Weir completes Micromine buy with big plans for mining digital solutions
Weir has completed the acquisition of Mining Software Holdings Pty Ltd, effective today. This follows the announcement on February 28, 2025 of an agreement to acquire Micromine, a global leader in mining software solutions, for a sterling equivalent enterprise value of £624 million.
Micromine is a leading software provider to the mining industry with comprehensive solutions across the upstream mining value chain from exploration through mine design and planning, operational scheduling and mining operations in hard ore, soft ore and underground applications.
Jon Stanton, Chief Executive Officer said: “We are delighted that Micromine has formally become part of Weir. Micromine is a high performing, high growth business of scale, and is a natural and complementary fit for Weir. Weir’s mission is to deliver mining technology for a sustainable future, helping the mining industry produce the metals needed to power the global energy transition. Digital has a big part to play, and Weir is innovating and investing in digital solutions to make mining smarter, more efficient and sustainable.”
He added: “Bringing together Micromine with our existing digital technologies, our vision is to create a digital platform that helps our customers optimise their performance at each step along the mining value chain. This is about bringing together Weir’s knowledge, capabilities and expertise to create sector-leading digital solutions for the mining industry.”
The business will be led by Kristen Walsh, previously Regional Managing Director of Minerals APAC, who is appointed Division President, Digital Solutions and joins the Group Executive reporting to Jon Stanton. Andrew Birch, the current CEO of Micromine, will remain with Weir for up to 12 months supporting Kristen in an advisory capacity.
Weir added that in due course, it intends to bring together Micromine solutions with MOTION METRICS and NEXT intelligent solutions, “to create a sector-leading combined digital solutions offering for the mining industry.” In the meantime Micromine will be reported externally within the ESCO Division.
Looking at just one example of the power of the combined digital solutions offering, Brendon Shadlow, Product Strategy Manager, Micromine Pitram told IM: “The integration of Pitram with Weir’s suite of digital solutions opens the door to a truly end-to-end digital mining platform. Synergies are especially strong in areas like predictive maintenance, ore characterisation, and AI-driven process optimisation. For instance, data from Weir’s MOTION METRICS system – which also captures real-time payload and fragmentation data – can be ingested by Pitram to enhance load tracking and improve haul cycle efficiency. Similarly, insights from NEXT intelligent solutions can be integrated into Pitram’s decision-making frameworks to optimise equipment scheduling and resource allocation. The combined platform will enable closed-loop feedback between mine operations and processing, enhancing productivity across the entire value chain.”
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