Overview

Hexagon's MinePlan Grade Control Geo is designed to standardize and integrate the grade control process within mining operations, ensuring tasks are completed sequentially without omissions. By leveraging MinePlan 3D, this solution optimizes the recovery of mineral resources through a streamlined, auditable workflow. The system manages blasthole surveys, geology, and grades using a SQL-based database combined with a Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QAQC) workflow. This integration facilitates informed, collaborative decision-making via a user-friendly interface, providing visibility into the grade control process. Additionally, the auditing feature records every transaction, enabling geologists and engineers to gain better insights into drilling and blasting (D&B) and grade control processes.

Features and Capabilities

• Integrated MinePlan 3D and SQL-Based System: Combines MinePlan 3D with a SQL-based database to manage blasthole surveys, geology, and grades efficiently.
• Standardized and Auditable Workflows: Ensures the entire grade control process is standardized and integrated within daily operations, with auditing capabilities that record every transaction for historical insight.
• Process Manager: Provides advanced functionality for importing, compositing, attributing, interpolating, coding, and more, using robust workflows tailored to the mine's specific needs.
• Dig Block Optimization and Material Routing: Defines dig blocks and routes materials in the Planner tool to optimize accounting for dilution, grade, and other geological factors.
• Seamless Communication with Stakeholders: Allows optimized dig blocks and polygons to be sent to the Fleet Management System (FMS), surveyors, and other stakeholders with a single click using the Release utility tool.
• Daily Dig Tool: Reports daily shovel progress and available muck when the shovel starts mining the routed material, enhancing operational tracking.
• Reconciliation Workflow: Compares block models and reports forecasted versus actual mined data, facilitating accurate assessments and adjustments.
• Logic and Model Calculation Tools: Enables running independent studies and audits, providing flexibility for various analytical needs.