The complete ERP system built to support mining companies. Manage complex operations, control assets, and gain visibility across sites and supply chains from one connected platform.
Mining operations become harder to control when systems are disconnected. Dynamics 365 Business Central brings your financials, asset data, logistics, and reporting together so teams can make better decisions across the entire operation.
Dynamics 365 Business Central is a comprehensive ERP system for the mining industry. It gives mining companies a single platform to manage finances, assets, procurement, inventory, logistics, projects, and reporting.
With it, mining companies can replace disconnected tools and spreadsheets with one unified system that offers reliable data, automation, and enterprise-grade capabilities. If you want to see how a modern ERP helps mining companies stay efficient, compliant, and profitable, keep reading.
Mining operations demand accuracy, resilience, and clear visibility. Here is how Business Central supports these needs.
Business Central connects finance, supply chain, asset management, procurement, and site operations in one place. This makes information easier to access and supports better collaboration between field teams, planners, and finance.
With built-in reporting tools, real-time dashboards, and insights powered by Microsoft's cloud platform, mining teams can make decisions based on accurate data. This supports safer, more predictable, and more profitable operations.
Mining operations change over time. Business Central scales with you, whether you are expanding sites, managing new projects, or moving from on-premises to cloud. Its flexibility helps you adapt without disruption.
The system automates key processes such as purchasing, stock control, maintenance tracking, and financial reporting. By reducing manual administration and duplicated work, you save time and lower operational costs.
Mining companies must meet strict environmental, safety, and financial regulations. Business Central provides structured data, audit trails, and reliable reporting tools that support compliance and help teams stay aligned with industry standards.
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Mining companies face challenges such as asset-heavy operations, site-based workforces, safety requirements, and pressure to maintain production levels. Dynamics 365 Business Central is designed to simplify operations by giving you a single system to manage financials, assets, supply chain data, and maintenance programmes.
Track equipment usage, schedule maintenance, and manage servicing costs. This helps reduce unplanned downtime and protects production targets.
In mining, efficiency and safety matter. Business Central supports both by unifying your operational processes and providing accurate data across every area of the business.
Manage production plans across multiple sites, track output, and adjust schedules when conditions change. This keeps production predictable and ensures teams stay aligned with targets.
Monitor equipment condition, plan servicing, and track lifecycle costs. This reduces the risk of breakdowns and supports long-term asset planning.
Centralise safety data, track incidents, and support regulatory reporting. Reliable data helps companies maintain safe working environments and meet industry requirements.
Mining relies on complex supplier and contractor networks. Business Central helps you manage contracts, track performance, and streamline purchasing to keep projects and operations on track.
Use reporting tools and dashboards to analyse operational performance. This makes it easier to identify bottlenecks, reduce waste, and drive continuous improvement across sites.
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Most trials drop you into a generic demo company that looks nothing like the way you actually work. Ours doesn't. We configure your free trial around your business and the use case you care about, so you and your team can test real scenarios with data and processes you recognise.
It starts with a short questionnaire about your industry, your current systems and what you want to prove out. Once that's back with us, your tailored trial can usually be made available within a few working days. Prefer a guided walkthrough first? A standard demo is still on the table - just tell us which you'd like.
Complete a short questionnaire covering your industry, processes and the things you most want to test.
We set up a Business Central environment around your use case, so you're not clicking through a generic demo company.
Your tailored trial is typically ready within a few working days of the questionnaire coming back to us.
These are the problems that come up again and again when we talk to mining businesses about their systems. If two or three of them sound familiar, the issue is usually structural rather than a matter of trying harder with the current setup.
The operating metric the business is judged on is usually assembled from several systems. If production volumes and cost sit apart, cost per tonne arrives late and can't be broken down.
Site operations can't depend on a stable connection to head office, but head office can't wait weeks for site data either.
Unplanned downtime on a single major asset moves the month's output. Maintenance history, spares availability and planned servicing all need to be in the same place as the cost.
Operations across jurisdictions bring different tax treatments, royalty calculations and reporting obligations that a single-entity finance setup handles badly.
Three situations that reflect the patterns we see most often in mining. Each one describes a type of business, the problem it started with and what changed once Business Central was set up around it.
These are anonymised, illustrative scenarios built from common patterns in the sector. They aren't customer stories, and no figures here are attributed to any individual organisation.
Aggregates and quarrying operator, several sites
Illustrative scenarioMineral processing business with a large mobile fleet
Illustrative scenarioMining group with operations in two jurisdictions
Illustrative scenarioLicensing is published and predictable. Implementation isn't, because it depends on what you ask the system to do. Here's the licence position, then the things that genuinely move the number in this sector.
£6.20per user / month
Read, approve, enter time and expenses. No full transactional access
£61.50per user / month
Finance, sales, purchasing, projects, basic stock and warehousing
£84.60per user / month
Everything in Essentials plus manufacturing and service management
Microsoft UK list prices, per user per month on an annual subscription, correct at the time of writing. Check the current figure on Microsoft's pricing page.
Mining and quarrying operations need Business Central Premium for service and maintenance management. Multi-jurisdiction groups licence per entity. Weighbridge operators and site staff recording production typically interact through an integration or a limited licence rather than a full user seat.
The production data integration is usually the item that gets underestimated. Cost per tonne only works if volumes arrive in the same system as the cost, on the same cycle, with the same site coding.
To learn more about Business Central, or see how an ERP for mining works in practice, get in touch via this short form.
Business Central is a modern ERP system that helps mining companies manage finances, assets, maintenance, inventory, procurement, and reporting in one connected platform.
Yes. It allows you to track equipment usage, plan maintenance, manage servicing costs, and analyse asset performance over time.
Business Central integrates with many third-party tools and can also be extended through Microsoft Power Platform for custom workflows.
Yes. It is designed to scale alongside your operation, making it suitable for growing mining companies that need reliable systems.
It provides structured data, audit trails, automated workflows, and strong reporting tools that support environmental, financial, and safety compliance.
Yes. Business Central gives full visibility across warehouses and sites, allowing you to track stock levels and maintain essential spare parts.
Business Central is available in the cloud, on-premises, or in a hybrid setup. Many mining companies choose cloud deployment for better scalability and reduced upkeep.
It centralises financial data, provides real-time cost tracking, and helps finance teams monitor spending across sites and projects.
Yes. You can track vendor performance, manage contracts, and streamline procurement processes.
Most mining companies see improvements quickly, as the platform replaces manual processes with automated workflows and more accurate data.
Looking at Business Central beyond mining businesses? See the full Dynamics 365 Business Central overview for features, pricing considerations and how implementation works, or read our guide to choosing a Business Central partner.
