GC Data Integration

Purpose

Integration GC Data for controlling the quality and quantity of extracted minerals to enhance operational efficiency, economic viability, and environmental sustainability. 

If you wish to integrate Grade Control Data, please inform Alastri Support that you would like to request integration.

How does it work 
Settings step

To display the Grade Control step in the Setup Task list, in the Settings step flag the Use External Grade Control Data Source and Use Extension option.

Make sure that Use Extensions and Enable Dig Plans options are ticked as well. You cannot Use External Grade Control Data Source if Enable Dig Plans is disabled.

The option Maximum Grade Block Overlap (%) accounts for polygon overlap in the Geology grade control database. As an example, if the value is 10%, blocks with up to 10% overlap can be imported, and the outlines will be adjusted to account for this overlap. Reserves will be recalculated to account for this so no double counting of reserves can occur.

Extensions steps

You will also need to import the appropriate extensions. Import the applicable scripts in the Extension Source and Extension Data Sources setup steps.

Extension Source

In the Extension Source step click on the folder icon and browse to the relevant folder location containing the current “Extension.sln” file.

Extension Data Sources

In the Extension Data Sources step, import or refresh external data sources files.

• Successfully loaded files will be marked with a green check mark in the Loaded column.
• Use the green arrow to reload file after making changes to it.
• Use the folder icon to import new Grade Control Data Source file, or specify a path to the new file location.
• Use the floppy disk icon to export the loaded data source file.
• Use the red cross icon to remove the data source file.

Grade Control Setup

Grade Control Blocks mapping

Press Refresh button to open Grade Control Mappings window.

The Grade Control will require a refresh when modifying the following in regard to Block Model setup:

• Adding a new row;
• Editing the name of an existing row;
• Changing the type of row.

Add a template for grade control blocks mapping. To do this, press the blue plus button or import template from a “.GCMappings” file.

After making changes in the appropriate tabs, press OK to confirm and return to the main setup area.

The status bar at the top displays time of the last mapping data update (Last Refresh: <…>).

Reserves Mapping tab

Go to the Reserves Mappings tab to map Reserves and Parcels.

The reserves fields to map appear in red and blue text in the right-hand columns. Drag variables from As Number and As Text columns to the right into the appropriate fields to map parcels with numeric or text variables.

Once finished mapping, all required numerical values mappings can be saved for backup or sharing by clicking the Export button.

Phase Mappings tab

Go to the Phase Mapping tab to map Phases and Materials from Rapid Reserver with Grade Control Database.

• Expand the tree to the required phase in Rapid Reserver and from the Grade Control Database Mapping(s) dropdown select applicable database(s).

Map GC materials with RR parcels:

• Make sure the material mappings in the Grade Control Database Material and Rapid Reserver Parcel columns are correct - they should match.

Solid Property Mappings tab

• Map levels created in RR > Tables setup step with GC database fields containing Blasts, Digs and Grades data.
• Map Rapid Reserver Solid Properties with GC database fields containing solid properties, if any.
• Flag levels and solids properties you wish to override.

 

Blocks and Nodes Tree

• Expand the tree structure to the record required (as per Mine - Pit - Phase - Bench - Blast - Flitch - Solid) and double click to center it in the viewport.
• View the total number of grade control blocks by levels (the Total Grade Blocks column).
• Flag grade control blocks you want to see further and use in the scheduling.
  • Not flagged blocks will be shown as Not Included polygons (red by default) won’t be displayed in the Designer tab.
• Amount of the selected grade control blocks on the level is shown in the Selected Grade Blocks column.
• The Volume column - cubic meters of the grade content (applies to solids only).
• The UID column - unique identifier of the record (applies to solids only).

Flag the Show Empty Nodes checkbox to include empty blocks (not including grade controls data) in the tree. They will be shown in grey.

Reserves panel

The Reserves panel provides detailed information on the material content in the selected parcels.

Material parcels are loaded and configured as in the RR. Block Model step.

• Select from the tree any level(s) you wish to display the reserves data for.
• Toggle the Min/Max button to display/hide detailed grade information. When the full information is displayed, you will see the grade total, as well as the minimum and maximum values.
• From the Parcel field dropdown, select the parcels you wish to display in the Reserves panel.
• From the Fields field dropdown, select the data fields you wish to display in the Reserves panel.
  
  

Export Options

Use the export button to:

• Save data in ".xlsx" format for later use in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets - “Export to Excel” option.
• Save data in ".tst" format for later use in text editors, or in ".csv" format - “Export to Text/CSV” option.

 

Designer tab

The imported Grade Control blocks will be shown in the Designer tab with a hatch pattern specified in the Settings > Hatch Patterns > Designer - Grade Control Hatch.

Grade Control blocks can only be edited on the dig level.

Select grade control block and review its reserves vs block model data.

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