--- description: Learn more about MineTwin price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in South Africa. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: MineTwin Price, Reviews & Features - Capterra South Africa 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Simulation Software](/directory/30607/simulation/software) > [MineTwin](/software/1031571/minetwin) # MineTwin Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1031571/minetwin Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.za/software/1031571/minetwin?page=2) > MineTwin mining simulation software by Amalgama is an underground and open-pit mine planning and simulation tool. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 9 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses MineTwin? Mining companies, mining consultants, underground and open-pit mines. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 9 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Amalgama ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0,00 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Pricing details are available on request and based on usage and customization requirements. Download a free trial to test Minetwin for one month, no credit card details required. See our website for download details - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: Brazilian Portuguese, English, Russian, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more ## Features - 3D Imaging - Customizable Reports - Data Import/Export - Direct Manipulation - Geographic Maps - Mathematical Modeling - Reporting & Statistics - Reporting/Analytics - Scheduling ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Simulation Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30607/simulation/software) ## Related Categories - [Simulation Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30607/simulation/software) - [Mining Software](https://www.capterra.co.za/directory/30583/mining/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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I love how I can effectively simulate mining operations without the process being too recource intensive > > The model development process is more interactive instead of being extremely technical in using a coding language. I think this allows accessibility to a wider market ----- ### "The Ultimate Digital Twin Software for Mining and Operations" — 5.0/5 > **Devon** | *19 August 2026* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: What I love most is how it makes incredibly complex simulations feel easy. The 3D modeling is beautiful and makes explaining projects to clients an absolute breeze. It easily handles massive amounts of data and complex math without slowing down. Building out infrastructure layouts, routing logic, and testing different scenarios is smooth, fast, and highly accurate. > > **Cons**: Honestly, it is hard to find anything to complain about. Because it is packed with so many great features, you might spend your first afternoon just clicking around to see everything it can do—but the layout is so clean and intuitive that you feel like a pro in no time. > > MineTwin is a total game-changer for the industry. It takes the heavy lifting out of simulation engineering and makes everything from crunching data to developing full projects feel effortless. It is the absolute perfect tool for finding bottlenecks, managing equipment fleets, and planning out heavy operations flawlessly before spending a dime in the real world. If you need a reliable, top-tier simulation engine that delivers stunning 3D results, this is exactly what you want. Highly recommended\! ----- ### "Underground MineTwin review" — 4.0/5 > **Bantu** | *18 October 2025* | Higher Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I was most impressed by the 3D visuals and the real-time analytics. It's fantastic to see such realistic graphics while also having access to graphs and utilization rates for my vehicles during a simulation. This made it easy to understand and analyze the results of my model. > > **Cons**: The worst part was the occasional crash, which sometimes caused me to lose progress. This was really frustrating. A simple autosave feature would completely solve this problem and make the experience much less stressful. > > Overall, I had a great experience. Once you get the hang of it, MineTwin is easy and fun to use. The ability to visually track my simulation's performance with data was a huge plus. Despite the rare crash, it's a powerful and intuitive tool that I would happily use again ----- ### "Functional and insightful" — 5.0/5 > **Jaco-Ben** | *18 October 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is the most functional simulation tool available for detailed simulation of mining operations for open-pit and underground mines. It has the most comprehensive set of statistics, functions, features and settings of any simulation tool I have worked with. > > **Cons**: There is always some non-conventional logic at every mine, and this logic needs to be built as a customization on a client's specific version of MineTwin > > Great\! MineTwin just works\! Straight out of the box, I can set up a simulation quickly and easily, and the studies feature is incredible for doing detailed experiments, saving your setup and rerunning them when needed. ----- ### "Mining simulation without the blank canvas" — 5.0/5 > **Martin** | *18 September 2026* | Management Consulting | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Built for mining out of the box. Most simulation tools hand you a blank canvas and you burn weeks coding basic mine logic before you get near the actual problem. MineTwin already understands drifts, stopes, ore passes, muck bays, and it runs the whole mining cycle, not just haulage. Drilling, blasting, loading and hauling all interact the way they do underground. Starting a new project is more configuration now than a clean build. Import the layout from Deswik, pull the operational schedule from Excel, set your equipment and rules, and you have a working model fast. When we've needed it bent to fit a specific operation, the vendor has been responsive. > > **Cons**: It's mining-specific, so the user community is smaller than a general-purpose platform. You lean on the vendor rather than a big online community when you hit something unusual. And it's only as good as the data you feed it, so the spatial and operational inputs have to be right before you trust the numbers. There's a learning curve to all the configuration options, but it's front-loaded. > > We run it on live client mine studies. It gets us to the answer, where the real bottleneck is, whether a capital spend is actually justified, faster than building a model from the ground up every time. 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