Hexagon Mining has just released MineSight QAQC, a flexible and easy-to-use product for validation and determination of precision and accuracy in field samples. These field samples are arguably the most important parts of a mine assessment and design process. Incorrect assay information means failure of mine plans and potentially large financial losses. MineSight is a comprehensive mine planning platform that is used for mine modelling, design and sequencing. MineSight QAQC provides critical graphing and analysis functionality for analytical samples, standards, blanks and duplicates returning from the chemical analysis lab. The tool has full integration with MineSight Torque, which is Hexagon Mining's hole/sample manager. In the QAQC, there are components for statistical analysis of grade data from the laboratory, control…
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MineSight is a comprehensive platform that meets all needs in a mining project and is widely used for sample database, modelling, planning, design and mine sequencing. In this Tips & Tricks, we will highlight some tools for preparing the block model, as well as showing the various options for editing, coding and viewing the models. For initializing and editing the block model, creating new variables, changing the limits and dimensions of blocks, cloning and copying existing models, etc.; we have the convenience of the Model Manager tool. The Model Manager tool has an intuitive interface, in which you can easily create models of GSM, GSF, 3DBM types, create compressed and sub-blocked models and also allow cloning models. According to the types of models, MineSight has several ways to encode the block model, which can be…
In pursuit of continuous improvement in drilling and blasting activities, Hexagon Mining | MineSight increasingly improves HxM Blast. The following are some of the great advancements of the tool. One of the great novelties presented in HxM Blast is the option of an electronic initiation system. This type of detonator allows greater control and use of detonations, generating production gains, lower costs, lower vibrations, safety, reduction of environmental impacts, among others. By using the electronic detonator it is possible to create several Sub Shots and thus load the holes taking into account the different lithologies. It is also possible to apply different explosive loads in the same hole considering the lithological variation (Deck) and thus achieving an optimization of the blast, with better adaptation to the desired granulometry and reduction of explosive costs. Another new feature is the ability to perform…
Finding the right strategy at the conceptual level of the project is crucial as it will provide improvements in all subsequent scheduling and sequencing techniques. MineSight Economic Planner (MSEP) makes it possible to quickly evaluate different scenarios and define the best mining strategy for the project, through economic evaluations and cut grade optimization. In addition to all this strategic importance, today we are going to highlight the most relevant points and the great advantages offered by MSEP: MSEP also has the Pseudoflow algorithm, which is a pit optimization method that considerably reduces execution times. Compared to Lerchs & Grossman's algorithm, Pseudoflow is much faster and the result is the same; MSEP has several manual controls for the design and analysis of phases (pushbacks), with the options: Base, MULTP, MULTV, MULTZ, AUTOP and Starter Pit. Thus, it is possible to control in a simple and objective way, obtaining a better result; …
Vein modeling is a common subject in mining. Ore occurs associated with veins and domain constraint interpolations are required to maintain grade continuity. Using traditional modeling techniques, you can spend days or weeks manually editing the data and sketching lines. As a result, some problems may occur, such as: 1 – Produce a single model for the warehouse. 2 – The model often represents the interpretation of data made by only one person. 3 – It can be challenging to replicate or repeat the process as new data becomes available. 4 – It is usually done after the survey, rather than during the survey. Being done during drilling, the modeling allows the geologist to analyze the results and adjust the drilling campaign whenever necessary. In…
Drillhole visualization in MS3D is a powerful visual analysis tool. The data object, called a hole view, depicts your drillhole data in 2D or 3D, drillhole views must be linked to a data source, such as a MineSight and MineSight Torque project file. You can see multiple poll views at once. The holes seen while in the section are those within the current projection volume. In the example below, a series of holes is shown, and to visualize them in space, a synchronization with MS3D is necessary, which can be performed quickly and easily by selecting “Filter” from MSTorque. So the holes selected in the database will be shown on the screen, without the need to search for a specific hole using the “query” option in MS3D. Select the…
HxM|MineSight once again revolutionizes with integration and agility for the visualization of large point clouds. With Point Cloud, you can visualize points and use RGB channel values to visualize an impressive amount of detail, coming from any survey technology, be it laser scanner or photogrammetry. Visualizations are instantaneous, requiring only the use of xViewer to enable the visualization of Point Cloud objects. Point Cloud together with xViewer has a revolutionary technology, which provides fast and dynamic views, for viewing thousands of points directly in MineSight and, as seen in the example, allows the manipulation and visualization with high performance of clouds with more than 1 billion spots. The application of this tool goes beyond the mine routine, being able to import point clouds from different surveys….
MineSight tools are constantly evolving and in today's Tips & Tricks we will describe the latest features built into MineSight Haulage that produce more accurate results and detailed reports quickly and efficiently. MineSight Haulage Integration with MineSight Planner MineSight Planner now integrates with MSHaulage, so it is possible to obtain information and control over loading and transport fleets, such as cycle times, total truck hours, fuel consumption, among others . Connecting to MSHaulage is done quickly and easily. On MSPlanner's initial configuration screen, simply indicate which database and MSHaulage plan refer to and, after connecting, the information regarding the connected plan is detailed on the same screen. Made the connection with the MSHaulage plan, the fleets…
In today's Tips & Tricks, we're introducing Hexagon Mining's newest implicit geological modeling tool | MineSight. Launched during PDAC 2017 in Toronto, GeoLogic is used to validate, understand and interpret geology. With it you produce a geological model ready to code the block model. You can also quickly and accurately explore various scenarios of different interpretations and build complex shapes directly from holes, and keep them up to date with new data. Figure 1: Geological Model The tool offers a geological modeling approach with an intuitive interface and workflow. It is easy to use and easy to learn, with complete user control, creating reproducible and auditable models. GeoLogic uses algorithm and calculations designed to handle complex types of structural and lithographic information, as well as harnessing the power…
In today's Tips & Tricks, we're introducing the new StopeOptimizer! The new MineSight tool, StopeOptimizer allows you to quickly and easily conduct feasibility studies in underground mines, as well as analyze stope structures and economic scenarios StopeOptimizer automates stope design using a variety of creation methods of the shapes. With the ability to use design parameters and constraints, StopeOptimizer provides the optimal stope design to maximize the value of the orebody. The results (wireframes, coded block models and reports) can be used directly in strategic and tactical planning. The integration of StopeOptimizer with MineSight Mine Planning Suite is a huge time and money saver as it is a tool that can be fully integrated with the block model and MineSight 3D (MS3D). Output files can be easily used in our sequencing tools. “The deposits of minerals and metals used to…
