Sequencing Accumulation and Reporting

Region Selection

Use the Region Selection option to create the mined sequence of the plan.

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Prerequisites

Before working in this option, it is recommended you first:

• Load the desired triangulations
• Load the desired Specification file
• If using the Interactive Selection method, define all targets using the Sequence > Target option

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Screen Pick

Select this option to define the mine sequence and the filter interactively from the Vulcan window. An example is shown below.

Figure 1 : Screen Pick Example

File Selection

Select this option to define the sequence from a listing of solids. Once you have selected at least two files, you will be prompted with the message, "Would you like to perform a custom sort?"

• Select No to process the solids as they are listed in the selection.
• Select Yes to sort the solids. The following panel displays.

Select Triangulation by Name

This panel is used to sort the triangulations by name, based on fields separated by the Field separator value. It prompts you to select the desired fields and define its type, (Alphabetic or Numeric) and sort order (Ascending or Descending).

Click OK to save your settings.

Interactive Selection

Select this option to define the mine sequence and the filter interactively from the triangulations loaded into the Vulcan window. The following panel displays.

Figure 2 : Interactive Triangulation Selection panel with Progress Chart

Each solid group inserted to the sequence is automatically updated in the report and will show a progress chart of each filter, with respect to the mine targets defined.

Progress Chart

This tab contains a chart for each field per period and for all filters for all periods together. You can display one specific filter, or display all filters.

Filter name

Select the desired filter from the drop-down to view in the progress chart. Choose All to view all filters.

Field

This drop-down contains a listing of the fields used in the mine target that will be used in the chart.

Percent or Tonnage values

You can switch between percent of target or tonnages per period.

Display Legend

Select this option to display a colour legend for the chart.

Figure 3 : Progress Chart example

Selected Files

This tab contains a listing of processed triangulations and their groups.

Report

Accumulation Report

Generate report

Select either of these options if you would like to generate a mine or mill report.  If the option to generate the report has not been selected then the option to show the target will be disabled.  The contents of the report is determined by the choices made on the Reporting panel.

Grade Variable

Select the grade variables from the drop-down lists. The variables come from the block model.

Update report

Click this button to generate an instant report in the STP Console window. Any changes made to the grade variable or minimum grade will be reflected in the report.

Discard grade values under a specific value

Select this option if you want to ignore grade values below a specific threshold.  Enter the minimum grade in the box provided.

Buttons

Add triangulation

Select this option to add one triangulation to the sequence, select the filter to use, pick the triangulation to add to the sequence, and indicate the pivot point to define the mined direction.

Add triangulations

Select this option to add two triangulations to the sequence, select the filter to use, and pick the triangulations to add to the sequence. The mined direction is defined by the vector between the centroids of the solids selected.

Append triangulation

Select this option to add a triangulation to the last group on the sequence.

Undo last operation

Select this option to unschedule the last solid(s) added to the sequence.

Display triangulation

Select this option to load and display one or more triangulations in Vulcan.

Clear

Select this option to delete the selected triangulation from the panel.

Clear All

Select this option to delete all triangulations from the sequence.

Clear by period

Select this option to select a period range to delete triangulations from the Region Selection list after an accumulation process has been done. The following panel will appear.

This panel is used to select a range - the Start period and the End period - to clear triangulations.

Edit Settings

Select a triangulation and click this option to display its Settings by Tri panel. You may modify the values, Field, Value, Calculate, and Panel Calculate, of the selected region (triangulation). See the topic Settings by Triangulation for detailed information.

Edit Pivot option

Select a triangulation and click this option to display its pivot point position(s). The data shown will change depending if you have selected a single triangulation, or a triangulation in a multiple triangulation set. See the topic Pivot by Triangulation for detailed information.

(Move to Top)

Select this option to move the selected entry to the top of the list.

(Move Up)

Select this option to move the selected entry up one line.

(Move Down)

Select this option to move the selected entry down one line.

(Move to End)

Select this option to move the selected entry to the bottom of the list.

Cut Face

Use linear face

Select this option to define a linear face from a pivot point.

Use radial face

Select this option to define a circular face from a pivot point.

Use custom face

This option is used only for sequencing a solid.

Solid sequence user defined face

Digitise face

Allows you to digitise the face in Vulcan.

Pick face

Allows you to pick a Vulcan object to be used as a face.

Display face

Display a previously saved face.

Remove face

Remove a previously saved face.

Region Properties

Use the Edit Settings and Edit Pivot buttons to adjust your settings if needed.

Force bench prioritisation in sequence

Select this check box to create the sequence using upper bench measurements first.

Activate triangulation highlight

Select this check box to enable the ability to highlight triangulations that are selected from the Region Select window. Additionally this option can load the triangulation if it is not already loaded.

Check precedences

Select this check box to, while using Screen Pick selection mode, avoid selecting a triangulation when there is a triangulation above it. Note enabling this functionality may slow the selection process.

Click OK to save the defined triangulation regions.

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Related topics

• Specification File

  • Periods

  • Block Models

  • Products

  • Process Plant

  • Tonnage and Bench

• Sequence

  • Filter Selection

  • Target

  • Region Selection

  • Output Triangulation Options

• Accumulation

• Reporting

  • Display Blocks

  • Display Triangulations

  • Generate Triangulations for Period

  • Solids Animation

• Save