Tips&Tricks

Did you know that MinePlan 3D (MP3D) has functionality that calculates and displays geometric information about polylines and polygons? The Polyline Size Parameters tool, located in the Polyline Menu, allows the user to quickly and conveniently calculate information such as length, area, volume and tonnage of polylines and polygons. The first section of the tool presents the number of polylines and polygons selected, in addition to their respective length (total and in plan) in meters. The second section is responsible for calculating area (total and in plan), volume and tonnage. The area is automatically obtained for polygons, and can be computed for polylines when enabling the Compute areas/volume for polylines option, being estimated according to the polygon that would be generated when closing the polylines. Volume and tonnage are obtained with values determined for thickness and density. Other…

Have you ever wondered how mining software can simplify complex tasks such as surface and solid treatment? Welcome to the fascinating world of MinePlan 3D (MP3D), where technology meets simplicity to make your work easier. Let's explore a tool called Surface Simplify, which is changing the way we deal with surfaces and solids in mining. Discover the Simplify Tool for treating surfaces and solids. The Simplify tool can be accessed through the Surface menu, and is divided into two distinct operations: Decimate and De-spike. Both operations aim to simplify the desired geometry, but each is applied to a different type of situation. The Decimate operation can be used to reduce the number of faces on a surface or solid, without making a significant change to them, in terms of...

Sigma integration with MP3D: Highlight and visualize data from within Sigma. Did you know that Sigma allows you to highlight data directly in MinePlan 3D? In this Tips & Tricks, we will see how to observe samples that meet a certain criteria using Sigma graphs. To enable integration between Sigma and MP3D, it is necessary to link the MinePlan Drillhole Manager hole Data Source with its respective hole view, called DH View. To do this, when creating the Data Source, you must load the hole view object in the DH View Object field. Note that the object must be open at the time of connection. Figure 1 illustrates this link. Figure 1: Linking a hole view to Sigma. Once the hole view is linked to Sigma, you can select datasets from the…

Backload to Composites: Routine for editing composites with information from a block model. Did you know that MinePlan makes it possible to write information from a block model into a Drillhole Manager database? Using Compass or Logic, it is possible to edit a Drillhole Manager base with information about the blocks where a certain interval of a compound or 3D point is located. The procedure in question can be found by the code p61701.dat or by the name Backload to Composites in Compass (Figure 1) or by the name Load 3-D Block Geologic Codes to Drillholes in Logic (Figure 2). Figure 1: “Backload to Composites” procedure opened in Compass. Figure 2: “Load 3-D Block Geologic Codes to Drillholes” procedure opened in Logic. The procedure works as follows: using the PCF of a project (file *10.dat) as input data,…

Lock Scheduling Periods – MinePlan Schedule Optimizer (MPSO): Agility and efficiency in editing project configurations. Did you know that MinePlan Schedule Optimizer presents, from its most recent version, MPSO 13.20-00, an option that makes it possible to lock periods already sequenced, allowing the user to make edits without losing the sequencing of these periods? Previously, when making edits in Process Flow, such as changing the reservation logic, or adding and removing cuts, the sequencing was restarted after applying, thus losing the results already obtained. According to the amount of data, recalculating the sequencing could take a long time to achieve the result again. With a view to improving the user experience, saving time and avoiding rework, the Lock Schedule Periods option allows the user to lock the sequencing results until the desired period, which allows the necessary edits to be made…

Batch Create in MinePlan Sigma: Creation of several graphs with one click. Did you know that Sigma allows you to create different graphs at once, using categories, cut-offs or content ranges? In today's Tips & Tricks, we will see an easy and quick way to analyze our data. MinePlan's statistics and geostatistics module, called Sigma, is a complete tool for analyzing your data, through the creation of tables and graphs, such as histograms, box plots, and variograms. A practical feature of Sigma is Batch Create, which allows you to create a set of charts of the same type. The graphs created will be differentiated according to a categorical variable, such as: lithology, cut-offs or grade ranges. These graphs are created using the Batch Create option, present in the Sigma top menu. Use…

Pushback Design Methods: Different methodologies for defining the design of Pushbacks. Did you know that MinePlan Project Evaluator has different methodologies for generating Pushbacks? In MinePlan Project Evaluator (MPPE), when working on the Pushback task to generate mining phases, you can choose different strategies for generating pushbacks: Incremental Pushback Analysis or Directional Pushback Analysis. The Incremental method allows you to design a series of phases with relatively constant geometries. This projection is made by defining the depth, number of banks to be evaluated or width and a minimum mass value, in tons. In addition to these geometric parameters, a limit is chosen to identify the blocks of greatest economic value, ensuring that the opening of the phases are in the areas of greatest value. The Directional method, in addition to having the same premises as the Incremental, makes it possible to define an azimuth,…

Link Viewer – Reserves: Visualization of cuts and topographies inserted in MinePlan Reserves 4.5. Did you know that MinePlan Reserves 4.5, released together with MinePlan 2023 Release 2, has a new option, which allows the user to view the selected cut or topography in its interface? The Link Viewer option, located in the Geometry Cuts and Surface Cuts tabs, makes it possible to highlight selected geometries and/or surfaces on the MinePlan 3D (MP3D) screen. To do this, the user must access Setup Reserves located in the MP3D Reserves menu, insert the desired geometries to perform the cubing and enable the Link Viewer option. Subsequently, when selecting a certain element in the tool interface, it will be highlighted in MP3D, as shown below. Figure 1: Link Viewer option – Mineplan Reserves 4. So, did you like this tip? For more information about the Link Viewer option…