The Connected Mine Platform
One platform for mine production data, from pit to port. Connected Mine joins the systems on your site into a single validated data model, so plan vs actual is the same number for everyone.
25+
years building mining data systems
70+
mine sites using us globally
50+
mining system integrations
Tier 1
used by some of the world’s biggest miners
Your production data already exists. It just doesn’t agree.
The fleet system says one thing. The plant historian says another. The plan lives in a spreadsheet, drill and blast data sits in its own tool, and every report is stitched together by hand.
Then month-end reconciliation tells you which number was wrong, weeks after you could have done anything about it. The Connected Mine platform fixes the data underneath, so every report starts from the same validated source.
How the Connected Mine platform works
1
Connect your site systems
Fleet management, drill and blast, survey, mine planning, SCADA, plant historians, weighbridges and ERP. Connected Mine collects from each source automatically, whatever the vendor.
2
Apply one set of business rules
Delay codes, material classes, tonnage factors and shift definitions are agreed once and applied everywhere. The result is one validated, auditable mining data model.
3
Report it the way you work
Use Connected Mine dashboards and 4D spatial views, or take the validated data into Microsoft Fabric, Power BI or Databricks with FactStream and StarStream. The numbers are the same either way.
One platform. One truth.
Every module shares the same Connected Mine data model and business rules.
Connected Mine Performance (C-MP)
Connected Process Performance (C-PP)
Connected Data Analysis Services (C-DAS)
Connected Spatial Intelligence (C-SI)
Need near real-time visibility on top? See our operational mining dashboards, or STIC short interval control to fix problems during the shift.
Connected Mine modules
Each module covers one part of the operation, and every module shares the same data model and business rules.
Mining
- ✓Surface Production
- ✓Underground Production
- ✓Delay Accounting
- ✓Fuel
Drill and Blast
- ✓Surface Drill & Blast
- ✓Underground Drill & Fire
Geology and Survey
- ✓Surface Geology
- ✓Underground Geology
- ✓EOM Survey (Surface / Underground)
- ✓Spatial
Processing and Product
- ✓Plant Performance
- ✓Metal Balance
- ✓Product Tracking
- ✓Bulk Material Delivery
Maintenance and Planning
- ✓Maintenance Assist
- ✓Budgets & Plans
Cloud and AI
- ✓FactStream
- ✓StarStream
Accelerate your cloud and AI strategy
FactStream and StarStream run on top of Connected Mine. They take its validated mining data into Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and Databricks, ready for corporate reporting, AI and machine learning.
FactStream
Fresh, verified metrics every 10 minutes
FactStream rebuilds 350 standard mining metrics every 10 minutes, with one set of business rules at every site, so the data feeding your cloud platform, dashboards and AI models is never stale. There’s no waiting for an overnight batch.
StarStream
A ready-made star schema for Fabric, Power BI and Databricks
StarStream delivers Connected Mine’s validated data as an out-of-the-box star schema. Your data and BI teams build reports and models on a governed foundation from day one, instead of modelling mining data from scratch.
Pit to port, in one data model
Every stage reports from the same validated data, so the numbers reconcile from the first blast to the last shipment.
Geology›Survey›Drill & Blast›Mining›Processing›Product›Rail›Port
Works with the systems you already run
Data in
- Fleet management systems (FMS)
- Drill and blast systems
- Mine planning systems
- SCADA and plant historians
- Weighbridges
- Geological modelling tools
- ERP
Insight out
- Connected Mine dashboards and reports
- 4D spatial views (C-SI)
- StarStream star schema for Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and Databricks
Built into Caterpillar’s MineStar Reporting. Cat® MineStar™ Reporting was launched using Connected Mine technology, in partnership with Information Alignment, to bring MineStar and other vendor data into a single interface. Read the announcement
Deployed your way
Connected Mine runs as a secure web application tailored to your site architecture: on-premise, in the cloud, or hybrid. It scales from a single operation to multi-site enterprise reporting.
Because the business rules live in the platform, not in individual reports, adding a new dashboard or site doesn’t mean rebuilding the logic.
Colowyo Coal: one source of truth from mine to rail
Colowyo Coal Co. in Colorado, USA, needed to consolidate data from three onboard systems and other sources between the mine and its rail load-out, including older Cat Oracle instances. After a market appraisal, they chose Connected Mine for its proven integration and accurate material tracking.
Connected Mine platform FAQs
What is the Connected Mine platform?
Connected Mine is a mining production data platform from Information Alignment. It connects the systems on a mine site, applies one set of business rules, and reports validated production data from pit to port. It is used at more than 70 mine sites.
Which modules make up Connected Mine?
Connected Mine has four modules: Connected Mine Performance (C-MP), Connected Process Performance (C-PP), Connected Data Analysis Services (C-DAS) and Connected Spatial Intelligence (C-SI).
Does Connected Mine replace Power BI?
No. Connected Mine provides the validated mining data model underneath. You can report in Connected Mine’s own dashboards, or use StarStream, an out-of-the-box star schema, to connect Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Fabric or Databricks to the same data.
How is Connected Mine deployed?
Connected Mine is deployed as a secure web application tailored to your site architecture, on-premise, in the cloud or hybrid.
Who makes Connected Mine?
Connected Mine is developed by Information Alignment Pty Ltd (INAPL), based in Perth, Western Australia. Information Alignment has built mining data systems since 2001.
See the Connected Mine platform in action
Walk through the modules with our team and see how they fit your operation.
