QS Portal – a software evolution for mine planning teams

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T​​​​​​​he vision of the QS Group is to evolve strategic decision making in the mining industry through improved data accessibility and enhanced systems and tools. To support this vision QS3 was formed, and the QS Portal is the resulting software ecosystem; designed for today and ready to solve for the mining industries future planning challenges. 

The QS Portal transforms how multidisciplinary teams collaborate and execute large and complex planning projects with a scalable cloud-native application powered by the latest data science technologies and parallel processing. 

If you need the depth of knowledge around your projects or operations that comes from expansive scenario analysis and risk quantification, then you need the QS Portal. Simple.

Driven by a passion for novel solutions and approaches, the QS DNA is based on innovation and a vision for a future where mining technology feels cutting-edge once again. Our mission is clear: to reignite the magic in software for the mining industry. 

Challenging all aspects of the status quo, we strive to push boundaries and empower mining teams to deliver, and to be able to enjoy doing their jobs once again. Our suite of products is not just about software; it’s about crafting solutions that make a real difference to the teams tasked with producing the plans to deliver the commodities society needs to thrive. 

QS3 has re-envisioned the way multi-disciplinary and geographically dispersed planning teams can collaborate. The QS Portal is a cutting-edge solution developed using leading programming languages. It’s designed to enhance the speed, efficiency, confidence and reliability of delivering large and complex planning projects. Simple ones are just a breeze.

QS Portal is a SaaS solution that utilises parallel processing and cloud computing for fast execution and enhanced capabilities. Designed to handle large datasets and complex problems, it offers a versatile and powerful framework that seamlessly accommodates any planning process. With a software agnostic development philosophy, if you have bespoke components in your planning workflow these can be readily integrated. 

Governance, validation, transparency, auditability, and immutable and secure data storage are core components of the design at every step of the planning workflow. 

QS Portal can segregate the work done on each asset or study, manage team members and their access levels; it facilitates the review of multiple studies and work programs for centralised planning functions, and provides powerful functionality to compile and analyse results from individual studies or across portfolios of assets and commodities.

Behind our software solutions lies a team of passionate individuals who pour their hearts and souls into their work every day. Led by a shared dedication to our craft and a relentless pursuit of perfection, each member of our team brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. From seasoned developers to visionary designers, our collective expertise forms the backbone of our success. 

The design of the QS Portal is based on over 50 years of combined multi-disciplinary industry experience in delivering strategic and LOM plans.

The Vault: Secure, transparent, and controlled data storage for seamless team collaboration and access. 

Mining data is often stored in disparate locations, leading to inefficiencies and security risks. The Vault solves this, permanently. 

• Secure 
• Real time 
• Transparent 
• Collaborate 
• Control 

Model Management and Analysis: Validate and manage models efficiently with powerful health checks and visualization tools. 

Validating and modifying geological models can be time-consuming and error prone. The QS Portal has the functionality you need to have confidence in this critical data. 

• Validate 
• Health Checks
• Import and export
• Genealogy 
• Closed Loop 
• Visualise

Activity Modeller: Map, configure, and execute your entire mining value chain with simple syntax and rapid processing. 

Mapping the mining value chain can be complex! Not everyone enjoys coding meaning that sometimes the approach is simplified, and sometimes multiple separate components are used. This can lead to inefficiencies and inaccuracies, and challenges with personnel changes. Not any more! 

• Expand 
• Powerful 
• Fast
• Connected 
• Clone 
• Simple Syntax

Pit Optimiser: Execute multiple pit optimisations simultaneously with scalable cloud computing and an intuitive configuration interface. 

Pit optimisation processes often have to be run one at a time, increasing time or reducing the range of analysis. Scale your pit optimisations in the QS Portal! 

• Pseudoflow 
• Scalable
• Clone
• Simple to configure

User Libraries: Centralised, immutable data storage for collaborative, transparent, and controlled parameter management. 

Quality analysis relies on valid input data. This is centralised and accessible in the QS Portal, as opposed to multiple disparate locations (and emails). 

• Transparent
• Control 
• Scenarios 
• Linked
• Collaborate

3D Viewer: Visualise and interrogate large models effortlessly with server-side rendering and flexible data filtering. 

• Visualise 
• Select
• Designed to work with large data and big models
• Collaborate

QS Solve: Optimise schedules with confidence using scalable compute and advanced scheduling algorithms. 

Generating hundreds or thousands of optimised mine schedules can tie up your local computing environment, this problem does not exist in the QS Portal. 

• Direct Block 
• Scalable
• Confidence Intervals
• Efficient 
• Clone
• Portfolio level or multiple pits

Request Management: Integrated project management requests for seamless task assignment, tracking, and data linkage. 

Planning studies require seamless multidisciplinary collaboration, the QS Portal redefines the standard for how this is done. 

• Tasks
• Data
• Review
• Assign
• Track
• Link