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a newsletter for MineSightusers

Volume 19, Number 1 January 20

2003 Training Schedule Santiago, Chile; Tucson, Arizona................................................... .......... 11

Continuing Education. .............................. ............................. ......................... 2

Current AffairsNew Options Added to Contouring Surfaces,Class Order Rendering Tool,Customizing the Viewer Popup Menu............................. ......................... 4

Database CornerNew acQuire Drillhole View Options.........................................................8

MINTEC Directory............................ .............................. ............................ ...... 2

MINTEC, inc.s 20th Annual Seminar: An Education Opportunity.... 1

Trade Shows.....................................................................................................12

In This Issue

Attending MINTEC, inc.s 20th Annual Seminarwill be an excellent opportunity to become morefamiliar with all the enhancements and new develop-ments released over the past year. It is also a chanceto preview upcoming developments and provide

important feedback about your specific mine plan-ning software needs.

The following paragraphs outline some of the work-shops scheduled for the 2003 annual seminar:

acQuire Drillhole Views

The MineSightversion for acQuire createsdrillhole views (DHVIEW) directly from an acQuiredatabase. These DHVIEWs can be generated quickly to

visually check assay and geology data on cross sections.The assays and the geology can be displayed on screeneither by themselves or in combination. In the eventthe geology intervals do not match those of the assays,each set of data is extracted separately and displayedside by side along the trace of the drillholes. UsingacQuireEmbedded technology, you can edit acQuiredata directly in MineSight3-D. This new option willbe demonstrated in the workshop, and is available inthe current client release of MS3D v3.10-07.

Advanced MineSightOperations

This workshop willfeature the latestuse of technologiesin MinesightOpera-tions. Data Client

views, advancedscripting, and auto-mation will be the keypoints of discussion.

Learn about futuredirections for Mine-SightOperations and learn how other sites havebenefitted from this new product.

Conditional Simulation Applications Workshop

With a competitive environment for capital andresources in mining, it is crucial to understand the

risks assoc ate w t t e pro ects. on t ona mu-lation is a tool that can assist in quantifying risk asso-ciated with resource estimation and determination ofreserves. Since Conditional Simulation provides many

equally probable realizations, instead of one singlemodel as in the case of interpolation, it can be veryuseful to measure the variability encountered and tocomplete a sensitivity analysis of various problems.

The workshop will discuss the application ofConditional Simulation on different cases, anddemonstrate the available Conditional Simulationtools in Minesight.

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Accounting/Billing Diane Hanna

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Consulting/Projects/ James Bowman

On-Site Training Abdullah Arik

Contracts Shirley Deslauriers

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Training Seminars/ James Bowman

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January 202

MineSightfor Geologists

This introductory course is designed to familiarize mine geologists with MineSighttools through the use of MineSight3-D and MineSightCom-

pass interfaces. The course will begin with an overview of a MineSightproject setup, followed by a review of the tools within MineSight3-D.

Mine geologists will then become familiar with the tools used to handle exploration data such as entering holes, producing basic statistics, geologicalinterpretation, modeling, and plotting. Some of the more complex functions covered include slicing and spearing techniques along with handling of

faults, displacement, and more. CEU credits are available for this course.

MineSightfor Modelers - Geostatistics

This course is designed to introduce students to the more advanced geostatistical functions and tools within MineSight. Each day consists of a

morning theoretical session and an afternoon practical session where MineSightprograms are used to demonstrate the lecture materials. Instruc-

tors will cover general statistics, histograms, modeling variograms, nding anisotropy, grade tonnage curves, and much more. Interpolation routines

will also be covered including inverse distance weighting and different types of kriging such as Outlier Restricted Kriging, Simple Kriging, Nearest

Neighbor Kriging, and Co-Kriging. CEU credits are available for this course.

MineSight Update - Short Course

MineSighthas under gone many extensive updates in the past few years with many more planned. This two-day course is designed to familiar-

ize students with the latest tools and functions now operational in the system. The course is designed for those users who are already familiar with

MineSight3-D. Individuals may elect to extend their visit to a third or fourth day to practice with their own data while having an instructor available foquick referrals. CEU credits are not available for this course.

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MineSightePit

MineSightePit is the latest enhancement in openpit optimization programs. This version of the pro-gram develops a series of pushbacks and/or a final pitlimit using either the floating cone or Lerchs-Gross-mann algorithms. Various options exist so that the

user has a wide range of choices to read and/or calcu-late the design variable, based upon which phases andfinal pit limits are developed.

This module also has a module that can be used todevelop long-term mine schedules along with cutoffanalysis throughout the life of the mining project.The cutoff optimization process analyzes the availabil-ity of different processes in the operation and investi-gates how they interact, not only to make the miningfeasible, but also to provide the highest NPV

Furthermore, there are a number of programsavailable that allow us to manipulate the results inorder to display them in MineSightor any otherstandard spreadsheet programs.

GSM Tools

This workshop will explore the new GSM toolsin MineSight3-D and the new options in the GSMprograms. The new options will be demostrated andfuture development discussed.

New options or capabilities programs are:Clres.exe, Clratl.exe, Gn612add.exe, and Gnrat13.exe

Introduction to MineSight

GrailMineSightGrail is a replacement for the standardMineSightprocedure language. It is a flexible andpowerful tool for customizing MineSightfor imple-mentation engineers and end users. It exploits therichness of Python as a scripting interface and pro-

vides a flexible GUI layout tool. Grail procedures canbe run inside of MineSight Compass, using MultiRun,inside of MineSight, as well as executed in stand-alone mode. Access from Grail is available to the PCF,model files and MineSightResource files. The Grailinterface will be demonstrated using a number of

standard procedures, and a brief overview of the Grailsyntax will be shown.

MineSight3-D New Features for 2003

MINTECs development team has been hard atwork this past year adding new functionality andmany user convenience enhancements to MineSight3-D. In the latest version, we have added a large group

of new CAD functions including the Autoslicer Tool,the Selection Filter Tool, the Class Order RenderingTool (which allows you to set a rendering order to dis-play certain object classes on top of others), the End ofPeriod Maps Tool, an Analytical Volume Function, andthe Delete Duplicates Function. Enhancements havebeen added to the Selection and Triangulation menus,the Drillhole and Model View dialogs, and the Interac-tive Planner Tool. This workshop will outline the use ofthese new tools and enhancements and more.

MineSightStrategic Planner Workshop

Long range mine scheduling is critical to project

evaluations and strategic planning for a majority ofmining operations. MineSightStrategic Planner is thenew generation of our long-range scheduling program.The capabilities to schedule economics, tons andgrades, material destinations, and trucks and shovelsfor various mineral deposits are greatly enhanced.

We believe MineSightStrategic Planner provides thebest solutions to the practical scheduling challengesencountered by mines around the world.

MineSightStrategic Planner was circulated to betatesters last year. With feed back from the beta testers,MineSightStrategic Planner was further consolidated

This workshop will present a few sample applications.MineSightInteractive Planner

MineSightInteractive Planner (IP) is a tool designfor scheduling. It has been greatly enhanced for theuse of multiple ore percents and for coal projects.The IP tool will store the information in an open data-base. The scripts within IP will allow various functionsincluding editing the model, attributing informationon the data, as well as storing reserves, tonnage, andgrades for each cut or solid. It can also be used tostore important date information, trucks and shovel


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This months Current Affairs article reviews New Options Added to Contouring Surfaces, the Class OrderRendering Tool, and How to Customize the Viewer Popup Menu in your project.

New Options Added to Contouring Surfaces

Figure 1. Contour topography using optional index contours. For emphasis the index contours are a different color and thickness thanthe other contours.

Useful enhancements added to MineSight3-D v.3.10 are the ability to add an Index Contour, and if youwant smoothed contours, you can now specify the number of nodes per segment to use. The Contour Surfacedialog is found on the Polyline menu, Contour Surface.

To create Index Contours, enter an index increment in the contour surface dialog (if you are not creatingindex contours, then leave the input field blank). The index contour interval value should be evenly divisible bythe value of the Elevation increment. If it is not evenly divisible, then the Elevation contour value will the used.MineSightwill contour the specified surface using the start, end, and increment elevation values indicated.

Although the index contours are part of the newly created object, by default they are created using the sub-segment name, Index Contour, and are given the material type, Index Contour (Figure 2). To change theproperties, such as color or line thickness, you can change the display characteristics of the index


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contours within the object by usingElement | Attribute, picking one ofthe index contours, and changing itsmaterial. Do not change its name, justthe material. Changing the name willchange all of the index contours. If

you do change the name, you will have

to pick all the index contours, not justone of them. You can also change theproperties for the material, IndexContour; this will change the displayproperties for allelements with thematerial type, Index Contour.

Fi ure . n ex con ours are ven a ma er a ype o n ex on our . n s examp e,contouring is constrained within a polygon.

In addition to the Index Con-tour option, when you choose theoption to smooth the resulting con-tours, you must supply the numberof nodes per segment. The smooth-ness of the curve will increase withthe number of Nodes per segmentspecified. This will result in densifiedcontours with a smoother appear-ance, and therefore a larger object

(Figure 3).

. ot smoothing. The green polylines are con-tours that were created without using any smoothing, and the blue polylines are smoothed contours.

Class Order Rendering ToolThe Class Order Rendering tool allows you to control the relative order in which object types are displayed

in 2-D in the viewer. You can choose which objects will always be displayed in the background, and which aredisplayed on top of the other object types.


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In the example shown in Figure 4, grid sets are always displayed in the background, whereas drillhole viewsare always displayed in the foreground or on top of all other data object types. Use the Class RenderingOrder dialog to change the display order. This dialog is found under the Tools menu, Class Order Tool... .Select a data type (e.g., Geometry View), then use the Up and Down arrow buttons along the right side of thesetup dialog to change the order; move the selected functions to the top of the list, up one place, down one

place, or to the bottom of the list, respectively. The data object type at the top of the list is displayed on top ofall the other elements and conversely the data object type at the bottom of the list is displayed beneath all ofthe other elements. After making changes to the rendering order, click on OK to accept, or Cancel to discardthem. The settings are remembered between sessions of MineSightin the particular project.

Figure 4. The Class Rendering Order tool dialog is shown with a 2-D view where a Grid Set, a Model View, two Geometry objects and aDrillhole View are displayed.

In the example shown in Figure 4, drillhole viewobject types are always displayed on top of all other

data types, followed by Geometry objects, then Geom-etry View objects, and so forth. In this illustration,Grid Set(s) have the lowest priority and are displayedbeneath all other data object types.

How objects within a particular Class type (e.g.,Geometry objects) are rendered relative to eachother is determined by the order in which the objects

are opened. If you have three Geometry objects,close all of them, and then open them in the order

you want them rendered (1st

is top, 2nd

is middle, and3rdis bottom). In Figure 4, there are two Geometryobjects displayed; a pit outline and a topographictrace. Since the Geometry object representing topog-raphy was opened first, its outline is rendered on topof the pit object outline.


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Customizing the Viewer Popup MenuThe Viewer Popup Menu is a menu dialog from which you can select various functions (Figure 5). It is

displayed using a right mouse click from within the viewer window. The popup menu contains a list of the lastfunctions performed in MineSight3-D as well as any frequently used functions as configured by the user. It

is a huge time-saver for accessing frequently used functions. The functions can be accessed from one menuthereby eliminating the need to search for them.

Figure 5. Shows the Viewer Popup Menu Setup dialog (on the left), and the actual popup menu as it is displayed after a right-click in theviewer (on the right).

Frequently used functions are displayed in thetop portion of the popup menu (Figure 5, circled inred), and recently used functions are displayed atthe bottom of the menu (Figure 5, outlined in blue).Note that some functions are unavailable until anobject has been selected (Figure 5, right side).

Frequently used functions to the popup menu areadded to the popup menu from the setup dialog.It is accessed from the Tools menu, Viewer MenuPopup Properties... . The popup menu must first beenabled to allow a right-click with the mouse while inthe viewer to bring up the menu (Figure 5, circled in

yellow). Along the left side of the setup dialog is a listof available functions that can be added to the fre-quently used functions list. Select the functions you

want to add to the list, then use the arrow buttons

found in the middle of the dialog to add or removethem from your customized list. The number of func-tions you add to your frequently used list will only belimited by your display. The order of the functions onthe frequently used list can be organized by using theup and down buttons displayed along the right side of

the setup dialog. Move the selected functions to thetop of the list, up one place, down one place, or tothe bottom of the list, respectively.

The number of recently used functions thatare displayed in the popup menu is also set onthis dialog. In the example shown in Figure 5,ten recently used functions will be displayed. Thenumber can be changed and the number is only lim-ited by your display. Using zero will display none ofthe recently used functions.

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There are a number of options available for use when retrieving drillholes from the acQuire Data Modelfor use in a MineSightDrillhole View object. Some of the options available are new with the latest release ofacQuire (version 3.6.2). There are also a number of infrequently used options that will be explained.

Options at View Creation

When you create an acQuiredrillhole view from the Data Manager, the first dialog presents a number ofchoices:

New acQuire Drillhole View Options

There are two types of data that can be retrieved:

1. Drillhole This is for data that has a HOLETYPEof Drillhole in the HOLELOCATION table.

2. Point Sample the HOLETYPE is set toGeochem for point samples.

There are two choices for obtaining the data forthe view:

1. Get from database This is the usual choice.

2. Get from public cache This will retrieve datafrom a public cache. A cache is simply a file that wascreated from a previously created drillhole view. It iscalled a public cache since another drillhole view canaccess it.


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1. Store to the view as a localcache The data will be stored foruse only with this drillhole view.This is the usual option and is the

way views have been stored in thepast. If the drillhole data is beingretrieved from a public cache, theresulting view will be Read Only.

2. Store to the view as a publiccache - This is a new option andit will store the view so that otherdrillhole views can use the cache

to create a view and have the abil-ity to edit the view. (Not available

when data is being retrieved froma public cache.)

3. Dont cache the data Thedata will not be stored to a cachefile. This would be used if you wantthe drillhole view in MineSightto

be immediately refreshed when youfinish editing drillholes by closingthe Edit dialog. This is best with asmall number of drillholes.

Public Versus Local Cache

Public caches will most often contain a larger collection of drillholes. For example, in a production environ-ment, an overnight job would create a public cache of all active blastholes. During the day, individual userscould create drillhole views (saving to a local cache) from the public cache. The benefit here is speed. Creat-ing a drillhole view from cached data is much faster than retrieving from the database, especially for a largenumber of holes.

Data Source Stored As Edit database Edit Cache Auto RefreshDatabase Public Cache Yes Yes NoDatabase Local Cache Yes Yes NoDatabase Not Cached Yes Yes YesPublic Cache Local Cache No No NoPublic Cache Not Cached Yes Yes Yes

The Only load holes that have a assay or geology data check box controls whether holes without any assayor geology data get retrieved. For example, if you did not want to see blastholes without lab results, you wouldhave this box checked.

Once you have clicked OK on the acQuire View dialog, you will need to select the database or the publiccache you want to use as your data source. If you have opted for a public cache as the data source, you will see

a new dialog:Browse to the cache file you would like to use.

The next dialog will allow youto select which Collar, Assay, andGeology Items you would like touse in this view. You will not beable to filter Collar, Assay, or Geology Items, but you will be able toapply a Geographic filter to limitby coordinates or to limit to asingle bench.

If you check Enable geographic

range, you can fill in the coordi-nates for the filter and then clickthe Select Holes within rangebutton. The holes passing this filte

will be highlighted in the drillholelist on the left. You can then pressthe > button to copy these drill-holes to the right hand list.


Depending on which option was chosen above, there will be two or three choices for what to do with theretrieved data:

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information, and property information. New scriptsfor reporting equipment useage in a planning session

will also be demonstrated.

Plotting with MineSight

The scope of this workshop is to provide an overviewof the plotting tools in MineSightincluding practicaltips as they would be used in actual projects.

Specifically, this workshop will cover: setting multi-ple plotting areas (multiple viewers); title blocks; scalebar; legends/logos (e.g., jpeg logos); setting the proj-ect area, scale, and paper size; organizing and aligningareas on a plot; and saving settings for future plots.

Python Scripting in MineSightInteractivePlanner

This workshop focuses on the uses of scriptingwithin MineSightInteractive Planner, complete

with examples and options. The empahsis will be onwriting scripts for use within MineSightInteractivePlanner. We will go over the mechanics of scriptwrit-ing in this workshop. Areas of scripting to be coveredinclude reserves calculation, reporting, updatingof user attributes, creation of geometry, and more.

Also covered will be how to tailor existing scripts tofit individual needs. Some skeletal scripts, usable

with only minimal changes to achieve most requiredresults, will be included.

This new option is located inthe Assay tab of the Select datafrom acQuire dialog. The boxs there in case you are doing a

geology only view but you want theDrillhole trace to be de-surveyed

with the assays. If this box is notc ec e , t en t e trace woudiffer for assays and geology.

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Underground Scheduler

Currently underground scheduling is done withMinesightInteractive Planner. Specific tools thatare very useful for underground scheduling are the

Autoslicer and Import Multiple Solids. These toolsallow the creation of properly sized mining units forboth short- and long-term planning and automatic cal-

culation of tonnes and grades for these multiple units.This workshop will look at concepts under consider-

ation to expand underground scheduling capabilitiesto include manpower and equipment scheduling. Ourgoal is to not only provide reports and maps showingtonnes, grades, and planned mine advance by period,but also to consider mining crew requirements/utilization and equipment requirements/utilizationfor achieving the schedule. Critical Path techniques

with Gantt charts and their tie-in with the attributeddatabase of scheduling information currently availablefrom MinesightInteractive Planner will be among the

concepts discussed.Attendance at this informative and educational

seminar is one of the best ways to get the most fromyour maintenance dollars. And there is no better wayto add value to your company than by obtaining addi-tional training and sharpening your skills!

If you are not registered or need more informa-tion about the seminar and/or the post-seminartraining, visit our web site atwww.mintec.com/seminar/seminar.htmor contact Deb St. Aubin at520.795.3891, or by E-mail at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you there.

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MineSight Foregrounint

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(Tucson, Arizona)

February3-7 MineSight For Modelers - Geostatistics(3.5 CEUs)...........................................................................$2,50010-11 MineSightUpdate - Short Course ........................................................................................................1,000

11-14 MineSight For Geologists (2.8 CEUs) ..................................................................................................2,000

March11-14 MineSight Operations - Level 1(2.8 CEUs) .........................................................................................2,00018-21 acQuire ..............................................................................................................................................2,000

April7-11 20th Annual MINTEC Seminar14-16 MineSightfor Engineers - Pit Development and Scheduling ...............................................................1,50014-16 MineSightfor Engineers - Short-term Planning ...................................................................................1,50014-16 acQuire ..............................................................................................................................................1,500

May13-16 MineSightfor Engineers - Surface - Level 1(2.8 CEUs) .....................................................................2,00019-22 MineSightfor Engineers - Surface - Level 2(2.8 CEUs) .....................................................................2,000

June9-13 MineSight For Modelers - Geostatistics(3.5 CEUs).............................................................................2,50016-17 MineSightUpdate - Short Course ........................................................................................................1,000

Engineering Tasks wGeological Tasks wMineSightOperations wShort CoursesTareas de Ingeniera wTareas de Geologa wOperaciones MineSightwCurso Corto

MINTEC, inc. has been reviewed and approved as an Authorized Provider of continuing education and training programs bythe International Association for Continuing Education and Training.Our Authorized Provider # is 1532.

****Prices shown above are US$. For training through MINTEC Chile, please contact them directly.********Los precios de arriba son en dlares US$. Si solicita capacitacin en la ocina de MINTEC Chile,

por favor comucese con la ocina de Chile directamente.****

Each course can be customized andscheduled at any of the MINTEC, inc.

offices, or at individual site locations.One-on-one training can also be sched-

uled at site locations to include reviewingand assisting department personnel ondaily tasks. During training, the MINTEC

instructor offers project specific guidanceand direction toward the most proficient

use of the software tools to accomplishspecific tasks. Numerous sites have takenadvantage of one-on-one training withexcellent results, specifically with inter-

mediate and advanced users. Call orE-mail to arrange scheduling.

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MINTEC, inc. will attend thefollowing trade shows:

Cordilleran Roundup 2003Vancouver, BC, Canada

Jan. 27 - Jan. 30, 2003

SME Annual Meeting 2003Cincinnati, Ohio

Feb. 24 - Feb. 26, 2003

PDAC InternationalToronto, Canada

Mar. 9 - Mar. 12, 2003

Upcoming Seminars

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