Geological Modelling

INTRODUCTION
Course Outline
After Completing Geological Modelling (GET06102) Course You should be able to:
o Describe general features of software window
✓ List general features of software windows (design, visualizer, virtual reality, plots, logs, tables, and
reports)
✓ Explain functions of listed features above

o Describe features of software toolbars, and

✓ Explain functions of open, close, and save
Course Outline Cont.
o Describe features of software control bars
✓ List control bars used in software
✓ Explain application of :-
▪ Project files browser
▪ Sheets browser
▪ Holes browser
▪ Customization window
▪ Data properties browser
▪ Properties bar
Course Outline
After Completing Geological Modelling (GET06102) Course You should be able to:
o Use mining geology software for ore reserve and mineral resources estimation
✓ Generates grade control drill patterns to required specifications
✓ Generates ore perimeters for mining to required specifications
✓ Apply software to design ore block
✓ Use validated data to model and estimate mineralization.
Course Outline
After Completing Geological Modelling (GET06102) Course You should be able to:
o Conduct Geological Block Modelling
✓ Define geological modeling.
✓ Explain the purpose of block modeling
✓ Describe types/methods of block models
✓ Describe the procedures for block modeling
✓ Design ore block
✓ Produce Waste and Ore blocks
✓ Mark outs ore block
Course Outline
After Completing Geological Modelling (GET06102) Course You should be able to:
o Design Minable Perimeters
✓ Explain the concept of minable perimeter
✓ Describe factors considered in designing minable perimeters
✓ Identify data to be processed in designing minable perimeters
✓ Process data for designing minable perimeters
✓ Digitize minable perimeters
Course Assessment
o Continuous Assessment (CA) – Two Practical Tests (60%)
o Semester Examination (SE) – Written (40%)

𝐶𝐴 = 0.2 × 𝑇1 + 0.2 × 𝑇2 + 0.2 × 𝑃𝑅

CA = 0.2 × 𝑇1 + 𝑇2 + 𝑃𝑅
o Where:
o 𝑇1 is test 1

o 𝑇2 is test 2

o 𝑃𝑅 is project
Learning tools
o MS Excel (Get familiar with .csv format)

o MS Word for report and saving screen shots

o Snipping tool (built in app in windows OS) for taking screen shots
Your comfort zone
Geological Modeling Workflow
o Data
o Required data include the following:
o topography contours
o Drillholes information (collar, survey, lithology, assay, zones, etc.)
o Structural data e.g., fault surfaces
o Orebody string model
o Orebody wireframe model, and
o Ore and waste block models
Geological Modeling Workflow cont…
o Drillholes

o drillhole data tables are desurveyed to generate static drillholes

o drillholes are validated (visually or statistically)

o drillholes are composited by rock type or mineralization zone for use in

string modeling
Geological Modeling Workflow cont…
o Section Strings Model

o closed perimeter strings are digitized

o tag strings are digitized

o custom attributes are added to strings (colors, zone codes, etc.)

o strings are conditioned (delete, move points, smooth, etc.)

Geological Modeling Workflow cont…
o Wireframe Model

o Surface topography wireframe

o orebody closed volume wireframes

o custom attributes are automatically transferred from strings to wireframes

o wireframes are verified

o Volume are calculated

Geological Modeling Workflow cont…
o Block Model

o Different block models are created

o Waste block model

o Orebody block model

o Combined block model

o Optimized block model

Geological Modeling Workflow cont…
o Block Model

o Block models contain:

o Rock codes

o Densities (Specific gravities)

o Custom attributes e.g., mineralization zone codes

Geological Modeling Workflow cont…
o Grade Estimation

o The optimized "waste + ore" block model undergoes seamless transition to

the subsequent stage, where a dedicated workflow for grade estimation is
employed.