Next Generation Geotechnical & Mining Engineering Solutions
Enabling faster and more accurate prediction of future mining challenges with Cutting-edge numerical modelling technology
Rapid Modelling for Open Pit and Underground
A new standard for Accuracy
Reliabile
Automatic Safety Calculations
Standardised Model Setup
Practical Results Analysis
Rapid Modelling for Open Pit and Underground
A new standard for Accuracy
Reliabile
Automatic Safety Calculations
Standardised Mesh Group Assignments
Practical Results Analysis
Unlock the future of mining with Cavroc's cutting-edge numerical modelling technology
User-friendly interface
Cavroc boasts a sleek and easy-to-navigate user interface with real-time help
Faster and reliable
Capable of reducing modelling time by up to 10 times
Over 200 cases
Tested and Validated against numerous real life case examples. Verified against over 150 mining cases worldwide
Innovative Unified Material Model
A unified material model that gathers the most notable recent advances in rock mechanics
Built for the future by Geotechnical engineers
Seamlessly designed to cater to diverse users, from seasoned professionals to those venturing into geotechnical design
For design engineers, Cavroc enables quick and easy evaluation of mine designs and sequences. The advanced numerical analysis provides a basis for developing designs optimised for geotechnical conditions.
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Site Design Engineer
In my current role as a group geotechnical manager, the tools offer cutting-edge - and frankly superior - rock mechanics assessment capabilities compared to what the vast majority of mining rock mechanics consultants can deliver.
Cavroc enables us to complete industry-leading assessments in hours, whether at the corporate or site level, saving both time and money while providing a higher level of confidence in design decisions.
Julian Watson
Group Geotechnical Manager, First Majestic Silver
"My experience with StopeX was truly amazing from the point of view that it teaches one fundamentals of rock mechanics input parameters and how they are derived. The time required to build a model with StopeX is extremely less and the user interface can easily be grasped within a short period of time."
George Shali
Geotechnical Engineer, Mining One
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By simplifying the process of numerical modelling, Cavroc software allows researchers to focus on advancing the field of geotechnical engineering, without wasting time on slow and repetitive tasks.
Academic User
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Modelling solutions for Underground and Open pit
Underground Mining Applications
StopeX is an easy-to-use plug-in that provides advanced numerical modelling technology for every geotechnical engineer
Open Pit Mining Applications
SlopeX is a more reliable and user-friendly tool for 3D slope stability analysis in rock
Improved Unified Constitutive Model
IUCM is a unified material model that gathers the most notable recent advances in rock mechanics
All solutions Integrated with familiar software
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Loved and trusted
"I had a very successful experience with StopeX. It is extremely user-friendly and easy to use. Using StopeX is an excellent solution to save time and quickly create the geometry. It was easy to get in contact with Cavroc who responded in a timely manner."
Roo Talebi
Geotechnical Engineer
Northern Star Resources Limited
"I have used StopeX for a number of different projects. It has been a great advantage to be able to use FLAC3D without needing to put the many hours in to create geometries, meshing, and then try to operate the software. I found StopeX faster to use than other 3D software. I think StopeX would be a game-changer for site-based geotechnical engineers to start using non-linear modelling in their day-to-day work, particularly at challenging operations where linear elastic modelling may be of limited value."
Ruth Stephenson
Geotechnical Manager
AMC Consultants
"My experience with StopeX to build the model was excellent. I was surprised that I could pretty much take the mining engineer designs and surveys directly into FLAC3D without any corrections required."
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Michael Bijelac
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Mining One Consultants
"My experience with StopeX was truly amazing from the point of view that it teaches one fundamentals of rock mechanics input parameters and how they are derived. The time required to build a model with StopeX is extremely less and the user interface can easily be grasped within a short period of time."
George Shali
Geotechnical Engineer
Mining One Consultants
"Mining engineers are under constant pressure to maximise efficiency while keeping safety as their number one priority.
Cavroc delivers both.
It’s fast, cost-effective, and easy-to-use, to accurately predict the stability of mine openings - whether in open pits or underground. Cavroc empowers our engineers to make better decisions, and design safer mines."
Gary Davison
Director/Principal Mining Engineer
Mining One Consultants
"Cavroc StopeX and IUCM are tools that model how stress affects rockmass, enabling accurate analysis of dilution and ore loss. This supports Stope Value Optimisation, which estimates deposit value across various mining geometries and sequences. The software addresses the mining industry's need for precise rockmass modelling without oversimplification, offering a cost-effective solution for both detailed and strategic mine planning."
Craig Stewart
Principal Mining Consultant
Mining One Consultants
In my current role as a group geotechnical manager, the tools offer cutting-edge - and frankly superior - rock mechanics assessment capabilities compared to what the vast majority of mining rock mechanics consultants can deliver. The practical benefit is clear: Cavroc enables us to complete industry-leading assessments in hours, whether at the corporate or site level, saving both time and money while providing a higher level of confidence in design decisions
Julian Watson
Group Geotechnical Manager
First Majestic Silver
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Frequently Asked Questions
Advanced numerical modelling is reasonably new to the mining industry. Currently, it is being implemented spasmodically in the geotechnical engineering field to assist in mine design, mine planning and geotechnical design. Numerical modelling can help mining companies and consultants to predict rock mass behaviour, understand and predict rock damage, and appreciate the interactions between neighbouring pieces of development
StopeX was primarily developed as a plug-in software to FLAC3D, and now available with cloud computing options and support for Abaqus, helping to lessen difficulty and decrease time taken in numerical modelling for beginner to intermediate users. StopeX uses ordinary, and often readily available, mine geometries (stope shapes, development solids, topographies, historical mining, and backfill) to create a FLAC3D model for the user.
StopeX boasts a very sleek and easy-to-navigate user interface with real time helps. The primary advantage of using StopeX over using unsupported FLAC3D, or any other numerical modelling package, is that model construction time is generally reduced from 20 – 100 hours to 0.5 – 2 hours. StopeX also uses the built-in material model IUCM, a unique and accurate material model developed by Cavroc. This model was implemented to be detailed and versatile and has been calibrated and verified with over 100 mining cases worldwide. This means that, using StopeX, every geotechnical engineer can create accurate, bug-free models in little to no time.
The Improved Unified Constitutive Model (IUCM) was developed by Cavroc and serves as the built-in material model for StopeX. The IUCM is applicable to a wide range of ground conditions and failure mechanisms while still being simple to understand.
Octree meshing parameters are user instructions to FLAC3D on how the model mesh should be constructed. These parameters detail how many zones the model should contain (target number of zones), maximum zone size (far field zone size), and the generally desired zone size (required zone size). The aforementioned parameters are global octree meshing parameters and will be applied as a base-level estimate to the entire model.
SlopeX is an affordable and advanced plug-in to the validated and tested numerical modeling software, FLAC3D. Developed with a highly advanced constitutive model (IUCM), SlopeX not only provides a significant gain in accuracy but it is also capable of reducing modelling time by up to 10 times. Its easy-to-navigate user interface directs the user with step-by-step guidance on streamlined input parameters, allowing the user to avoid common pitfalls that are associated with 3D numerical modelling. This reduces the need for specialist knowledge during the model build thus enabling mining operators and consultants to easily generate FLAC3D models in-house without reliance on external consultants.