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After lengthy deliberations involving several software vendors, Fortescue Metals Group, Australia’s third largest iron ore producer after BHPBilliton and Rio Tinto, has picked MineSight for its mine planning software needs.
“We decided to use MineSight because we found it to have a comprehensive suite of mine planning capabilities most suited to our operations and a demonstrated track record of quality improvements,” said Andrew O’Dowd, FMG’s Manager of Operations Planning.
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