Original specialist procurement framework · Mining
Mining Operations & Mine Planning RFP Requirements Checklist
A vendor-neutral worksheet for discovery, RFI/RFP, demonstrations, architecture workshops and reference checks. Select what matters to your operating model, then require product-, module- and implementation-specific evidence.
Recommended response: priority; supported/conditional/add-on/integration/clarification; exact product and edition; evidence document; demonstrated scenario; reference scope. Not yet verified is a TechSelectAI research state, not a negative vendor claim.
RFP module
Data, Integration & Governance
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audit loggingmo-audit-logging | Provide documented audit or activity logging. | |||
| Fleet-system integrationmo-fleet-system-integration | Integrate with separately evaluated fleet systems. | |||
| Historian or IoT integrationmo-historian-iot-integration | Integrate with industrial historians or IoT platforms. | |||
| Interoperability and governed accessmo-interoperability-governed-access | Provide documented data interoperability, access control, audit or architecture capabilities. | |||
| Public or documented APIsmo-documented-apis | Expose documented APIs or integration interfaces. | |||
| Role-based access controlmo-rbac | Provide documented role-based access control. |
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Drill & Blast
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast design and execution trackingmo-blast-design-execution | Design blasts or track blast execution without inferring fragmentation analysis. | |||
| Blast reconciliationmo-blast-reconciliation | Reconcile blast design, execution and resulting production context. | |||
| Charging and initiation planningmo-charging-initiation-planning | Plan blast charging, initiation or timing. | |||
| Drill execution trackingmo-drill-execution-tracking | Track drilling execution or drilling progress. | |||
| Drill pattern designmo-drill-pattern-design | Design drill patterns or related drilling layouts. | |||
| Fragmentation analysismo-fragmentation-analysis | Analyze fragmentation following blasting. |
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Fleet & Dispatch
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment state and cycle monitoringmo-equipment-cycle-monitoring | Monitor equipment state, cycles, payload or comparable production telemetry. | |||
| Fleet dispatchmo-fleet-dispatch | Assign or dispatch mining equipment, vehicles or work in operational workflows. | |||
| Operator trackingmo-operator-tracking | Track operators or personnel within documented fleet/operations workflows. | |||
| Queue and route optimizationmo-queue-route-optimization | Optimize fleet queues, routes or assignments. | |||
| Truck-shovel dispatchmo-truck-shovel-dispatch | Dispatch truck-shovel or comparable surface mining fleets. | |||
| Underground fleet assignmentmo-underground-fleet-assignment | Assign underground fleet or work equipment. |
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Geology & Resource Modelling
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block modelling and resource estimationmo-block-model-resource-estimation | Create, maintain or use block models and resource-estimation workflows. | |||
| Drillhole database managementmo-drillhole-database | Store, govern or use drillhole data for mining technical workflows. | |||
| Geological domains and codingmo-geological-domains-coding | Define or use coded geological domains and classification attributes. | |||
| Geological interpretationmo-geological-interpretation | Interpret geological domains, surfaces or structures for mining models. | |||
| Geostatisticsmo-geostatistics | Apply documented geostatistical analysis to resource-modelling workflows. | |||
| Resource and reserve reporting supportmo-resource-reserve-reporting | Support resource or reserve reporting workflows without inferring regulatory compliance. | |||
| Validation and reconciliationmo-resource-validation-reconciliation | Validate or reconcile geological models, estimates or production data. | |||
| Wireframing and surfacesmo-wireframing-surfaces | Create or manage geological wireframes, surfaces or solids. |
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Grade Control & Material
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusher and feed trackingmo-crusher-feed-tracking | Track crusher feed or downstream material flow. | |||
| Dig block managementmo-dig-block-management | Define, release or track dig blocks. | |||
| Grade-control samplingmo-grade-control-sampling | Manage or use grade-control sampling workflows. | |||
| Material reconciliationmo-material-reconciliation | Reconcile planned and actual material movement, grades or destinations. | |||
| Ore and waste classificationmo-ore-waste-classification | Classify material as ore, waste or comparable operational categories. | |||
| Stockpile, blending and material trackingmo-stockpile-blending-material-tracking | Track material movement, stockpiles or blending constraints. |
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Mine Design
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bench and berm designmo-bench-berm-design | Design benches, berms or comparable open-pit geometry. | |||
| Design scenario comparisonmo-design-scenario-comparison | Compare alternative mine-design scenarios. | |||
| Geotechnical design parametersmo-geotechnical-constraints | Apply geotechnical constraints to design or planning workflows. | |||
| Haul roads, dumps and stockpiles designmo-haul-road-dumps-stockpiles | Design or model haul roads, waste dumps or stockpiles. | |||
| Open-pit designmo-open-pit-design | Design open-pit mine geometry, phases, benches, ramps or related layouts. | |||
| Pit phases and pushbacksmo-pit-phases-pushbacks | Design or model open-pit phases, pushbacks or shells. | |||
| Stope and development designmo-stope-development-design | Design stopes, drives or underground development layouts. | |||
| Underground mine designmo-underground-design | Design underground mine layouts, stopes, development or related infrastructure. |
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Operational & Shift Planning
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile field executionmo-mobile-field-execution | Provide documented mobile field-execution workflows. | |||
| Offline field operationmo-offline-field-operation | Support documented offline operation — do not infer this from mobile access. | |||
| Operator task assignmentmo-operator-task-assignment | Assign operational tasks to operators or field teams. | |||
| Plan-versus-actual visibilitymo-plan-versus-actual | Compare planned work or production with recorded operational actuals. | |||
| Shift and weekly planningmo-shift-weekly-planning | Plan mining activities by shift, week or comparable operational horizon. | |||
| Short interval controlmo-short-interval-control | Support short-interval operational control or comparable execution cadence. |
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Optimization & Simulation
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discrete-event simulationmo-discrete-event-simulation | Simulate mining operations using discrete-event or comparable simulation. | |||
| Equipment and resource optimizationmo-equipment-resource-optimization | Optimize equipment or resource deployment. | |||
| Mathematical mine optimizationmo-mathematical-optimization | Apply documented mathematical optimization to mining decisions. | |||
| Mine scenario simulationmo-mine-scenario-simulation | Simulate mine schedules, equipment or operational scenarios. | |||
| Schedule optimizationmo-schedule-optimization | Optimize mine schedules using documented methods. | |||
| Value-chain optimizationmo-value-chain-optimization | Optimize linked mine-to-processing or value-chain decisions. |
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Safety & OT Integration
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collision avoidance integrationmo-collision-avoidance-integration | Integrate with documented collision-avoidance systems. | |||
| Fatigue monitoring integrationmo-fatigue-monitoring-integration | Integrate with documented fatigue-monitoring systems. | |||
| Operational geofencingmo-operational-geofencing | Provide or integrate documented operational geofencing — no safety-certification claim. | |||
| Proximity detection integrationmo-proximity-detection-integration | Integrate with documented proximity-detection systems. | |||
| Safety, tracking or OT integrationmo-safety-tracking-ot-integration | Connect with documented safety, personnel/equipment tracking or OT systems; this is not a safety-certification claim. |
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Scheduling
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity-based schedulingmo-activity-based-scheduling | Schedule mining activities, tasks or work packages. | |||
| Blending constraints in schedulesmo-schedule-blending-constraints | Apply blending constraints in mine schedules. | |||
| Medium-term schedulingmo-medium-term-scheduling | Build medium-term mining schedules. | |||
| Production target and constraint modellingmo-production-target-constraints | Model production targets, constraints or resource limits in scheduling workflows. | |||
| Resource and equipment levellingmo-resource-equipment-levelling | Level resources or equipment against schedule requirements. | |||
| Schedule dependencies and calendarsmo-schedule-dependencies-calendars | Model task dependencies, calendars or operational constraints in schedules. | |||
| Schedule scenario comparisonmo-schedule-scenario-comparison | Compare alternative schedules or planning scenarios. | |||
| Short-term production schedulingmo-short-term-scheduling | Build short-term production schedules for mining operations. |
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Strategic Planning
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut-off grade scenario modellingmo-cutoff-grade-scenarios | Model cut-off-grade assumptions or scenarios. | |||
| Economic scenario analysismo-economic-scenario-analysis | Model economic assumptions or compare strategic mine scenarios. | |||
| Life-of-mine planningmo-life-of-mine-planning | Create or support long-range life-of-mine planning. | |||
| NPV optimizationmo-npv-optimization | Optimize strategic mining decisions against documented economic value metrics. | |||
| Pit or stope optimizationmo-pit-stope-optimization | Optimize pit, stope or extraction sequencing decisions. | |||
| Production capacity modellingmo-production-capacity-modelling | Model strategic production capacity, throughput or target scenarios. |
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Survey & Spatial
| Requirement | Buyer question / scope | Priority | Vendor response | Evidence / notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drone and laser-scan integrationmo-drone-laserscan-integration | Use drone, laser-scan or comparable capture data in documented workflows. | |||
| Mining CAD and 3D visualizationmo-mining-cad-3d-visualization | Provide mine CAD, spatial design or 3D visualization workflows. | |||
| Spatial data managementmo-spatial-data-management | Manage governed spatial data used in mining workflows. | |||
| Survey and spatial-data integrationmo-survey-spatial-integration | Integrate survey, spatial or capture-derived data where documented. | |||
| Survey pickup and reconciliationmo-survey-pickup-reconciliation | Capture, import or reconcile survey pickup data. |
Validate critical claims using current documentation, configured demonstrations, architecture evidence, contracts, security/resilience material and relevant mine references. Research coverage is separate from Fit Score.