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MPSO Shovel Control: Control of excavators in sequencing. Did you know that MinePlan Schedule Optimizer (MPSO) has an option that allows the user to easily control/associate excavators in their project? The Shovel Fleets option, located on the Advanced Constraints tab of the MPSO, allows the user to associate excavators by phases, banks, cuts and periods, in addition to allowing control of the number of equipment to be used. When accessing this tab, the central windows can be used to specify which of the options the equipment will be associated with. In the Properties window, you must select Shovels as the restriction type, and later, specify the periods in which this restriction will be applied and the desired equipment in the Shovels Fleets option. Use the Apply option to confirm it. Figure 1: Advanced Constraints tab – MPSO. After clicking Apply, you can access the Shovel Constraints window and…

Calculated Sample Attributes: Variables calculated in MinePlan Drillhole Manager. Did you know that MinePlan Drillhole Manager is able to perform calculations and store its results in a variable for samples? In today's Tips & Tricks, we'll learn more about the calculated variables of the Drillhole Manager. Calculated variables can be used in a variety of ways to help you with multiple tasks and analyses. To create a calculated field in MinePlan Drillhole Manager, access the project setup area under Project > Setup. From the drop-down menu, select the Calculated Sample Attribute option. The variable must belong to one of the available Coverages, and must be configured according to its purpose. See, in Figure 1, the configuration window of a calculated variable. Figure 1: Configuration of a calculated variable. When creating a variable of this type, you must create a code…

Event types in GeoLogic: The best geological modeling techniques in MinePlan. Did you know that GeoLogic has several predefined event types to aid in the implicit geological modeling process? In today's Tips & Tricks, we'll talk about each of them. When opening GeoLogic, you will immediately notice a band on the upper edge with several event icons (Figure 1). Each one of these icons represents a type of object to be modeled by the software and brings together optimized settings for that. It is up to the user to choose the tool that best represents the desired object to be modeled. Figure 1: GeoLogic interface highlighting the different types of events. In general, it is possible to group events into the following classes: Events with hanging wall and foot wall: stratigraphy, dyke/vein and weathering; Zone events: topography, fault and unconformity; Solid…