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OVERVIEW
CAVING INPUTS
• Production Fields
• Custom Fields
• Attributes
EDIT PROJECT
EXPORT PROJECT
PGCA
IMPORT RESULTS
SLC SMOOTHING
ITERATIONS
REVIEW
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CAVING INPUTS – BLOCK MODEL
Block Model
Mandatory Fields
Rock Type
Format
Material Type
The regularization needs to be
Density
the same in the X and Y
Primary Grade
Z increment can be different, but
all must be a multiple of 1.25
Mandatory Fields although…
Other grades
Resource Classification
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REVIEW CAD
Attributes
• Unique Ring Name (this usually consists of Level, Cross cuts, Ring No.)
• SLC Ring Type Definition
• This defines the different ring types used in the SLC cave (undercut, 25m ring, 30m ring etc)
• UCUT_20
• SLC_20
• SLC_25
• SLC_30
• Simulation Flag to indicate which rings are to be used in the Cave Simulation.
• Filter for SLC rings
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REVIEW SCHEDULE – Production Fields
Although the import results function can write the
simulated production field results over the top of
the original interrogated results it is a good idea to
create a second set of production fields for the
simulated results.
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REVIEW SCHEDULE – Custom Fields
Shared between CAD and Schedule Can be stand alone in Schedule
• SLC Ring Type Definition – written from • Shut Off
the CAD
• Simulation Flag – written from the CAD
• Unique Ring Name – written from the
CAD
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CAVING PROJECT SETUP – Input and Outputs
Insert – Task Solids layer, Filter, Block Model and Schedule file
DXF layers – Browse for existing layers that you want to write out to a DXF file. The file will have the
same name as the project file.
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CAVING PROJECT SETUP – Block model Settings
Map the Blockmodel fields for Density, Material Type and Rock Type
Select grade fields and primary grade field
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CAVING PROJECT SETUP – SLC Attributes
Select method to name the SLC rings in PGCA
Select whether to use ShutOffs or not
Apply Ring Type field and Quantity field
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CAVING PROJECT SETUP – SLC Ring Names
Add SLC Ring definitions and map them the SLC Ring types defined in the CAD
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CAVING PROJECT SETUP – SLC ShutOff Mapping
Define which attribute/custom field defines the Shut Off
Click “Next” and “Finish” and then Click “Export Current Project”
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PGCA – Shut Off Settings
The input parameters shown for SLC shutoff modelling are defined as follows:
Instantaneous or Sample Average shutoff type determining the shutoff algorithm the program will use (described in
more detail below)
Sampling rate – Increment at which measurements are taken at the drawpoint to determine whether a drawpoint is
to be shut off;
Initial Shutoff (Tonnes) - Tonnes to be drawn before any shutoff is applied;
Initial Shutoff Grade - Shutoff grade to be applied after minimum draw is exceeded;
Final Shutoff (Tonnes) - Tonnes to be drawn before the “Final Shutoff Grade” is to be applied;
Final Shutoff Grade – Shutoff grade to be applied after the “Draw Factor” is reached;
Allowable empty buckets – The maximum number of times that a drawpoint can report that no ore is available to
draw in a given production period before draw is curtailed at that drawpoint due to it being open. When generating
results, an automatic output file called “SLCRingCompletion.csv” reports which rings have shutoff due to this
figure being exceeded.
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IMPORT RESULTS
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PRODUCTION SMOOTHING
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