Compositing Assays to the Chosen Bench Height

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Compositing Assays To TheChosen Bench Height

2007 Dr. B.C. Paul

{Note The Name !ine"ight# an$ the Program $escri%e$ are property o&!intec 'nc Tucson( Ari)ona*


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+here Does This All ,it

+ith -a Assay Data an$ Topography erepresent our $eposit as a series o& %loc/s

+e use 'nterpolation Techniues toPre$ict Bloc/ 1ra$es an$ Properties &romDrill Hole Data

A !o$el that gies aerage geologicproperties &or %loc/s o& earth is a geologic%loc/ mo$el


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+hat +ill +e Do +ith 't

+e use our economic $ata to assign a 3alue to each %loc/ o& groun$

+e then hae a computer routine $ig usthe %iggest set o& %loc/s that ma/es us thelargest pro&it This set o& %loc/s is our ultimate pit

,or planning purposes e ill $eci$e ho toe4pan$ the pit out to those limits


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+hat Do +e Hae

+e hae a $igital representation o& oursur&ace

+e hae a &ile that contains all our corehole assays an$ their locations


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+hat +ill +e Do ,irst5

+e nee$ to composite our $rill holeassays oer our %ench heights Typical open pit techniues hae little a%ility to

selectiely mine oer a %ench heightNee$ our interpolata%le $ata in a similar &orm to

hat e ill nee$ 6ie our geologic %loc/ mo$el

A ,ile 8 stores $rill holes that hae %eencomposite$ to the height o& our mining%ench +e ill create that ,ile 8


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1o to the !ine"ight Hea$ing an$ 9e&tClic/ to Pull Don the !enu

9e&t clic/ onCompass


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+e +ill 1o to !ine"ight# Compass toCreate a "ample Composites ,ile

9e&t clic/ the pro:ectsTa%

9e&t Clic/ on Pro:ect,ile ;$itor 'con

6the opening yello,ol$er


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A$$ >ur 1ra$e "torage -euest

Purple ,iel$s sho-e&erence items that!inesight ill inclu$eBy $e&ault.

To these ' ant to a$$Cu an$ !o6Note it is also importantTo set the minimumAn$ ma4imum range

A precision o& the $ata+e ill composite


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No "ae 't To The Pro:ect ,ile


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"en$ it to ;ur/8.$at 6>r hat eer else you name it ? characters the num%er 8 an$ a .$at


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>ur Program Proclaims 'ts "uccess


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A @uic/ Chec/ o& the ,iles Con&irms it isThere


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No +e Hae Create$ a ,ile e ill putsomething in it ith a compositing routine

>n the menu ta% e+ill as/ it to sho usCompositing programs

+e ill loo/ $on the9ist an$ pic/ %ench

compositing


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't As/s A%out Areas to Composite6' can $e&ault on most things cause ' ant to compositeeerything

Clic/ the &orar$Arro to moe

on


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't Nee$s to no +hat 1ra$es toComposite

' can use pullDon menus

n$ pic/ o&&hat ' ant

6o%iouslyCu an$ !o inThis case


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;nter an$ Tell it to !oe >n

' $i$ tell it to put'ts reports in an

-pt &ile 6hich is+hat it $i$ ith>ther reports


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1et a Page o& Compositing >ptions That$ont apply to me right no

!oe on


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1ies !e a Compositing >ptions "creen

The $e&ault is %yBench height %utnly or/s &orertical holes6has a %unch o&>ptions &or han$ling

NonEertical holes

"ince our holes are all ertical e ill $e&ault an$ moe on


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As/s i& e ant to use any specialeighting system &or our assay aerages

6the $e&ault is to :ust eight %y length o& the sample

Thats goo$ &or us 6since e hae no special eight $i&&erences


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'& it ,in$s Anything that "eeme$ 'rregularit ill arn you so you can loo/ at the

reports


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9ets A$mire >ur Drill Hole Data6>/ yourpro%a%ly $ying to /no hat /in$s o& gra$es you hae

+e ill start %yCreating a $rill holeie

1o to ,ile to pull $onA menu

"elect ne to pop outA si$e menu

"elect Drillhole ie

A menu ith oneChoice pops out

Ta/e it


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't +ants Fou To 1ie 't A Name


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't Nee$s a ,ile to Tell it +hat Area toDra a Picture >& 6The natural choice is to pic/ the

pro:ect control &ile that has our ie limits


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No ' 1et A Choice o& Pro:ect Control,iles 6o& hich ' only hae one

Note that it is ery

Han$y to /no hatin$ o& $ata is store$'n $i&&erent &ile types

a &ile G0 is a pro:ectControl &ile


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' Can Choose ;ither to 9oo/ at !y>riginal Assay ,ile or !y Composite ,ile

A &ile 8 is a composite

A &ile GG is an assay6the selection is!a$e %y le&t clic/ingThe appropriate-a$io %utton


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Fou Nee$ to 9e&t Clic/ on the Assay an$"urey ,iles to nce selecte$They ill turnBlue an$ the>/ %utton

Turns $ar/ !eaning it canBe selecte$6hen its graye$>ut it is not"electa%le

"electe$ o/


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't +ants to no +here to 1et 'tsCoor$inates

The "urey ,ile"eems a &ine choiceTo me.

9e&t Clic/ >/ to!oe on.


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't +ants to no '& ' +ant to 9imit +hatCan %e Displaye$

Fou can ma/eThings run more9eanmean %yeeping $on+hich aria%les

Can %e $isplaye$But this also limitsChoices.

'm going to pic/No.


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't +ants !e to "elect the Holes to Display

' $o %eliee ' ill pic/An All option


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9ets 9oa$ Them


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No ' Can "ee !y Drill Holes

'$ %e een more

;4cite$ i& ' coul$"ee more than1ray lines.


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9ets ;nhance that n the $rillholeie properties

Clic/ CutEo&&

This %rings up"ome ranges 'Can set color1raphics &or.


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9ets Put in >ur CutE>&& 1ra$es

"tart at the top an$Type in the top o& each1ra$e range

n your /ey%oar$ to!oe $on to the ne4t

' use$ 0 to 0.GI aste.GI to .JG 9each

.JG to .8 -egular !ill.8 to I.2 High 1ra$e


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No Highlight >ur 1ra$e -ange

Clic/ on Properties


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No Pic/ K"et Color %y -angeL

+e are going to pic/ separate colors &or each gra$e interal


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"et it to go &rom Blue &or 9o 1ra$e to-e$ &or High


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Note +e No "ee ;ach 1ra$e o& >re+ith A "eparate Color

+e can;4plore

Aroun$ in>ur ie to"ee hatThe $rillholesHae.6+e coul$ also

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