Companies to continue focus on mining Suite “Amine” integration with AutoCAD

MONTREAL — (BUSINESS WIRE) — November 26, 2012 — Flairbase today announced it has come to strategic partnership agreement with Autodesk. Flairbase’s flagship Amine mining solution is integrated with AutoCAD. As an Autodesk Partner, Flairbase will work closely with Autodesk on product integration opportunities in order to enhance the ability of mining engineers and geologists to bring and analyze data within the CAD environment, as well as joint marketing and consulting opportunities in the world wide mining market.

“We are very excited to be working more closely with Autodesk on a number of levels,” said Gaetan Leonard, president and co-founder of Flairbase, Inc. “Users of AutoCAD in the mining industry will benefit immensely from having access to powerful tools for planning, design and analysis at all stages of a mine’s life cycle.”

“Mining is an important and growing business segment for Autodesk,” said Paul Donnelly, Business Line Manager for Natural Resources at Autodesk. “The interoperability and integration of Amine with AutoCAD make Flairbase an important partner for us. Autodesk offers a broad portfolio of solutions to help consultants and owners build and manage their mining infrastructure, including the Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite, which has AutoCAD as a key component. The integration of Flairbase’s mining suite enhances these offerings and adds important capabilities in the areas of mine planning, design, engineering and geology.”

“The ability to utilize the powerful AutoCAD engine has allowed Flairbase to develop products uniquely suited for the mining market,” said Shawn Romkey, Product Manager for Flairbase. “Closer integration and cooperation will allow us to improve that experience for the benefit of our customers.”

Amine for AutoCAD

Amine is a suite of modules running on the AutoCAD engine to allow mining engineers and geologists to streamline their work and increase their productivity. The main modules are: the Drawing Manager, Geology and Block Model evaluation, Section Cutting, Mine Layout, Surveying, Drilling and Blasting, Stope Dilution Modeling, Graphical Document Management, Mine Grid and Plotting, 3D Visualisation Tools, and Ventilation.

Corelog for AutoCAD

Corelog allows exploration geologists to plot, visualize and analyze data within the AutoCAD environment.

About Flairbase

Flairbase has collaborated closely with mining industry R&D departments to create a suite of mining software products to help mining operations improve their efficiency. In addition to the AutoCAD based products Amine and Corelog, Flairbase has developed products in the areas of mine production control, safety, and equipment emission monitoring and control. Find Flairbase on the web at www.flairbase.com