Barrick selects Maptek technology for Pascua-Lama project

Barrick has selected the Maptek Vulcan mine planning and scheduling tools for implementation at the new Pascua-Lama project in South America. The open pit gold-silver project, straddling the border between Chile and Argentina, is the first bi-national mining project in the world.

Maptek will supply Barrick with Vulcan for geological modelling, resource estimation, grade control and geotechnical applications. Vulcan and its scheduling tool, Chronos, will aid in mine planning and scheduling. The implementation will be supported by staff in Maptek's Viña del Mar office. Training will go hand in hand with the software rollout.