We’re looking at ERP solutions for mining operations and exploring different options. Dolibarr seems lightweight and flexible compared to some of the heavier enterprise systems.
Specifically interested in:
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Managing exploration project costs and budgets
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Tracking drilling equipment and maintenance
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Handling procurement for remote site operations
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Multi-currency support for international contracts
At Weco, we’re involved in Saudi mining licensing consulting and many of our clients are looking for cost-effective ERP solutions. It would be great to hear from anyone who’s used Dolibarr in mining or similar project-based industries.
Is it flexible enough to handle complex project accounting? How’s the performance with large datasets?
Appreciate any insights.
It’s a reasonable fit for the project-cost and procurement side, less so for the maintenance side. Projects and tasks with time spent, plus supplier orders and invoices linked to each project, give you a decent cost-versus-budget view on the project overview page, and the Multi-currency module handles foreign-currency quotes, orders and invoices well enough for international contracts. Warehouses and stock movements work fine for remote-site procurement too, and on the stock side I’ve built analytics on top of Dolibarr for a few clients (reorder levels, slow movers per warehouse), which is usually where remote sites benefit most.
Where I’d be careful is equipment maintenance. There’s no proper maintenance planning in core, so people end up using Interventions, Contracts or an external module, and you’d want to test that early with your real workflow. Same for complex project accounting like WIP or cost codes, which usually needs some custom reporting on top. Large datasets are fine in my experience once MariaDB is tuned and you keep an eye on the heavy list pages.
What’s the rough size you’re planning for, number of users and equipment items?
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Ali — Dolibarr AI Consultant
Are you looking to add specific functionalities or modules that are specific to the mining industry.
