Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for granite and stone quarries.
A checklist built from how granite and stone quarries work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Bench plan and blasting log
- Block register
- Grading and inspection notes
- Yard bays and crushed stone stock
- Machine hours and diesel
- Dispatch, orders and invoices
- Lease, permit and royalty dates
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For the quarry owner
- For quarry managers
- For blaster and drill crew
- For yard supervisors and inspectors
- For weighbridge and accounts staff
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Blocks cut by bench, grade and colour, with total volume
- Blast log with holes, charge and rock moved per bench
- Yard stock by bay, grade and size, unsold blocks oldest first
- Crushed stone stock and dispatch by size and day
- Diesel and machine hours by rig, saw, loader and crusher
- Buyer balances and dispatches with the oldest unpaid first
- Lease, permit and royalty dates falling due
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Weighbridge
- SMS
- WhatsApp or other messaging
- Accounting export
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Can a buyer’s complaint about one block be traced to its blast?
- Does it work for both blocks and crushed stone?
- Who records the blast, and when?
- How are yard blocks found without walking the bays?
- Can machine cost be read per cubic metre?
- Can lease and royalty dates be set up?
- Do weighbridge tickets need re-entry for invoices?
- What happens to our existing block register?
- Is a quote available before we commit?
- If we ever stop, do our block records come with us?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- A block number is lost between face and yard
- Blast records sit apart from output
- Grading differs between inspectors
- Machine hours and diesel are guessed
- Lease and royalty dates live on loose paper
Prefer to talk it through? See the granite and stone quarries page.