Coal Reserves menu contents
This section describes the options under the Coal Reserves submenu. It is used to estimate the volume, tonnage, quality etc. of an underground coal mine. The underground coal mine is designed through the Coal Development submenu.
Use the Open Mine Workings option to define a working layer. All underground coal design work, such as drivages, panels and outlines, will be placed in this layer.
Use the Geology Setup option to set the parameters describing the horizons and their qualities, which are to be used in reserve calculations. This does not have to be the whole geological environment of the coal deposit, you can specify just one horizon.
Use the Project option to create the 3D blocks that will be used to reserve.
Use the Reserve Setup option to set up the reserve calculation parameters.
Use the Run Reserve option to calculate the reserves. The parameters that describe which blocks to reserve are specified through the Reserve Setup option.
Use the Delete Projected option to delete the 3D blocks that were created through the Project option.
