1. Create a Setup

Source file: 1-origin-blocks-setup-create.htm

Origin Blocks is a simplified mid-term scheduler that uses approximated geometric data to generate mining sequences. The simplified calculation process allows for the evaluation of much larger models in a setup.

To create an Origin Blocks setup, complete the following steps:

  1. Go to the Home ribbon > New Setup group and click Origin.

    2. The New Origin Setup panel will appear.

  2. Configure the following:

    • Name. Enter the name of your setup.

    • Type. Select Blocks.

    • Primary Objective. Select one of the following primary objectives:

      • Material Movement: Use diggers to model the movement of material from all pit and stockpile sources to all mill and stockpile destinations. See Material Movement for more information.

        Or

      • Equipment: Use diggers, trucks, and road networks to model the movement of material from all pit and stockpile sources to all mill, stockpile, and waste utility destinations. This includes modelling truck movement and available hours. Setups can be limited by truck hours when required. See Equipment for more information.

    • Optional Objectives. Select additional objectives as required:

      • Min-Max: Target a required grade profile or an accumulation of a model item per period. See Min/Max Objectives for more information.

      • Blend: Achieve blend targets through prioritising mining sequences that produce better blend outcomes by redirecting material that was bound for a stockpile directly to a process and, optionally, by redirecting material between processes. See Blend for more details.

      • NPV: Perform value calculations during a schedule optimisation to generate higher values based on costs and revenue. See Net Present Value for more information.

        Note:  The Min-Max and Blend objectives cannot be combined in a single setup.

         

  3. Click OK.

    Evolution will add the setup to the project explorer.