Fault Surfaces for structural discontinuities
- Contact Surfaces for stratigraphy
- Vein Models for HW/FW solids and lodes
- Categorical Models (Gaussian / ML-guided) for intrusions and irregular shaped units
- Grade Shells for mineralised envelopes
Implicit models run extremely fast and automatically update when new drilling or mapping data arrives.
Absolutely. Studio Geo provides full fault modelling capability:
- Build faults from traces or structural measurements
- Interactively adjust traces with real-time surface updates
- Automatically generate fault blocks
- Offset veins, contacts and domains correctly
The system ensures your geological model honours true structural relationships.
Studio Geo produces automatic block models directly from your geology:
- All domains and fault blocks are stamped into one unified block model
- Block size, rotation and sub-celling controlled via the prototype model
- Block models update when upstream interpretations change
No manual merging or exporting — it’s a seamless path from geology to resource estimation.
Yes. Studio Geo integrates Datamine’s macro engine to automate:
- Compositing
- Declustering
- Dynamic anisotropy
- Unfolding
- Estimation using Geovariances supported COKRIG
- Evaluation
- Site-specific processing logic
This guarantees consistent, repeatable workflows across teams, sites and regions.
Studio Geo is optimised for high-performance geological modelling:
- Implicit models run in seconds
- Entire workflows update in minutes
- Only changed tasks re-run
- Lightweight DMX format keeps performance high
- Handles large deposits efficiently
Teams can rebuild and refresh models far more frequently.
Yes — Studio Geo is designed for geological governance:
- Full workflow visibility
- Version-aware modelling
- Clear warnings and errors
- Volume change tracking for each update
Ideal for JORC, NI 43-101 and internal audit requirements.
Yes. Through MineTrust, Studio Geo provides:
- Cloud-based version control
- Data permissions and ownership management
- Full rollback and history
- Access via web or mobile
- Integration with Studio RM and other Datamine tools
Geological models become secure, centralised company assets rather than local files.
Studio Geo supports a wide range of deposit types:
- Stratigraphic sequences
- Intrusive bodies
- Lode and vein systems
- Complex faulted terrains
- Open pit and underground deposits
Multiple domain styles can coexist in one workflow.
Planned enhancements include:
- Advanced grade shell workflows
- Expanded stratigraphic modelling
- Scenarios for comparison and sharing
- Deeper MineTrust integration
- Nested modelling for sub-domains
Studio Geo has a fast-moving roadmap, with frequent updates.
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