Management

Most mining information, including financial and asset information, has some sort of spatial component that can be represented in map form. Management and mineral economists are using GIS in their evaluation of corporate and competitor assets.

ArcGIS software allows direct access to data in the most common corporate spreadsheets and relational databases.

Reserve estimates, annual planned production, or cost per ton statistics can be linked to prospect or mine locations and used to control the map symbols. Regional maps can place the mines or prospects in a regional geologic or political setting. Detailed maps of exploration prospects or active mines can be accessed by a simple point and click on the regional map.

Many companies are taking advantage of the vast amount of data available on the Internet. News clips are harvested daily and served up to management through internal corporate Webs or Intranets. ArcIMS technology is being used to distribute map data over the Web as well.

GIS in Action

• Managing Enterprise Land Assets Using GIS—ArcUser, October 2002