Import Blast Holes

CSV Column Mappings tab

Use Import Blast Holes to import values from a nominated CSV file into the blastholes of the currently active blast.

Diagram 1 CSV file format (as viewed through Vulcan Text Editor)

In the example shown above the first line of the CSV file is used to identify the case sensitive variable names, i.e. iron (fe) and silica (sio2), with the following entries containing field values and hole numbers. A single alphanumeric character, in this case a comma, has been used to separate each variable and its value.

Instructions

On the Grade Control menu, click Import Blast Holes to display the Import Blast Holes panel.

Column

These values are drawn from the CSV header and cannot be edited.

Grade Control Attribute

You will be required to map the CSV columns to the blast hole identifier, such as blast hole name or number. and at least one other attribute.

Use the drop-down list in each row to match the value in the first column to the Grade Control Attribute in the second column. The attribute values are drawn from the descriptions given in the Grade Control database.

Click OK.

The values are then imported into the blast.