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Mine Planning and Design Series-Americas
Mine Planning and Design Series-Americas
Mine Planning and Design Series – Online - Spanish Interpretation- Mountain Time 8:30AM-5:00PM – Suitable for Africa PM
Registration PD Single Course Combined Five Weeks
Course Name Course Component Dates
Closing Date Hours Fee Course Fee Series Fee
Drillholes to Block Model MINP 401-Surpac - Resource Modeling - 5 days May 6-10, 2024 April 22 40 CA$4,500 - -
MINP 101-Whittle Core and Adv. - 5 days May 20-24, 2024 May 4 40 CA$4,500
Robust Strategic Mine
CA$6,500
Planning and Optimization
MINP 102-Whittle + Isight - Advanced - 3 days May 28-30, 2024 May 4 24 CA$3,000
MINP 301-MineSched Core and Adv - 5 days June 17-21, 2024 June 3 40 CA$4,500
Surface Mine Production
CA$6,500
Scheduling - Tactical Planning
MINP 302-Advanced MineSched + Isight - 3 days July 23-25, 2024 June 3 24 CA$3,000
Simulation of Mining Haulage MINP 501-Simulation Modeling using Arena - 5 days Dec. 2-6, 2024 Nov 18 40 CA$3,500 - -
Ro bust M ine M INP 302- M ineSched Open P it - Core April 17-19, 2024 - 3 Days Apr. 1, 2024 AU$4,500
Pe rth,
Planning and AU$10,500
Australia
Optimizatio n M INP 102-W hittle + Isight – Advanced April 22-26, 2024 - 5 days Apr. 1, 2024 AU$6,800
New Face-To-Face and Online Courses will be Offered in Second Half of 2024
MINP 102 – Robust Strategic Mine Outcomes of the course include: Day 1
Planning - Advanced GEOVIA How to carry out strategic mine plan within designed Whittle Lab07 - Cut-off Grade Optimization
Whittle™ and SIMULIA Isight™ final pit limits, push-backs, and year-end designed pits. Cut-off Optimization - Lane’s Theory
The life-of-mine plan determines the order of extraction Understand cut-off optimization Cut-off Optimization – Maximizing Profit
of materials and their destinations over the mine-life. Understand Lane’s Theory o Mining, mill, and market limited cut-offs
The course covers advanced strategic mine planning Carry out cut-off optimization using strategic o Cut-off optimization to balance mining and
techniques using GEOVIA Whittle and SIMULIA stockpiles and cut-of Type II in Whittle processing
Isight. o Cut-off optimization to balance mining and market
Advanced simultaneous optimization (SIMO)
The following topics are presented in this course: cut- o Cut-off optimization to balance processing and
off grade optimization and Lane’s theory; simultaneous CAPEX optimization
market
optimization (SIMO); multi-mine multi-process Calculate sensitivities to develop risk reduction Cut-off Optimization – Maximizing NPV
production scheduling, automation and parametric strategies
design using SIMULIA Isight. o Maximize the difference between present values of
Understand and execute Sim-flow in Isight the remaining reserves
Integration of SIMULIA Isight with GEOVIA Whittle Visualize Sim-flow results o Concept of increments in cut-off optimization
allow mine planners to run hundreds of scenarios within
one project in a short period of time. Isight is a Process Evaluate design alternatives o Compaction of grades, tonnage, and increments
Integration and Design Optimization (PIDO) software Create Sim-flow to capture a process, by integrating o Defining grade ranges for strategic stockpiles
framework, which enables various applications to be various software (Whittle and Isight) o Multi-element stockpiles
easily integrated. With Isight you can create flexible Perform design optimization o Use of Profit mode in cut-off optimization
simulation process flows to automate the exploration of
Gain Design Space understanding Revisit: how to decide on ore selection methods
design alternatives and identification of optimal
performance parameters. This course comprehensively Use various techniques such as DOE, Optimization, Section A: Cut-offs
covers the Design and Runtime Gateways along with Monte Carlo etc. in Isight o Ore Selection by Cut-off and Cut-off Calculation
several fundamental components, exposing users to the Robust strategic mine planning - Simulia Isight o The Formula for a Cut-over
ways in which a workflow can be built in Isight and the o Multiple Processing Methods
ways in which the design space can be explored. Integrate Simulia Isight and Geovia Whittle
o Cut-offs with Multiple Elements
We present an approach on how to quantify and manage Hill of value climbing concepts
o Ranked Cut-offs
geological and grade uncertainty using Whittle and How to control highly variable input parameters o Cut-offs, Cut-overs, and Cut-off Scaling
Isight. The course complements theory with Multi-mine production scheduling
comprehensive instructions and hands-on experience Other methods: Cash-Flows, Value Mode, Profit Mode
completing two projects using GEOVIA Whittle Feeding multi-process plants
Whittle Lab08 - Simultaneous Optimization (SIMO)
strategic mine planning software and SIMULIA Isight Managing the risk associated with grade uncertainty Introduction to simultaneous optimization
process automation tool. Comparative analysis of Quantify the Impact of geological and grade
different production scenarios, stockpiling, cutoff How SIMO works
uncertainty on pit limits and production scheduling
optimization, SIMO, multi-mine and their impacts on Integrating scheduling, blending, stockpiling, and cutoff
the bottom line of the mining business is illustrated. Allowing for underground mining
Advanced optimization control
Participants carry out strategic planning of iron ore, Surface and underground transition o Optimization tab
gold-copper, and polymetallic (zinc, lead, silver, Iron Ore, Gold-Copper, poly-metallic projects work o Blend bins tab
copper) case studies.
o Manual versus automatic bins
MINP 102 – Robust Strategic Mine Planning and Optimization
Advanced GEOVIA Whittle™ and SIMULIA Isight™
o Stockpiles tab Create a Sim-flow to capture a process Reduce design cycle time through integrating workflow
o Comparative analysis of value generated by SIMO How to control highly variable input parameters into Establishing a final pit-shell under grade uncertainty
Simultaneous Optimization projects Equi-probable realizations of grade within the orebody
o CAPEX Optimization process Integrate GEOVIA’s Whittle SIMO with SIMULIA’s Optimal pit for Krig, E-type models
o Use additional capacity at a set cost per unit optimization toolbox
Optimal pit for P90 & P10 realizations
o Purchase additional mining and processing capacity Assure stability of results using controllable variables
Impact of grade uncertainty on the final pit limit
o Use period validation to control additional limits against uncertain environmental variables
Quantifying the Impact of grade uncertainty on
o Simultaneous Reporting Controllable variables
scheduling
o Report CAPEX limits and costs o Push-back selection
Final pit limit in the presence of grade uncertainty
o SIMO spreadsheet reports o Mining direction
o Mill capacity Day 4
o SIMO with Mining Recovery and Dilution
o Specific errors and warnings o Mining capacity Whittle Lab11 - Multi-Mine Multi-Process
Day 2 Environmental variables Optimization
o Commodity price Introduction multi-mine multi-process optimization
ISIGHT Lab09 – Introduction to Isight
o Mining costs Creating a Multi-Mine Model
What is Isight?
o Recoveries Merging multiple block models in one project
The Design gateway o Processing costs Mining limits applied to multiple mines
The Runtime gateway o Slope stability Advanced mine scheduling
Using post-processing tools o Resources Mining limits on individual mines
Accessing the design gateway Determine robust & optimal values for numerous Prioritize sequence of mines
Adding an Excel component to the sim process flow schedules
Prioritize sequence of mines
Adding a loop component to the model Whittle SIMO – Final optimization of schedule using
Multi-mine multi-process optimization
Configuring the executable output of Isight Analysis
Dry and wet separation streams processes
Publishing a component Production scale that reacts well to changing parameters
Complex processing methods
Automate a series of functions to create a sim-flow Heavy blocks and pit optimization
o Separation
Add components to a sim-flow Exclusion polygons and pit optimization
o Element extraction different stages
Set up the core component Day 3 o Different selling costs
Configure components to pass data to/from each other Redirect ore to processes that are not full
Whittle Exercise 4 – Gold- Copper – Cut-off
Execute a Sim-flow Optimization Multiple/alternative processing streams
Visualize Sim-flow results Multiple/alternative products
Whittle Exercise 5 – Gold- Copper – SIMO
Evaluate design alternatives A complex mine logistics example
Handling files in Isight Whittle Lab10 - Managing Risk and Grade
Uncertainty Manipulate the multi-pit sequences
o Configuring file parameters
Grade and Geological uncertainty Maximize NPV by multi-process profit mode
o Isight results database
Use Isight and windows command line for process Lessons learnt from optimizing multi-mine
automation and simulation Wrap up and conclusion for the course
Hooman Askari MINP 201- Pit Design
Day 2 10:15-12:00 Lab03 Pit Design – use Whittle Outlines as Guide / Slope Setup
13:00-14:45 Lab03 Pit Design – Top Down and Bottom Up Design
Data: Copper
Time Lecture/Lab Topic
08:30- 10:00 Tutorial 01 – MineSched Production Scheduling Intitialization
10:15-12:00 Tutorial 02 - MineSched Production Scheduling Material Movement
Day 1
13:00-14:45 Tutorial 3 – MineSched Production Scheduling Target Blending
15:00-17:30 Tutorial 4 – MineSched Production Improving the Schedule
Data: Polymetallic Multi-Mine (Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver)
Truck-Shovel Production Estimation in Excel
08:30- 10:00
Setting Up Mining Locations and Mining Resources (Shovels)
Day 2 10:15-12:00 Material Movement to All Destinations
13:00-14:45 Plotting Production Charts and KPI
15:00-17:00 Custom Reports Cash Flow and NPV Reports
08:30- 10:00 Setting up Parameters – Bench Reports by Pivot Tables
10:15-12:00 Mining by Benches controlling practical mining constraints
Day 3
13:00-14:45 Mining Bench Polygons using Blast Locations
15:00-17:00 Setting up Precedence between Polygons and Mine Phases
08:30- 10:00 Setting up Waste Dump Location Block Models and Lift Precedences
10:15-12:00 Setting up Haul Road Network and Trucking Requirements
Day 4 Reporting Tonne-Kilometer, Truck Hours, and Number of Trucks
13:00-14:45
Grade Blending and Head-Grade Targeting
15:00-17:00 Backfilling the Pit with In-Pit Waste Dump Location
08:30- 10:00 Update NPV by TKM and Stockpile Animation
10:15-12:00 Calendars – Preventive Maintenance – Fleet Up-Time and Down-Time Modeling
Day 5
13:00-14:45 Short-Term Planning – Drill, Blast, Mining Activities
15:00-17:00 Pit Activity Example – Drill, Blast, Mining sequencing Gannt Chart
Hooman Askari Surface Mine Production Scheduling
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MINP 401 – Drillholes to Block Model using GEOVIA Surpac™
o Move data in three dimensions o Creating quick planes o Calculate the volume between two DTMs
Creating data o Cross-sectional viewing o Calculate cut and fill volumes
o Create a simple pit design o Ore digitization o Net volume between DTMs
o Create a simple pit design Compositing Clipping a DTM
Triangulated surfaces o Compositing Downhole o Clip a DTM – file-based method
o Naming conventions o Statistics – downhole compositing o Clip a DTM – graphics-based method
o Breaklines and spot heights o Bench Compositing o Clip a DTM with another DTM – file-based method
o DTM conventions o Fixed length within geological domains o Clip a DTM with another DTM – graphics-based
o Viewing a DTM surface Basic Plotting method
o View a DTM in Graphics Updating plotting ssi files. Sectioning a DTM
Two-dimensional plotting o Create a DTM section axis line
Creating a DTM surface
Plan view plotting o Create DTM sections
o Create a DTM — graphics-based method Section plotting
o Create a DTM — file-based method Adding an image of a legend Creating contours
Creating a boundary string between two DTM surfaces Three-dimensional plotting o Create DTM contours – file-based
o Create a boundary string – file-based method Create a section plot with a plan strip o Create DTM contours – graphics-based
o Create a boundary string – graphics-based method Create multiple section plots o Create index contour file with annotations
Calculating cut and fill volume using DTM surfaces Day 3 Draping a string over a DTM
Calculate cut and fill volumes between two DTMs Surface Modeling o Drape a spot height string over a DTM
Clip data by a boundary Surface Modeling Concepts o Drape a non-spot height string over a DTM
Apply a boundary string to a soil sampling file o Drape an image over a DTM
o Setting up for the surface (DTM) creation
Classify strings DTM/DTM intersections
o Strings and DTMs
Polygon intersection o Create an upper triangles surface of two DTMs
o Naming conventions
o Calculate the area of an ore zone within a pit o Breaklines and spot heights o Create a lower triangles surface of two DTMs
o Clip ore blocks inside a pit o Graphical vs file-based options o Create solid by intersecting two DTMs
Day 2
Creating a DTM Point cloud for surface
Drillhole Databases o Create a DTM – graphics-based method o Create a surface mesh
Drillholes/Geological Database o Create a DTM – file-based method o Create a surface mesh with classification
o Geological Database o Create a DTM from spot height data o Restrict surface mesh generation within a polygon
Importing and viewing data o Create a DTM using breaklines and spot heights o Restrict mesh generation within closed segment
Display Drillholes o Create a DTM on the plane of best-fit o Restrict mesh generation within closed string
Applying Styles to Drillholes Viewing DTMs o Calculate the deviation of a point cloud
Setting Up a Default Styles File o Recalculate the deviation of a point cloud
o Colour a DTM by elevation
Basic Statistics and Histograms o Create a point cloud from a trisolation
o Perform graphical animation
Displaying drillholes with color filled bar graphs o Remove outlier points from the point cloud file
o Save images of a graphical animation
Drillhole investigation and interrogation Solid Modeling
Transform a DTM to a different coordinate system
o Identify drillhole Solids concepts
DTM volume calculations
o Graphically edit drillhole o What is a solid model
o Create a boundary string using the file-based method
Sections o Terminology
o Create a boundary string using the graphics-based
o Creating sections graphically o Solids files
method
MINP 401 – Drillholes to Block Model using GEOVIA Surpac™
c project. The completed models and labs will be shared Assess the uncertainty associated with the fleet
by the participants. productivity, haulage costs, and cash flow analysis to
Simulation Software: Arena Review of past Haulage Simulation Projects support decision making.
Fundamentals of Discrete Event Simulation (DES) We will present mine haulage simulation tools developed Mixed fleet truck-shovel simulation modeling using
modeling and its industrial applications to mining and and implemented for our clients’ large-scale mining resources sets and maintenance schedules.
processing systems are presented. Theoretical and operations. The developed simulation models have been Introduction of resource failures with defining
statistical aspects of simulation, including input and output used as operational planning tools in our clients’ probability distribution functions for mean time
analysis, experimental design, and variance reduction businesses. The simulation tool takes the mine production between failures and mean time to repairs of trucks,
techniques are presented. Arena Simulation Environment schedule as an input and imitates the truck-shovel haulage- shovels, and crushers.
(by Rockwell Automation) is used as the primary modeling systems and its interaction with the extraction plant Truck dispatching using station-route and assessing
simulation tool for explaining simulation concepts. including crushers and downstream assets. The simulation the reliability of the system.
The course focuses on modeling detail truck-shovel tool reports the major system’s KPIs at 95% level of Combined continuous and discrete event simulation of
simulation models that uses the historical dispatch data, statistical confidence within 3% accuracy of the historical processing systems.
road profiles, and short-term mine plans as input into the dispatch data. Major KPIs reported by the automated Comminution operations including crushing
simulation model. The simulation models need to be output reporting system are: ore and waste production, machines, grinding, and semi-autogenous mills,
calibrated, and verified to link the short-term mining queue time, spot time, load time, dipper tonnage, haul time,
schedules to the operational plans in presence of Bulk material terminal modeling including arrival of
dump time, truck speeds, backup time, loading cycle time,
uncertainties of cycle times, scheduled and unscheduled trains, stockyard cells, stockpile blending, stackers and
head grade, time and number of trucks in queue, and truck-
down times, shift changes, etc. reclaimers, and the ships loading section.
and-shovel operational KPIs. The simulation tool gives the
The rest of the course will focus on combined continuous planner capability to assess the impact of changing Day 1
and discrete-event simulation of processing systems. Size operational scenarios such as stockpiling, different sizes of Lec01 – Introduction to Simulation Modeling
classifications including sieves and hydrocyclones; mixed-fleet trucks, and introduction of new haul-roads into
Fundamental simulation concepts
comminution operations including crushing machines, to the mine plan. Normalized results of real projects will
grinding, and semi-autogenous mills; solid-liquid be presented. Systems and models
separation including thickeners and filtration; and also Outcomes of the course include: Types of simulation models
gravity and magnetic separation modeling will be covered Review of main truck-shovel time charts such as Discrete and continuous models
by examples. definition of work, ops delay, ops standby, short down, Static vs. dynamic
The course is intended for mining and processing down service, down technical, down waiting, and out Deterministic vs stochastic
engineering disciplines and participants who would like to of system. Advantage and disadvantages
use simulation to design and optimize real-world mining A review on probability and statistics and fundamental Steps in simulation study
systems. On completion of this course, successful simulation concepts. Functional specification / assumption document
attendees will have an in depth understanding of principles Review of main truck-shovel KPIs such as definition
and methodologies, of discrete event simulation. Lec02 – Review of Basic Probability and Statistics
of physical availability, use of availability, operating
Also, they will be able to use Arena Simulation efficiency, effective utilization, tonne per net Probability and statistics review
Software (Rockwell Automation) as the simulation operating hours, etc. Variance and covariance
modeling tool for simulating and optimizing real world Truck-shovel simulation modeling using resources, Correlation
systems. A series of labs using Arena Simulation queues, and basic animation to calculate fleet Generating random variates
Software (Rockwell Automation) are undertaken to productivity. Statistical inference
model and optimize real world systems. Students Confidence interval estimation
undertake a complete simulation modeling/analysis
Half-width
MINP 501 - Simulation of Mining and Haulage Systems using Arena
Testing Goodness of Fit Combine discrete and continuous models o Spur and Stations
o Chi – Square Illustrate variable values in a plot o Intersections
o Kolmogorov – Smirnov (K-S) Test Start and end zone control rules
Modify inter-arrival times during the simulation
o Square – Error Deadlocks
Hold entities until a specific condition is met
o The P-P (probability – probability) plot Lab12 – Advanced Transporters – Free and Guided Path
o The (Q-Q) (quantile – quantile) plot Model surge bin and crusher dump pocket
Lec11_Advanced Statistics Mine haulage simulation
Lec09_Output Data Analysis
Arena Constructs:
Output Data Analysis and Modeling In shift time persistent statistics
o Intersections element
o Within replication statistics In shift frequency statistics
o Intersection object
o Across replication statistics Lab11 – Stockpile Modeling o Network data module
o Observational and Time-Persistent Data o Network Link module
Read the records from a sequential file
Simulation time horizon
Write the results to a sequential file Lec14_Conveyors
Finite horizon
Model truck arrivals based on dispatching data Gravity based and powered conveyors
o Infinite horizon
Coal/Iron Ore Terminal Stockpiling and Ships Accumulating conveyors
o Runtime confidence interval
Non-Accumulating conveyors
Process Analyzer Modeling Discrete/Continuous Models
Fixed spacing conveyors
Lec10_Discrete Continuous Models o Flow Process Template – To Model Flow
Random spacing conveyors
o Tanks, Regulators and Regulator Sets
What is a continuous system? o Seize Regulator and Release Regulator modules Cell size and efficiency
Simple linear continuous systems o Trigger actions using a Sensors Modules
o Animate Flow of material o Conveyor - Segment
Combined discrete/continuous systems
o Continuous to discrete conversion o Access, Convey, Exit
Non-linear and complex systems o Start, Stop
Continuous systems Elements Day 5
o Enter and Leave
o Levels and Rates Lec12_Transporters Free Path Transferring between conveyors
o Continuous Model constrained entity transfer with resources Merging conveyors
o Crossing tolerance Model constrained entity transfer with transporters Diverging conveyors
o Detect Block Model automatic guided vehicles systems Processing on conveyors
Lab09 – Flow Process Basic animation for entity transfer situations
Lec15_Transporters & Conveyors Failures
Tanks Flowchart modules
o Allocate, Move, Transport Lab13 – Crushing and Size Reduction Plant
o Bulk material holding or storage
o Liquid storage where a regulator represents a valve o Free, Halt, Activate Model size reduction machines
o Fluid-like material storage regulator is a gate valve Lec13_Transporters Guided Path Model classifiers and branching streams
Combining tanks AGV is autonomous powered vehicle Crusher and Conveyors
Lab10 – Modeling Coal Storage Bin Design Transporters compete with each other for the space Storage bins and stockpiles
Model storage bins/stockpiles Vehicle’s network Lab14 – Magnetic Separation
Model crusher and run of mine stockpile o Network links Comminution machines
o Zones and Bidirectional path Gyratory Crusher
Use continuous simulation - signal and regulators
o Unidirectional path Semi-Autogenous Mills
MINP 402 – Drillholes to Block Model using GEOVIA GEMS™
MINP 402 – Drillholes to Block Model using GEOVIA GEMS™
COURSE DESCRIPTION Outcomes of the course include: Report volumes and tonnages using the block model
Software: GEOVIA GEMS By the end of this course, you will be able to complete the Day 1
following in GEOVIA GEMS:
Drillholes to Block Model is a five-day course that covers Module 1: Project Databases and Workspaces
principles and fundamental concepts involved in drillhole Create new projects and databases
Drillhole databases
database management; data manipulation, filtering, and Add and modify sections and plans views
validation techniques; drillhole compositing techniques; Workspace and database concepts
plot generations; surface and solid modeling for geological Load and display drillholes
Header, survey, assay, lithology,
domain characterization; basic geostatistical analysis, Manipulate data in the database
variography and search ellipsoids setup, block model setup From–to, distance, and point databases
and estimation, single and multiple folder block models, Perform basic statistics on drillhole data
Workspace concepts
inverse distance and kriging estimation, and NI-43-101 Composite drillhole data
resource classification into measured, indicated, and Data types
inferred categories. This course will also explore different Create points and polylines
Creating workspaces for drillholes
methods of categorizing and reporting volumes and Use Plot Maker
tonnages for resources. Editing data
Use drillhole data to create basic surfaces
The course complements theory with comprehensive Validating the drillhole data
instructions and hands-on experience using GEOVIA Digitize 3D rings from interpreted drillhole data
Defining colour profiles and drillhole display profiles
GEMS software. Participants will complete a resource Create and manage triangulation solids ad surfaces
modeling project with an iron ore drillhole dataset. The Opening drillhole data into the graphical area
project covers all the required steps from drillhole database Perform statistical analysis
Profiles and profile groups
setup to statistical analyses, experimental variogram Understand variogram concepts
calculation, variogram modeling, search ellipsoid setup, Module 2: Sections, Plan Views, and Plotting
grade estimation using inverse distance and kriging, cross Calculate experimental variograms
validation of results, and finally resource classification. Sections and plan views
Model variograms
The modules for the course are as follows: Profiles and profile groups
Interpret variogram maps
Module 1: Drillholes Databases and Workspaces Cross and longitudinal sections, plan views
Establish search ellipsoids
Module 2: Sections, Plan Views, and Plotting Creating sections and plan views
Create block model projects
Module 3: Basic Statistics and Data Manipulation Viewing data on sections and plan views
Update block attributes for rock type and density
Module 4: Drillhole Compositing Creating inclined and diagonal sections
Understand kriging theory
Module 5: Geology – Surface and Solid Modeling Plotting data
Estimate grades using inverse distance and kriging
Module 6: Basic Statistics Creating drillhole plots from displayed data
Indicator kriging for numerical rock type modeling
Module 7: Variograms Creating symbol plots from displayed data
Create partial block models
Module 8: Single Folder Block Model Creating a grid and contour plot
Cross validate the estimated block model values
Module 9: Partial Block Models Create a structure plot
Import and export block models
Module10: Resource Classification Batch plotting
Classify resources based on NI 43-101 guidelines
MINP 402 – Drillholes to Block Model using GEOVIA GEMS™
Defining plot styles o By equal length o Create topography, weathering, pits, faults, etc.
Creating extra viewports o By length within intervals from another table o Creating surfaces with two sets of lines
o By merging intervals from two tables o Optimizing surfaces
Creating title blocks and graphical images
o By a single cut-off value. o Creating Surfaces using Spherical Gridding
Saving images into catalogues
o By multiple cut-off values o Defining a spherical grid profile
Defining grid transformations o By grouped similar values • Solid Modeling
Day 2 o By Optimal values o What are the basic polyline types and uses
Module 3: Basic Statistics and Data Manipulation Workspace for composite results o Digitizing new polylines
Point data and filtering data Calculating the composite o Making polyline modifications
Validating data Performing a thickness calculation o Drawing close polylines on sections
Creating a workspace structure report o Defining 3D rings on section or plan
Displaying drillholes with the calculated composites
o Using tie lines to connect 3D rings
Generating a quick report o Composite by rock code for geology polylines
o Basics rules for the creations of rings and tie lines
Preparing a user defined report o Composite by cut-off grade
o Grooming the 3D rings
o Basic Statistics on Composites
Data extraction from the workspace o Creating the solid from rings and tie lines
o Determine optimum sample length for compositing
Univariate statistics o Plotting the solid on section
o Composite equal length intervals within domains
Multivariate statistics o Handling split rings
o Extract composites into a point area workspace
o Handling dog ears
Creating a point area workspace o Carry out and compare basic statistics
o Drawing tie lines
Importing points into a point area workspace Day 3
o Create geological domains using solids
Defining the point display profile Module 5: Geology - Surface and Solid Modeling o Quick tonnes/grade calculations for geological
Opening points in the graphical area • Surface Modeling domains
Basic statistics on raw data o Working with polyline data o Solid boolean operations
o Creating a polyline workspace o Solid intersection with clipping boundaries
Working with data filters
o Importing polylines from DXF or ASCII files o Contouring solids
Working with SQL filters
o Defining the polyline display profile Day 4
Manipulating data o Opening polylines into the graphical area Module 6: Basic Statistics
Defining manipulations o Selecting the drillhole intersects for the surface Understanding the Geological Domains
Simple manipulation and conditional manipulation creation
o The Impact of Domains on Estimated Values
o Creating surfaces from active data
Cross table transfer and de-surveying Basic Statistics
o Preparing the surface using Laplace gridding
Module 4: Drillhole Compositing o Descriptive statistics
o Gridding and Contouring Surfaces
Compositing methods o Histograms
o Create and validate surfaces
o By plan view o Cumulative probability plots
MINP 402 – Drillholes to Block Model using GEOVIA GEMS™