Summary

This review describes the concepts of data management and tries to sort through the claims made on the web for codes to manage data. The review outlines what kind of education and qualifications a mine data manager needs. It also examines several data management consultants, associations, websites, and software.

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INTRODUCTION

If you can measure it, you can manage it. Data on the mine comes in many forms, and data management takes many forms. In this review, I try to sort through some of the many concepts of data management on the web and the many claims made on the web for codes to manage data.

This is a joint production between the two authors noted above. The first of us is retired and writes part-time for InfoMine. The second is just beginning a successful career and works for Maxwell Geoservices. The future is hers, and we trust one day, under her guidance, this will be the definitive work on the topic. This is our joint perspective; if we have left anything out that you think should be added, please contact either of us.