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Geology Training Manual MAPTEK Pty Ltd

VULCAN 4 – Training Manual Copyright

2003 Maptek Pty Limited

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Contents

TA$L% &' C&NT%NT# Chapte r 1 : In tr oductio n. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. ..1 Chapte r 2 : Data base Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Desi gn For mat.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3 Li br ar y Di ctio nary.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3 Header ed Templ ate .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3 ODBC Desi gn.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 4 Cre ati ng a Desi gn ( Data sheet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Im por tin g Data ... . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..8 Chapte r 3 : G eol ogy Dril l in g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . .9

In to r ductio n.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... . 9 Loadi ng Dr i l l hol es.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..9 Open i ng adr i l l hol e d at aba ..................................... se Loa di ng D r i l l hol es y B Name ..... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....1 0 Loa di ng D r i l l hol esBy Sect ...... i on..... ...... .............................1 1 Loa di ng D r i l l hol esBy Pol ygo ..... n...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ......1 1 Load Dr i l l hol es B y Sel Fi l e ( sel ect i on fi l e)...... ...... ...... ..... .......1 2 Loa d Dr i l l hol es y B Ext en ...... t...... ...... ...... ...... ......................1 2 Load Dr i l l hol e Col l ar Posi t i o ...... ns...... ..... ............................1 3

Model l i ng a stru ctu rel ogged by dri l l i ng. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 3 Onscre en Dr i l l hol e Anal ysi s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 5 Id entif yi ng D r i l l hol es.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1 6 Label l i ng D r i l l hol es.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1 7 Changi ng th e Col our f o Dr i l l hol es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 7 In tra ecti ve Composi teDi spl ay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 8 Chapte r 4 : Legends.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2 0 Cre ati ng a new Legend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 0 Edi ti ng a Legend Schema. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 2 Del etin g a Legend.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2 2 Chapte r 5 : Feat ure s.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 3 Cr eatin g a Featu r e.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 4 Modi fy i ng a f eatu r e.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2 5 Del etin g e Fatu r es.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2 6 Chapte r 6 : C omposi tin g. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . .2 7 Genera tn i g C omposi t e P ara met er Fi l es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 i v

Contents Run Len gt h Com posi t i ng Tec hni que ...... ...... ...... ...... ..............2 8 Cre ati ng a Composi teFi l e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ..3 0 Di spl ayi ng Composi teFi l es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1 Chapte r 7 : Geol ogi cal In te rp re ta ti ons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Cre ati ng th e In tr e pre tt ao i n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. ..3 4 Chapte r 8 : St at is t ic s.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3 8 Sett i ng up your Sta ts i ti cs Sessi on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 8 Sel ecti ng th e Dataf or Sta ts i ti cs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 9 I SI S Dat aba ses ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... .............. 39 Mapfi l es ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........................4 1 Gr aphi ng Sta ts i ti cal Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .4 3 Chapte r 9 : Appendix1. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .4 6 Gl ossary of Ter ms.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .4 6 Data file:......................................... ............................. ......................... 46 Database (DB):............................. ............................. .......................... .46 Database Listing (dbl):............... ............................. ........................ ..... 46 Datasheet and Datasheet name (dsn):............... ........................ ......... ...46 Design Database (dgd):................ ............................. ............... .......... ..46 Drillhole Database:............................. ............................. .....................46 Fields:................................... ............................. ............................. ...... 46 Index File:............................. ............................. ...................... .......... ..46 ISIS Database system:..................... ............................. ...................... ..47 ey:................ ........................................... ............................. .............. 47 !andatory (field):................................... ....................................... ...... 47 "#tional Dataset Identifier $odi%:................ ........................................47 &ro'et ode $#ro'%:......................... ............................. .............. ........ 47 *eord:......................... ............................. ............................. ............ ..47 Synonym:..................................... ............................. ...................... ..... 47

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Chapter 1: Introduction

about l i t hol ogy,bl ea ch i ng, st r uct ur e an d assays. A si mul at edgeo l ogi ca l Thi smanuali nt r oducesyout o i nt erpre t at i onhasbeen som e of t he sk i l l s e rqu i r edandper f or med on som e of t he t ool s a va i l abl e o t c ompl et e ava i l abl el en ses . T heseen ses l geol ogi cal t ask s n i VULCAN. ar e ab lel l ed Q1 T t hr ou ght o T Q3. Theset asksi ncl udecr eat i ng dat abas es, i mport i ng d at a n it o Ref ert o A ppen di x 1f oran dat abas es, gen er ai t ng exp l anat i on oft he fi l es i w t hi n co mposi t edfil es r om f dri l l hol e t he cou r sedi r ect ory. dat ab ase s an d pr od uci ng ge ol ogi ca li nt erp ret at i ons. Thet r ai ni ngcour seusesa publ i c d omai n dat aset oft he S i n Quyen ep d osi ti n V i et nam. T hi s i s al argendevel u op ed cop per /go l d dep osi tl oca t ed wi t hi nt heDaRi verMobi l eBel t ofnor t her n Vi et nam. Seven t eenor e b od i es occu ri n t he orm f ofvei ns or a ch i ns o f l en sesevel dop edal on g sh ear f r act ur es nimet aso mat i sed host r ock s w hi chi ncl ude gn ei ssi c gran i t es, mi casch i st s a nd met asom at i t es.

T he da as etosi cov e r sI a ma l lp ar t of t h et d ep t . ts h as b e en al t ered t o si mul at e st ru ct ur al an d bl each i ng n if orm ai t onnot av ai l abl e rom f t he o rgi inal dat a. Thedr i l l hol edat abasecont ai ns 77 dri l l hol es, wi t h i nf orm at i on 1

Chapter 2: Database Management Dat ab ase s ar e man age d u si ng t he si Is Dat abase d E i t or . I si s

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an d an Opt i on alDat as etI den t i fier . VULCAN Dat abases Ast henamesuggest s,t he dat aset i den t i fier si o pt i onal , and s d esi gn edt o al l ow t he u sero t VULCAN usest wobr oadt ypesof i ea sl i y d i st i ngu i shbet ween dat ab ases, namel y ,t hose abases , part i cu l ar l y h tose con t ai ni ng dat a ori gi nat i ng f r om dat t ai ni ng h te sam e yp tes of a sou r ceext er nalt o V ULCAN, con dat a. h T er eor fe dat ab ase names an d h tos e gener ae td by VULC AN. t ak e h te orm f : Anexampl eoft hefir stt ypeof dat ab ase i gh m t be aDr i l l hol e < od i >. Dat ab ase.heTsecon d yp t e of dat abase si yp ti ca l l y aDesi gn Fo r user defi neddesi gn s Dat abase con t ai ni ng sp at i al ( f o rm erl y d a t a sh eet s) i t i s agood i nf orm ai t on(

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sec t i on o ft h eepa n el en t er sel ect f r om t h d r op d ow n, or l i sts, t he f ol l owi ng i nf orm at i on. B ol d ext t i ndi ca t es ht e fi el d i n whi ch t o e nt er he t n i f orm at i on .

15.I a. Length – Useyou r n t he Ta bl e P r op ert i es Csc ol l ar . asc l e fi o t sect i onoft he n ew t ab l e det erm i ne h te en lgt h of en t er , or se l ec tf romt he t hi s fi el d. dr op dow n l i st s,t he f o l l ow i n g i n f o rm a t i on. B ol d b. Requ i r ed Y – es t ex ti ndi ca t es th e fi el d i n no ny ms – H c. Sy oeI ld whi cht oent ert he Tip! i nf orm at i on . I n t he Fi el d Prop ert i espanel ,i f a. Na me – u Srvey yousel ectYesi nt heRequi r ed b. Desc r i pt i on – u s rv ey fiel d, t hendat ai n t he a sso ci at ed data fiel d i n you rr el eva nt ASCI I fil e no ny ms –S urvey mustbe com pl et e. l A l keyfiel ds c. Sy sh ou l d b er eq ui r ed . A l so , on l y 16.Ent ert he fi el d pr op ert i es or f usea sy nonym i f youca n fin d ea chfiel d ( f ol l ow st ep s 1 0 t o t he mat chf oryou r fiel d. 13) .

TheSurveyTabl ei sdi spl ayedi n 12.Com pl et e st ep s 10t o 1 2 f or F i gu r e 1 2 . t he e rm ai ni ng fi el ds. 13.Sel ect t he F i l e >Save op t i on .

Thi scompl et est hedesi gnf ort he fir stt abl e.We w i l l now cr ea t e h te Fi gu r e 12 Survey abl Te Surv ey ab tl e. 14.Sel ect t he Tab l e/A ppen d op t i on .

Youhavenow cr eat edt wot abl es. Tryt ocr eat et her emai ni ngt wo t abl es Geo ( l and Assay ) you r sel f .

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TheI nser topt i onpl acesat abl e TheGeolt abl ei sdi spl ayedi n bef or et hecur r ent l ysel ect ed Fi gu r e 1 3 an dt he A ssay ab l t e t ab l e,wher eashe t A ppen d i n Fi gu r e 1 4. opt i on pl aces t he a tbl e a f t er he t cu rr en t l y s eec lt edt abl e.

4. Ent ert he O pt i on alDat abaseI dent i fier( ODI ) CSVLOAD.

Fi gu r e 13 Geo l Tabl e

5. Leave t he e rm ai ni ng p an el opt i ons seto t t hei r d ef aul t Next . and sel ect 6. Sel ol l ars. ascf ec tCsc r om the Col l ar d r op dow n l i st .

Fi gu r e 14 Ass ayTabl e

Once ou y ar e su r e h tatyou r dat abasei s co rr ect , save t he desi gnand t henexi tI si s.

7. Sel set d ec tt he C ol l a r fiel con nect i on s rad i o but t on Next and sel ect . 8. Use ht e d r op dow n l i st s o t mat ch ht e ap pr op r i at e da t a fil e o tt he d at abasefiel d, i . e. BHI D t o B HI D, an d se l ec t OK.

9. Sel urvey. asc ec tCss f r om the Survey d r op dow n l i st . I n t hi s ex erci se ou y wi l l use ht e 10.Sel set fiel d ect t he S urvey Envi sage > i l e F> mp Ior t CSV con nect i on s rad i o but t on op t i ont o mp i ort t he d at ai nt oa and sel ect Next . dat ab ase eat cr edont he fl y r f om 11.Sel Index ec t BHI D f r om t h e yourdesi gn. Fi el d dr op dow n l i st .

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12.Use ht e d r op dow n l i st s o t mat ch ht e ap pr op r i at e da t a fil e o tt he d at abasefiel d, i . e. 1. Sel ect t he F i l e >I mport Mt oBRG,andsel ectOK. Exp or t> m Ipor t CSV opt i on . AZI 13.Rep eat st ep s 1 0t o 1 2f or ht e 2. Chan get he da t a fi l e r em a i n i n g A S C I I fi l es ( i . e. ex t en si on t o a . sc. Csa ssay. as c an d C sgeol . as c) 3. Sel ect t he d esi gn ( dat ash eet ) Next and sel ect when t he na meDHD f r om t he D at a Dat a Fi l e o t record Shee t Name dr op dow n l i st . con nect i on s p an eli s r ed i sp l aye d.

Exercise 1-2- Importing Data

14.Savehe t sp eci ficat i on s a s ASCI MPORT.

Thedr i l l hol edat awi l lnow be i mport ed( t he p r og r essfo t he i mport i ng w i l l be d i sp l ayed on t he scr een) an d h te CSVLO AD dat abas e w i l l be creat ed .

Exercise 1-3 – Displaying drillholes 1. Sel ect t he G eol ogy > Dr i l l i ng > O penDat ab ase opt i on . 2.Sel ectDHD f r om t he Dat as hee t namedr opdow n l i st. 3.Sel ectCSVLOAD f r om t he Opt i on alDat aba se I den t i fierd r op dow n l i st . 4. Sel ect t he G eol ogy > Dr i l l i ng > Load yB N ame opt i on.

5. Leav e h te Loa d Dr i l l hol es panelseto t i t s d ef aul t val ues.Thi swi l lensur et hat al l of t he dri l l hol esare l oa ded . 6. Sel ec t a col ou r sc hem e or f t he d ri l l hol es .

Chapter 3: Geology Drilling

Loading (rillhole

+ntrodu"tion

Opening a drillhole database

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Bef ore oa l di ng dri l l hol es on sc r ee n we m ust fir st open t he dr i l l hol e dat ab ase.em R em ber r dat abase si ca l l ed Loa d dri l l hol eson scr een . ou t hor dem odh . d. Mod elst ru ct ur es og l ged i n dri l l hol es. Anal ysedr i l l hol es.

Exercise 2 - To open a drillhole database

Chan ge ht e d i spl aye d col ou r sc hem a ofsel ect ed 1.Sel ect dri l l hol es. Geol ogy> Dr i l l i ng> Open . Di sp l ay/ ed i tt he dow nhol e su rvey dat af or d rl i l hol es . Accesst heFul lScr een Edi t or . Load a dat n it o a U VLC AN database.

Fi gu r e 3 1 Open r D i l l hol e Wehaveal r eadyexami nedt he database l astt wo opt i ons i l st edabove i n t he se ct i ononDat ab ase Man i pul at i on . I n t hi s sect i onwe nt he O penGeol og i cal wi l lcoveral loft heot heropt i ons, 2.I Dat a b ase an p el sel ect t he an d al so exp l or e h te F eat ur e E di t

and Legen d E di t op t i on s.Let ’ s Dat as he et am e box and ect h etN r eq u i r ed fir stl oo k at t he d i ffer en t wayso tsel dat ash eet ,i . e.sel ect DHD, l oad dri l l hol es n o screen . Fi gu r e 3 1. 3.Ent er t he O pt i onal Dat abase I den t i fier ,i . e.en t er E DMO. 4.Se l ect OK.

Not hi ng w i l l appearo th ave hap pen ed u b tt he dat aba sehas beenopened. Ther ear efivedi ffer entwayst o l oad dri l l hol es n o screen : •

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Tor emovedr i l l hol esf r om t he screen sel ect Geol ogy> Dr i l l i ng> Rem ove .

Loading Drillholes By Name Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad dri l l hol es by t hei r d rl i l hol e i den t i fier s. W i l d ca r ds may be use d, ei t her * f or m ul t i pl e ch aract ers, or % f or a si ngl e ch aract er .

Tip! Thi sopt i onwi l lnotwor ki ft he scr eenhas een b set t o avi ew usi ng Vi ew>Change>Vi ew>Sect i on.

Tovi ew t henameofadr i l l hol e on scr een hover t he cu r sor over t he dri l l hol et ra ce . 1. Sel ect Geol ogy>D r i l l i ng>L oad By Nam e. Loading Drillholes By Section

Exercise 3 - Loading drillholes By ame

2.I nt he pan elent ert he dri l l hol e n ame e rq ui r edor usewi l dca rd s,i . e.en t er *, T i s o pes t i ona l l ow y ou t o l oad dh ri l l h ol y b as d i st an ce r om f a Fi gu r e 3 2. gi ve n se cti on l i ne.A se cti on l i ne mustbe cr eat edbef or e u si ng t hi s op t i on . O nl yt hos e dri l l hol eswhos e co l l ars r a e wi t hi nt heboundsoft hesect i on l i ne w i l l be o l aded . Fi gu r e 3 2 Load i ng dri l l hol e Tip! dat aba se b y n ame

Dri l l hol es a my e b oa ldedi nt o a sect i onvi ew usi ng h ti s o pt i on .

3.Sel ec tt he c oou l r sc hem a o t l oad hol esby,i . e.se l ec t CU, Fi gu r e 3 3. Exercise ! - Load drillholes By

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1.Sel ec t >F i l es >D es i gn Fi l es >Li stLay ers. 2.Se l ect OK. Fi gu r e 3 3 Dr i l l hol e co l our 3.Sel ect t he ay ler named sche ma SECTI ON. T hi s wi l ll oa d a l aye r f o dri l l sec t i on stri ngs. 4. The d r i l l hol es i w l lt henbe 4.Canc el . 5. Sel ec t Geol ogy>D r i l l i ng>L oad l oad ed on scr een . To r em ove By S ect i on . t he n ame p an elsel ect Can cel . 6. Sel ect t he sect i onl i ne. Tip!

7. Ent ert he s ec t i onwi dt h i n t he panel ,i . e.en t er 0 1 0, 1.Sel ec t >F i l es >D es i gn Fi gu r e 3 4. Fi l es >Li stLay ers. 2.Se l ect OK. 3.Sel ect t he ay ler named POLYG ON. T hi s wi l ll oad a l ayer f o dri l l sel ect i on pol ygon s. Fi gu r e 34 Ent ert he sect i on 4.Canc el . wi dt h 5. Sel ec t Geol ogy>D r i l l i ng>L oad By P ol yg on . 8.Sel ec tt he c oou l r sc hem a o t ec tt he pol ygon. l oad dri l l hol es b y,i . e. sel ect6.Sel LI TH . 7.Sel ec tt he co l ou r sc hem a o t l oad dri l l hol es by,i . e. sel ect 9. The dri l l hol es h w ose l col ar s LI TH . f al l wi t hi n t he d esi gn at ed ar eawi l lt henbe oa lded . 8. The d r i l l hol es h w ose l col ar s f al l wi t hi n t he d esi gn at ed pol ygon wi l lt henbe oa lded . Tip! Thewi dt hi sdi vi dedequal l yt o ea chsi de o ft he i l ne.I n t hi s Load Drillholes By Sel File case hetsect i onwi l l ext en d 50m (selection file) ei t her d si e o f yo ur sec t i on l i ne. Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad dri l l hol esusi ng a se l ec t i on fil e. Asel ect i onfil emustbecr eat ed bef or eusi ngt hi sopt i on. Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad Al t houghasel ect i onfil emaybe dri l l hol eswhoseco l l ars i e ln i si de crea t edmanual l y,i ti s ge nera l l y a pl an arpol ygon . Apol ygon t he ou t put ofa dat ab ase er qu y .

Loading Drillholes By Polygon

mustbe cr eat edbef or e u si ng t hi s o pt i on.

Exercise % – Load drillholes By "el &ile Exercise # - Load drillholes By $olygon

1. Sel ect Geol ogy>D r i l l i ng>L oad By SelFi l e. 1. Sel ec t Geol ogy>D r i l l i ng>L oad 2. Sel ect t he sel ect i onfil e r f om By E xt ent . th e pi ck l i st ,i . e. sel ect 2.Ent er t hemi ni mum and t hord em oa . sel , Fi gu r e 3 5. maxi mum x,y , z coor di nat es i n t he L oa d Dri l l hol espanel . Ent er X mi n. 78 00 0,X max.

Fi gu r e 3 5 Load y b sel ecti on fil e pan el

78 20 0,Y mi n. 44 00 , Y max. 48 00 , Z mi n. 10 00 , Z max. 1000, Fi gu r e 3 6.

3.Sel ec tt he c oou l r sc hem a o t l oad dri l l hol es b y,i . e. sel ect LI TH . 4.Th e dr i l l hol eswhos e i den t i fier ex i st si n t he se l ec t i on fil e w i l lt henbe l oa ded .

Fi gu r e 36 Defi ne h te ar ea or f l oadi ng d ri l l hol es

3.Sel ec tt he co l ou r sc hem a o t

l oad dri l l hol es by,i . e. sel ect LI TH . Asel ect i onfil ecanal sobe cr ea t edusi ng G eol og y> Dri l l i ng 4. The d r i l l hol es h w ose l col ar s Ut i l i t i es >Crea t e S el ec t i on Fi l e. l i e w i t hi n t he c oord i nat es Trycr eat i ngyourownsel ect i on en t er edwi l lt henbe oa lded . fil e by si ung h te V ULC AN hel p. Load Drillhole ollar Positions

Load Drillholes By Extent

TheLocat i onopt i onal l owsyou t ol oad t he co l l ar p osi t i ons of al l hol es asoi np t s.Theseoi n pt s Thi sopt i onal l owsyout ol oad may e b ab lel l edt o sh ow t he dri l l hol esby sp ec i f yi ng t he co ord i nat e ex t en t oft he a r eaof dr i l l hol e n ames an d t henpl ot t ed as adri l l hol e c ol l ar p osi t i on pl ot i nt ere st. i f req ui red .

Exercise ' – Load drillholes By Extent

Exercise ( – Load drillholes by location

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Tol oadt hecol l arposi t i onsofa dri l l hol e dat abase: 1.Sel ect Geo l og y> Dri l l i ng> Loc at i on .

Col l ar p os i t i on s a r e oa ldedas poi nt s n it he ayer l DI G$DRI LL. I f youwi sht o sa ve ht eseoi p nt s t r ansf ert hem t o a not her ayer l.

2. I n t he dri l l hol e n ame pa nel , en t ert he d ri l l hol e n ames ot l oa d, Fi gu r e 3 7.

Modelling a tru"ture logged ,y drilling VULCAN al l owsyout omodela st r uct ur e w hi chhas een b l ogged i n t h e d r l i l h o l es . T h e st ru ct ur e Fi gu r e 3 7 Load y b d r i l l hol e may e b af au l t or ht e o tpor na me pa ne l bot t om ofapar t i cul arhor i z on. 3. The d r i l l hol e oca l t i on s a r e t henl oa ded n o scr een , Fi gu r e 3 8.

Exercise )-1 – *odel a str+ct+re logged by drilling 1. Lo adt he dri l l hol eson scr een byt hecol ourschema,whi ch con t ai ns h te st ru ct ur e o t be mod el l ed . Forex ampl e f ii t i s a n ore nt i ercep t ,l oad hol es byTH LI . 2.Sel ect Geol ogy >Dr i l l i ng> Mod el . 3.I nt he M odel Hor i z onpa nel , en t ert he fiel d name w her e

Fi gu r e 3 8 Dri l l hol e col l ar l oca t i ons

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t he s t ru ct ure si rec ord ed ,i . e. LI TH, Fi gu r e 3 9.

ot her pa r amet ersf r i eq ui r ed , Fi gu r e 3 10. 7.Sel ect OK when fini shed.

Fi gu r e 3 10 Mod elcr eat e p an el Fi gu r e 39 The mod elhor i zon panel 9. I ndi cat e h te ori gi n poi nt f or t he m od el : sel ect an ar bi t rary poi nt i n t he ow l er 4.We s hal l model a si ngl e l ef t of t he m odelar ea . hori zon . E nt ert he cod e 10. I ndi cat e h te m axi mum used f or ht e st ru ct ur e n it he ext en t oft he mod elar ea : dat abase, i . e.en t erTQ1. sel ect an arb i t rary poi nt i n 5. Sel ec tt he Save hor i z on t he u pperr i gh t oft he m od el poi nt s b ox n a d en t era ayer l area. name an d descr i pt i on . F or 11 .Confi r m t he model l i ng exam pe ll ay er name PO I NTS, an d des ci r pt i onTQ1 op er at i on : sel ect mod elf r om t he c on firmbox, I NTER CEPTS. Fi gu r e 3 11. 6.Se l ect OK.

7.I nt he M odel Cr eat e pan el al t ert he gri d meshsi zean d

Exa mi ne h tese r su f acesosel cl y t o d et er mi ne h te d i ffer en ce bet weent hegr i dandt he t r i an gu l at i on . Y ou sh ou l d fi nd Fi gur e 311 Con fir m cr eat e t hat t he r ta i ngu l at i on passes t hr ou ght he i nt er cep t poi nt s model exa ct l y and t hat t he g rd ii s 12.A panelf or ht e ri tan gu l at i on name an d pr op er t i es i w l l sm oot h son h t at i t oes ot n hon ou red t he it er cep td p oi nt s. t henbe di sp l ayed . S el ect t he S ol i d sh ad edsu r f ace but t onandchooseacol our Exercise )-2 – *odel a str+ct+re f or h te ri tangul at i on, logged by drilling Fi gu r e 3 12. Exp er i men t mod el l i ng ot her su r f aces n t i he d at ab ase.

&n"reen (rillhole Analyi I n t he G eol ogy dr i l l i ng men u t her e a r e som e u sef ul op t i on s t hat al l ow yo u t oi nt era ct i vel y i nt errog at e o nsc r ee n dri l l hol es as n a ai dt o on scr een i nt erp ret at i ons. •

Fi gur e 312 Nami ng t he t r i an gu l ati on an d set t i ng properties

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I dent i f y a dri l l hol e. St ep ht r ou ghan d di sp l ay ea chreco r d f or a ri d l l hol e. Labeldri l l hol esby any fiel d. Rel oa d a dri l l hol e b y a not her col ou r sc hem a. I nt erac t i vel y c ompos i t e a dri l l hol e.

Touset heseopt i onsyoumust l oa d a dri l l hol e d at abase onscreen.

1. Posi t i ont he s ce renni a sect i onvi ew wi t h t he dri l l hol es i sp dl ay ed .

I ti s ago odi deat o ch an ge ew vi 2.Sel ect i nt o a sec t i on al vi ew t o avo i d Geo l ogy >Dri l l i ng> /I den t i f y. cl ut t eri ng h te scr een . To o dh ti s 3. Sel ect t he d ri l l hol e o t sel ect >Vi ew >Cr ea t e S ect i on , and sel ect t he m et hodt o ch an ge ou yr 4. vi ew,i . e.sel ectbypoi nt sand i ndi ca t e w to poi nt s n it he p l an e of a dri l l se ci t on, Fi gu re 1 33.

i dent i f y. The d r i l l hol e w i l l be hi gh l i gh t edand l abel l edwi t h i t si den t i fier . T he COLLAR i nf orm at i on wi l lt henbe di sp l ayed i n t he E nvi sa ge r epor t wi ndowan d a confi r m boxwi l lappear ,Fi gur e314.

Fi gu r e 314 I den t i f yi ng a dr i l l hol e on scree n Fi gu r e 313 Cr eat e Sect i on panel 5.Sel ect t he N extHeader Recor d t o vi ew t he n ext r ecor d i n t he d at ab ase ( Fi gure 1 35) or sel ec t +denti-ying (rillhole I nt erc ept t o pi cka dri l l i nt erce pt di rec t l y.

Exercise 1, – Identiy onscreen drillholes

4.Sel ec tt he fiel dt o u sef r om t he p i ckl i st, i . e. sel ect LI TH. 5. The se l ect edhol e w i l lt hen bel abel l ed. 6. Sel ect t he n ext hol e o t ab l el , et c,Fi gu r e 3 16. 7.Canc elwhe n fin i she d. Fi gu r e 315 Dr i l l hol e i nf or mat i on as ep rort edi n t heTip! Envi sageep r or t wi ndow . Label l i ng man y dr i l l hol es ca n 6.Can ce l usi ng h te r i ght degr ad e w or kst at i on mou se bu t t ont o exi t . perf orm ance, t her eore f l y ona l bel t hos e h ol es ht at ar e e rq ui r ed . La,elling (rillhole Tor emovedr i l l hol el abel ssel ect Onscr een dr i l l hol es m ay e b Geol ogy> Dr i l l i ng> Lab elOff. l abel l edby a ny fi el d i n t he record cu rr en t l y u sed t o oa ld t he h ol es. For ex ampl e,i f dri l l hol esare l oa dedby L I TH, t hi s fi el d i s n i t he G EOL r ecor d, t he ot her ava i l abl e fiel ds f or a l bel l i ng are FRO M,TO andWI DTH.

Exercise 11 – Labelling drillholes on screen 1.Sel ect Geol ogy> Dr i l l i ng> Lab elOn. 2. Sel ect t he sel ect i oncri t eri a t o l abel hol es, i . e. sel ect by obj ec t . Thi s w i l ll abelonl y t he se l ect edhol e. 3. Sel ect t he d ri l l hol e o t a l bel .

Fi gu r e 316 Lab el l i ng dr i l l hol es n o scree n.

hol e s i e rcol ou r edusi ng h te C U sche ma.

Changing the Colour o(rillhole

Onscr een dr i l l hol es m ay e b r ecol ou r edbyan y fi el d i n t he r ecord cu rr en t l y u sed t o oa ld t he hol es. For ex ampl e,i f dri l l hol esare l oa dedby C U, t hi s fi el d i s n it he ASSAYr ecor d,t heot her av ai l abl e fi el ds o f r co l ouri ng a re FR OM,TO ,AU ,RECOV,WI DTH , BLEACH.

Exercise 12 – Colo+ring an onscreen hole by another schema 1.Openyou r Dr i l l hol e database.

Fi gu r e 317 Chan gi ng t he sc hema co l ou r ofa oad l ed Dri l l hol e

+ntera"ti!e Compoite (iplay

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Thi sopt i onal l owsyout o 3.Sel ec tt he c oou l r sc hem a o ti nt era cti ve l yi nt erro ga t ea use ,i . e.se l ec t AU. dri l l hol e o f r com posi t ed( l en gth w e i g h t e d ) g r a d e s o v e r u s e r 4.Sel ect defi ned nt i erva l s. h T er esu l t s Geol og y> Dri l l i ng> Col ou r . ar e d i sp l ayed next t o h te h ol e a s 5. Sel ect t he d ri l l hol e o t col ou r . wel lasi nar epor twi ndow. 6.Sel ec tt he c oou l r sc hem a o t use ,i . e.se l ectU. C Exercise 13 – Interrogating a 7.Can ce l usi ng h te r i ght Drillhole or a composite grade mou se bu t t ont o exi t . 1.Sel ect Fi gu r e 3 17 sh ow s d ri l l hol es Geol ogy >Dr i l l i ng> Com posi t e. i ni t i al l y oa ldedby A U, t henon e

2. Sel ec tt he c om posi t e fiel d f r om t he sch em a pi ckl i st , i . e.se l ec t AU. 3.Ent er t he nu mbe r of deci mal s o t b e d i sp l ayed , i . e. 3. 4. Sel ect t he dri l l hol e.The h ol e wi l lbehi ghl i ght ed. 5. Sel ect t he st art i nt er cep t ( Not e:t he st arti nt erce pt wi l l bechosenf r om t heTO posi t i on) . 6. Sel ect t he en di nt er ce pt ( Not e:t he en d i nt ercep t wi l l bechosenf r om t heTO posi t i on) . 7. The s t ar t an d endi nt er ce ps t, Fi gu r e 318 Onscr eendi spl ay pl us h te com posi t e en lgt h of dr i l l hol e c omposi t e and grad e,wi l l be d i sp l ayed on t he s eec lt eddri l l hol e a s wel lasi nt her epor twi ndow, Fi gu r es318 an d 3 19. T he vect orcomponent soft he co mpos i t ei nt erva l ar e a l so di sp l ayed i n t he r ep ort wi ndow. Fi gu r e 3 19 Di sp l ay r o fm r epor t wi ndowshow i ng com po si t e an d vect or com po nent oft he com po si t e

8.Con t i nue s eec lt i ng com posi t e i nt er va l s. 9.Can ce l usi ng h te r i gh t mou sebu t t ont o fi ni sh.

Onscreen dri l l hol e a nal ysi s op t i on s can al so e b accessed usi ng t he con t en t s men u. C l i ck on t he d ri l l hol e yo u wi sht o i nt erroga t e h ten cl i ckt he ri gh t mou sebut t on . T he cont ent s men u wi l l appea rt hat r el at es ot dri l l hol es , Fi gu re 2 30.

Fi gur e 320 Con t ent s menu f or d ri l l hol es

Chapter 4: Legends Todi spl aydr i l l hol esorcomposi t e fil es on scr een , a col ou r sc hem a ( l egen d) mustbe defi ned . I f no col ou r sc hem a exi st s h tenyou wi l lbepr ompt edf ort her anges an d col ou r s ev er y i t me you wi sh t ol oad dri l l hol es r oco mposi t es . Fi gu r e 421 Cu d r i l l hol e Col our schemasmaybe de fin ed s c he m a f orbot h numer i c an d al phan umer i c fiel ds. h T e col ou r sc hem as r a e st or edi n t he Usi ng h te egen l d di sp l ay p o t i on . sc d fi l e.I n t hi s sect i on di sp l ayshe t sch em ai n i t s ow n wewi l ll ookathow t heexi st i ng wi ndow.Todi spl ayt heschema col ou r sc hem as ar e defi ned, how i n t he c l i en t ar eause ht e t o cr eat e n ew col ou r sc hem as Anal yse>LegendEdi t >Dr aw an d mod i f y exi st i ng on es. Legen d op t i on .

Exercise 1! – .ie/ing a colo+r schema Creating a ne. Legend 1.Sel ec t Anal ys e>D i spl ay y B Legend.

Let ’ s cr ea t e anew t est l ege nd f or t he C U fiel di n ou r 2. Sel ec tt he ype t of sc hem a o t t hor dem oa. dh d da t ab ase . vi ew,i . e.sel ectDRI LL. 3. Sel ect t he egen l d t o vi ew ,i . e. sel ect CU. Exercise 1# – Creating a ne/ 4. The ol fl ow i ng egen l d wi l l t henbe d i sp l ayed , Fi gu r e 4 1.

schema 0legend 1.Sel ect Anal yse >Leg end Edi t >Cr eat e. 2. Sel ect t he y tp e of l egen dt o crea t e,i . e.se l ec t DRI LL.

3. Ent ert he ege l nd i den t i fier , i . e.TEST, Fi gure42. I f r equ i r edyouco ul d sel ect t he Use h ot ercol ou rt abl e a s def aul t op t i on . T hi s wou l d al l ow yout o cop y an ot her l egen d. F ornow i gn ore t hi s.

Fi gu r e 423 Dat abase fiel ds Fi gu r e 4 22 Col our t abl e elf r om cr eat e egen l d i den t i fier an peli n t he cr eate pan option l ege nd opt i on

4.I nt he dat ab ase fiel d p an elTip! en t ert he fi el d name or f ht i s Thefiel dandr ecor dnamesmust l ege nd, i . e.CU, Fi gu r e 4 3. mat ch ht e da t ash ee t ot her wi se t h e co l o u rs i w l l b e n i co r ect r . 5. Sel ect Al pha or Numer i c,i . e. sel ect numer i c. 6. Ent ert he e rcor d n ame,i . e.12.Ent ert he col ou rr an ges i n ent erASSAY. t he Fr om & To bo xes and ect t he appr op ri at e col ou r 7. Ent ert he To fiel d name,i . e. sel f or h te n it erv al , Fi gure 4. ent erTO. 8.Ent er t he Fr om fie l d nam e, i . e.en t erFROM. 9. Sel ect t he u se col ou rf or nonl ogg edi nt erv al s. el S ec t a col our ,i . e. grey. 10 .Sel ectGELT or f Ran ge mode. 11 .Sel ectOK.

Whencr eat i nganAl phaschema, wi l dcar dssuchasTQ* ,canbe used . T hi s wou l d resu l ti n t he dr i l l hol e co des, su chas T Q1, TQ2andTQ3a,al lbei ng di sp l ayed as ht e sam e col ou r .

%diting a Legend #"hema Fi gu r e 424 The col ou rr an ge panel Let ’ s m od i f y h te egen l d we u j st cr eat ed.Forexam pl e ch an get he Tip! grad e a r n ges o t h i gh l i gh t t h e Toaddordel et er owsf r om your ow erassay gr ad es. l egen d cl i ckt he ri gh t mou se l

but t onont hel ef t mostcol umn Exercise 1% – Editing an existing t o d i sp l ay ht e con t en t s m en u, schema 0legend Fi gu r e 4 5. 1.Sel ect Anal yse >Leg end Edi t >Mod i f y . 2.Sel ect t he Schem a y tpeot modi f y,i . e.se l ec t DRI LL. 3. Sel ect t he ege l nd t o mod i f y , i . e.se l ectES T T. 4.Sel ect OK i nt he D at abas e Fi el d panel . nt he C ol our Range s panel Fi gur e 425 Con t ent s menu 5.I a l t er t h e a r n ges n d a col ou r s f or sch ema cr eat i on as e rqu i r ed . 6.Sel ect OK when fini shed. 7. Di spl ay ht e d r i l l hol es si ung 12.Di sp l ayt he d ri l l hol es si ung t he n ew l eg en d. t he n ew l eg end . 11 .When fin i shed se l ect OK.

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usi ng h te n if orm at i on i conor Anal yse>Det ai l s>Ful lopt i on. Youwi l lseet hatt hel ayername i s T Q1, i t s d escri pt i on i s T Q1 ore Feat ur es a my bese d ut o assi gn a e,i zon t bel ongst ot he f ea t ur e set of prop ert i est o o bj ec t s TQ1.Wewi l lnow seet hateach t yp i ca l l y w hent he o bj ect s a r e oft hese pr op ert i es a w s s eti n crea t ed . T hi s en su r es ha tt al l ad van ce nit he eat f ur e TQ 1. obj ect s o f a part i cu l ar t yp e h ave t he sa me pr op ert i es.A f ai r l y t yp i ca l exa mpl e of t hi s s i w henExercise 1( – .ie/ing an existing di gi t i si ng k now n st ru ct ur es ordeined eat+re

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l i t hol ogi ca l co nt acts. A f ea t urei s defi nedf or each st r uct ur e or 1.Sel ect con t act . Whent hat f ea t ur ei s Desi gn >F eat ur e E di t >Mod i f y . usedt o d i gi t i se ht ese ob j ect s w e ec t TQ 1f r om t he i l st . ca n be assu r edt hat t hey i w l l 2.Sel havehe t d esi r edpr op ert i es. 3.Th e fir st pan el defin es t he f ea t ure es dcri pt i on, t he l ay er name,TQ 1,an d a ly er Feat ur es a my so al e b u sedota i d i n obj ec t se l ec t i on f or ed i t i ng or descr i pt i on , TQ1 or e zon e. 4.Sel ect t he NEXT b ut t on o t t r an sf orm i ng.We ar e si mpl y move t o h t e n ext p an el . assi gn i ng o bj ect s o t su bgr ou ps byf eat ur ename.Thenwhen 5.Th e secondpanel de fin es t he sel ect i ng o bj ect s w e m aysel ect ob j ect pr op ert i es su chas byf eat ur ei nst eadofobj ect , co l our ,l i ne h ti ck nes s, grou p or ayer l. grou pi ng t e c.Not i cet he co l our s i b ri gh t green ,t he l i ne s i sol i d an d gr ou p name I n t hi s s ec t i on we w i l ll ook at i s TQ 1. som e exi st i ng ea ft ur es, seeow h 6.Sel ec tt he ar r ow i n t he o tp t o cre at e n ew f eat ur es an d ri gh t of t h e p an el t o move ot mod i f y ex i st i ng on es. t he n ext pan el . 7.Th e fin alpan eldefin es t he Thel ayer swhi chr epr esentt he poi nt pr op ert i es su chas ge ol ogi ca l zo neswerel ladi gi t i se d name,gr ad i en t ,i nput mod e usi ng ea ft ur es ot a ssi gnuni qu e et c. ot Ni cewe ar e pr op ert i es ot ea chl aye r . Load con nect i ng p oi nt s as a t he ayer l Q1Tand i nt err og at e t i stri ng. I ft hi s s i n ot sel ect ed,

ob j ect s w i l l oc cu r as n on - 3.Ent ert he eat f ur e con nect ed oi pnt s. desc ri pt i on, i . e.en t er E T ST FE A TU R E , F i gu r e 52 . 8. Sel ect Can cel t o exi t . 4. Let ’ s ask t he eat f ur e o t pr ompt us o f r a aye lr . Sel ect t he pr om ptbu t t onunder l ayer Name an d Desc r i pt i on .

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Type“ Ent erLayerName: ” . 5. Let ’ s al so sk a t he eat f ur e o t pr om pt us or f aayer l descri pt i on . T yp e“ Ent er l aye r Des cri pt i on: ” . 6.Se l ect NEXT.

Let ’ s crea t e af ea t ur e h tat we w i l l use ot d i gi t i se l u be p ol yg ons fil l edwi t h a di ago nal l i ne pat t ern .

Exercise eat+re 1) – Creating a ne/ 1. Sel ec t Des i gn >F eat ur e>E di t > Cr eat e.

Fi gu r e 527 Layer an d O bj ect n am e or f eat f u r e 2. Ent ert he eat f ur e n ame,i . e. POLY, Fi gu r e 5 1. Sel ect OK. 7. I n t he ob j ect at t r i but espan el f orcehet ay ler otbe b l ue, wi t hsol i dl i net ypeand di ago nal pat t ern , Fi gu r e 5 3.

8. S el ect t hop et cr eat osed pol ygon i on .e cl Fi gu r e 526 Feat ur e name panel

9. Sel ec tt he cr eat e n ew ob j ec t oncan cel op t i on . 10 .Sel ect NEXT.

12 .Sel ec t FI NI SH. 13 .Can ce l att he eat f ur e n ame pan el . 14.Use ht i s ea ft ur e o t creat e som e pol yg on s on sc r ee n. 15.S el ect Desi gn >C r eat e>F eat ur es. 16.Sel ect f eat ur e P OLY.

Fi gu r e 5 28 Obj ect at t r i but e Modi-ying a -eature pan elf or ea ft ur e

I n t he fi rst partof t hi s s ec t i on 11.I n t he D i gi t i si ng panelsel ect ookedatt hef eat ur esusedt o co nnect poi nt s a s st ri ng, wel crea t e h te o r e zo nes or f q1 t, Fi gu r e 5 4. t q1a, t q2, t q3 and nf aul t . At pr esen ti f we w ant edt ol ab el ea chof t he obj ect s w i t h i t s aye lr name w e w oul d h av e o t c hange t he o bj ect name or f each ob j ect f r om t he d ef aul tt o h te aye lr name.I f we h ad h tou gh ta i l t t l e mor e abou t how we w er e g on ig o t use ht ese j ob ect s w e cou l d have assi gn edt he ap pr op r i at e n ame oncr ea t i ng t he ob j ect s. ow H ever wecanst i l ldot hi sbymodi f yi ng ou r ori gi nal f ea t ur e a nd t hen a pi p l yi n gl t h e ea ft ur e o tt he ex sti n g a ye rs.

Exercise 2, – !odifying a feat+re. Fi gu r e 5 29 Di gi t i se an pelf or f eat ur es

1. Sel ect t he eat f ur e TQ 1 or f Exercise 21 – Designing a eat+re mod i ficat i on . 2.I nt he ay le/ rob j ec t name I n t he Geo l og i ca lI nt erp r et at i on pan elf or ce ht e ob j ect name sect i onoft hi s co ur se e w a r e t o b e TQ 1 an dt he ob j ec t goi ng o t u se eat fur e o t d efi ne ou r descri pt i on t o be q t1 ore ore zon es.Desi gnf ea t ur es or f zone. t he f ol l ow i ng ore zon es: 3.Sel ec t OK f oreac h r emai ni ng BTQ1 pan el . 4.App l y h te eat f ur e TQ 1 o t h te BTQ1a 

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I n t hi s s ect i on we w i l l co ver ch ea oft hese t ech ni qu es, f oc usi ng mai nl y onhe t R un Lengt h t ech ni qu e,as h ti s e tn ds o t be Com posi t i ng s i a m eh todof t he mos t com monl y used aver ag i ng assa y val ues met hod. t hr ou gh ou t a dri l l hol e dat ab ase. Thecomposi t i ngmenui sdi vi ded I ti s c om mon l y u se dt o e rm ov e nt ot hr eesect i on s,Fi gu r e 6 1: sam pl i ng b i as s a a r p ecu r sor t oi Gen er ai t on bl ockmodel l i ng.I tal sohast he i ng eff ect ofsm oot hi ng a ssay s a cr oss Runn dri l l hol es. Vi ewi ng

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Theopt i onsunderGener at i on cr eat e on e com posi t e p er al l ow yout o cr ea t e p ar amet er user defi nedben chi nt er val . fil es otst orehe t co mpos i t e i nf or mat i on . T hese fil esmaybe I nt erse ctSel ec t .T hi s eca l l edf or se u t aany t i me o r al l ow s h te u sero t gen er at er ed i t edt o o bt ai n new r esu l t s. t he on lgest com posi t e i nt erva l s p os sb i l e a bove a sp eci fiedgr ad e cu t off . TheRunni ngopt i onsal l ow you Geol ogy. Thi s wi l l crea t e t o u se ht e p aram et erfil es ot

on e co mposi t e n i t erval per cr ea t e com posi t e A SCI I fil es l i t hol ogi ca l zo ne. ( map fil es) or com posi t e d at ab ase fil es( I SI S dat abasefil es) .

TheVi ewi ngopt i onsal l ow yout o di sp l ayt he co mposi t e fi l es onscreen.

desi r edyoucou l d ch oose a param et erfil e o t co py r f om, Fi gu r e 6 2.

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ec tt he dat ash ee tf r om I n t hi s s ec t i on we w i l ll ook at3.Sel t h e p i ck l i st , i . e. se l ec t DHD. how t o cr eat e com posi t e 4.I nt he C om posi t e C r eat i on param et erfil es. panelen t er he t o pt i on al dat ash eetden it i fier ,i . e.en t er DE MO A , Fi g ur e 63. !"n Length ompositing

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TheRunLengt hcomposi t e op t i onal l ow s you t o set up a par amet er l e fi h tat wi l l gen erat e fixed l en gt h com posi t e n it erval s ( ex ce pt f or h t e e nd of hol e, ge ol ogi ca l or ri tangul at i on boundar i es) .

Exercise 22 – Creating a +n Length parameter ile 1.Sel ec t Geo l ogy >C om posi t i ng >R un Le ngt h. 2.Ent er t he new par amet er fil e name,i . e.en t erRUNL. f I

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Mi ssi ng dat a: h T i s op t i on al l ow s h te u ser t o ei t her gn i ore l u va es flagged s a m i ssi ng da t a ( i . e.t hoseeq ual t ot he val ueassi gned)ort o r ep l acehem t wi t h a u ser defin ed val ue. Non sam pl edda t a: Thi sopt i onwor ksi nt he sam e w ay as Mi ss i ng dat a. Assi gnaval uet o Fi gu r e 632 Compo si t e dat a n otl og ged : T hi s Cr ea t i on Menupan el op t i on al l ow s h te u ser t o assi gna val ue o t d at at hat i s n oti ncl udedi n t he 7.Ent ert he co mposi t e en lgt h, dri l l hol el og, i . e.where an i . e.en t er . 0 1f or co mposi t e i nt erval has n otbeen i nt erv al s o f 1. 0 met re, assayed. Fi gu r e 6 4. Use sel ect i on fil e: h T i s op t i on al l ow s h te u se f oa sel ect i on fil e o t co mpos i t e on l y asel ect grou p of hol es. Abor tcomposi t i ng f or ol h es i w t h err ors: Use Fi gu r e 633 Run Len gt h t hi s o pt i on t o excl ude a ny Compos i t e Menu pa nel hol esco nt ai ni ng l ogi ca l erro rs, i . e.f rom /t o 8.Sel ec tt he g eol ogy d an ass ay ov erl aps et c. reco rd s rom f t he p i ckl i st , i . e.sel ec t GEOL an d ASSAY, Fi gu r e 6 5.

Fi gu r e 634 Dat abase Recor ds t o U se pan el Fi gu r e 636 Ass ay i F el ds t o 9. I n t he G eol ogy i el F ds pan el Use pan el se l ect t he F r om an d Rock co de fi el ds,i . e.se l ec t 11 .Ent ert he C U gr ad e c ut off . FR OM andLI TH , Fi gur e 66. Lea veas def aul t . I f a cu t off grad e s i e nt er ed , va l ues abovehi s t cu t off grad e w i l l besett ot hecut offgr ade val ue,Fi gur e68.

12.Sel ect FI NI SH Fi gu r e 6 35 Geo l ogy i F el ds t o Use pan el

10.I n t he A ssayi el d Fs p an el se l ec tt he F r om an d Dat a Fi el ds tose u ,i . e. sel ect FR OM and U C , Fi gur e 67.

Fi gu r e 6 37 Cut off Val ues panel

13 .I n t he B ou ndary defi ni t i on pa nelse l ec t CANCEL. Thepar amet erfil ei st hen cre at ed . I t wi l l be ca l l ed t horr unl . cm 1. f Iyouwan tt o

exa mi ne h te fi l e u se a t ext ed i t or We ,haveachoi ceofcomposi t i ng su chas W od rPad ,t o op eni t . t o a n ASCI I fil e a ( MAP fil e)oran I SI S d at abasefil e. et L ’ s com posi t e o t a n ASCI I fil e fi r st .

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3.Sel ect Use Map i F l e and en t eranOpt i on alMapFi l e I den t i fier ,i . e.en t er U R NL, Fi gu r e 6 9. 4.Ent er a c om pos i t e gr oup name o f r h t i s ru n, i . e.en t er r unl en gt h. Tip!

Thecomposi t egr oupnamei s used t o st ore um l t i pl e TheRunopt i onal l owst heuseof com posi t i ng u rns n it he s ame on e param et erfil e on l y . T he fil e sep ar at edby h tei r grou p Sel ect i on op t i on al l ow s h te u se of names . T hi s can nl o y be use d n i t wo p ar amet erfil es an di s anI SI S dat ab ase. depen den t ont he h ol e an gl e. For S A CI I fil es a(MAP fil e)t her e l y ev erbe on e gr ou p Wewi l ll ookatt heRunopt i onas canon her eore f f co i mpos i t i ng o t i ti s h te mos t com mon l y u se d. name,t anASCI I fil e al ways com posi t e o t a n ew fil e. Exercise 23 – Creating a Composite ile 5. Ent era ru n descr i pt i on ,i . e. Runl en gt h com posi t e u si ng 1.Sel ect 1 met r e. Geo l ogy >C om posi t i ng>R un. 6.Se l ect OK. 2.I n t he Com pos i t i ng Par amet er i l F e p anelsel ect t he p ar amet er l e fi o t use, i . e. se l ec t RUNL.

2.I nt he C om posi t e D i spl ay pan elsel ec tt he U se a Mp Fi l e b ut t on and sel ect t he op t i on al map fil ei den t i fier , i . e.se l ect RUNL, Fi gu r e 6 10. 3.Sel ec t Load as i n l es . Fi gu r e 638 Composi t i ng Par amet erFi l e p an el

Thefil econt ai ni ngt he com posi t eddat a wi l l be t hor r unl . map .

Thevar i abl eor derr ef er st ot he t opan d bot t om posi t i on s of t he com pos i t e n it erva l( i . e.XYZXYZ) an d t he co mposi t e fi el d ( i . e.W) .

4.Chan get he i l ne w i dt h t o 3. Thi swi l ldi spl ayt he Exam i ne h ti s fil e u si ng W or dPa d. co mpos i t es s ah ti ck er i n l es. Not i ce ht e fi l e con t ai ns ahea der 5.Se l ect OK. defi ni ng h te h ead ervari ab l es an d fiel d namesan dt hei r pr op ert i es.The dat a s i arr anged bel ow t heheaderandi scol umn f orm at ed .

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1.Sel ec t Geo l ogy >C om posi t i ng >Di sp l ay .

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RUNLE NGTH . t Ii s OK t o use a i l wcard d f you i can not r emember t he g r oupname, Fi gu r e 6 11. 7. Sel ect t he ass ay fiel dt o di sp l ay,i . e.se l ec t AU. 8.Se l ect OK.

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9.Sel ec tt he c oou l r sc hem a o t use ,i . e.se l ec t AU. 10.The com posi t es i w l lt henbe l oad ed on scr een . Tor emovet hedi spl ayed co mposi t es sel ect Geo l ogy >C om posi t i ng>R em ov e.

Chapter ": Geological Interpretations Geo l ogi ca li nt erp ret at i ons a re cu st omari l y d on e onsect i on

Aqui ckermet hodwoul dbet o crea t e h te n i t erp r et at i on on scr eenusi ng a l lt he i nf orm at i on norm al l y p l ot t ed . Thi snegat est heneedt ocr eat ea l ot fose cti on pl otsnt u i lt he

p ot seau si g l ou r ed en ci l s. i nt erp r et at i on i s com pl et ed . The Tl h es r en t henco d i gi t i sedp i n t o a ge ol ogi stco ul d rot at e th e co mpu t erwher e h te i nf orm at i on t o ga i n a r tu e h tr ee i nt erpret at i on may e b m od el l ed , di men si on alpi ct ur e of t he d at a t henpl ot t edaga i n f or veri fica t i on t o b e n i t erp r et ed . Thi s ai ds or n fi e u tni ng,t hendi gi t i sed i mmen sel y n i vi su al i si ng h te aga i n et c.The prob l em wi t h t hi s od oreb y bef oreny ai nt erp r et at i on met hodi s h tat i t of t enr esu l t sh n i asbegu n. T he i nt er pr et ed dou bl e h an dl i ng of dat a p l us st r i ngs a my e b sn ap pedpr eci sel y t i me b ei ng sp en t pl ot t i ng t o h te d ri l l hol es vi gi ng amuch sect i on s a nd cop yi ng o r e rd oi ng mor e accu r at e ap pr oxi mat i onof an i nt erp r et at i on i n va rou is t he ru te geom et ry . The bi ggest sec t i on and p l an o ri en t at i on s.I t savi ng com es nit he i t me spen t i s o f t envery di fficu l tt o v i su al i se cr eat i ng an d fine u tni ng h te t he oreb od y u nt i lt he i nt er pr et at i on . Whaton ceused i nt erpret at i on has b een t o a tke ee wks or mon t hs c an co mpl et ed , and t heni fi ti s now be don e n i days . per cei ved t o b e n i co rect r you haveo tst art ag an i. Anot her Ther ear edr awbackst ot he dr aw back oft hi s met hodi s h tat on scr een i n t er p r et at i on met hod t he ge ol ogi sti s a l way s w or ki ng i n h ow ever . T h e fi r st i s t h a t you sect i on pl anest o cr ea t e h te may n ot b e a b l e o t d i sp l ay al lt he i nt erp r et at i on, how ever t he i n f or m at i on n or m al l y show n on a dri l l hol es ei b ng u sed ar e pl ot t edsec t i on - i t co ul d deg rad e gen er al l y n oti n t he sa me p l ane, t h e per f or m an ce of t h e c o m p u t er resu l t i ng n i an i nt erp ret at i on t haton l y a ppr oxi mat es ht e r t uet o a ru fst rat i ng d eg r ee.( The i ncr ease n d ieskt opcom put er geom et ryoft he or eb od y . A p er f or m an ce e m an s h t i s s i t yp i ca l or eb od yi nt erp r et at i on ngl essofani ssue. )A usi ng h ti s m et hodcou l dt ak e becomi bi ggerpr obl em i st hatsomuch weeksorpossi bl yevenaf ew i n f orm a t i o n co u l d cl ut t er ht e mon t hs o t beom cpl et ed. scr eenmak i ng t idi fficu l tt o

i nt erp r et he ti nf orm at i on. Ther ef or eyoumustl ear nt owor k 1.Lo ad he t dat abas e wi t honl yt hei nf or mat i on t hor dem oa . dhd. Di sp l ayt he requ i red f or t he p art i cu l ar t ask , hol e by T LI H. and l at er sp di l ayany o t her 2.Lo ad he t al yer SE CTI ON. i nf orm ai t onneed ed ot com pl et e vi ew t o onef t o he t he n i t erp r et at i on. The b i gg est3.Change sect i on l i nes, i . e. sel ect p ob em i s com i n gn o t ts m rs w i t h Vi ew>Cr eat eSect i on. wr o r kl i ngi n t hr eed i me si oe n r at her ht an i n sect i onpl anes r 4.S o et t he s l i cewi dt h t o 6 0 an d sel ect t he s ect i onpl ane b y benches.Oncet hi si sover come how eve r ,t he b en efi t s n i l i ne. pr od uct i vi t y a r e mmen i se. 5.Se l ect OK. I n t hi s s ect i on we w i l ll oo k at t he mec han i cs of on scr ee n i nt erp ret at i on. W e wi l l res t ri ct oursel ves t o wor ki ng i n sl i ces of sp acef or h te sa ke of vi si bi l i t y, and we w i l l be n i t erp r et i ng n i t hr eedi mensi on s. Th e met hod i s si mpl e b ut i t doesak t e som e get t i ng used t o.

Creating the +nterpretation Fi gu r e 741 Cr eat e Sect i on Tobegi nwemustfir stl oadt he Vi ew panel dri l l hol eson screen and r est ri ct ec tt he i l ne o t ch an ge ou r vi ew t o a sl i ce f osp ace 6. Sel

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Exercise 2! – Creating an Interpretation

vi ew. 7.Zoom i n on he t ar ea o f i nt er est . Yo ur scr eensh ou l d l oo k som eh ti ng l i ke h tat show n bel ow .

i co n. To se u aea t f ur e o f r di gi t i si ng sel ec t Desi gn /Cr eat e/ Feat ur e, and sel ect t he ea ft ur e.

Fi gu r e 742 Scr eenmi age of Fi gu r e 744 Snap o t Po i nt cr osssect i on t hr ough icon dri l l hol es

8.Di spl aya eg lendi n a 10.I ni t i al l y you sh ou l d have con ven i en t posi t i ont o on e som eh ti ng t hat l oo ks i l ke h te si de of t he screen . Sel ec t scr eenmage i bel ow . T he Anal yse>Di spl ayLegend. i nt erpre t at i on has b een Sel ec t DRI LLan d LI TH . sn appedt o h te d ri l l hol es u b t i t does notgopastt he o ut er dri l l hol el i mi t s.

Fi gu r e 7 43 Dr i l l hol e cr oss sect i on an d l egen d Fi gu r e 7 45 Fi r stst ep f o i nt erp ret at i on 9. Begi n di gi t i si ng on e of t he oreon z es si ung h te ea ft ur es wecr eat edear l i erand d t y u pt he en ds of t he sn appi ng o t h te i l t hol ogi ca l 11.To i i n t erpre t a t i on w e u se n o e o f boundar i esont hedr i l l hol es, t h e s t and ar d E N V I S AG E i . e.use ht e s nap t o poi nt

t oo l s,namel y Desi gn >Poi nt I nsert >I nsert . 12.Sel ect Desi gn >Poi nt I nse r> t I nse r. t S el ec tt he obj ec t . Sel ec tt he i l ne o t rep l ace ,i . e.t he i nt erp en d, Fi gu r e 7 6.

Fi gu r e 747 Scr eenmi age of i nsert ed poi nt s

14. Cance lwhen fin i shed i nsert i ng poi nt s.Sel ect Do noti nt erp ol at e W. T hi s r el at es ott he W val ue a nd i s i rrel ev ant . T he poi nt s wi l l Fi gu r e 746 Scr eenmi age of l i ne w hi ch wi l l havepoi nt s i nse rt ed

con ect t o fSel at h i gh l i ghn t ed l i n e.orm ec ret a i n.

13.Oncet he n i se r t i onpl an e h as beendefinedi nser tt he r equ i r edpoi nt s.Rem em ber t oi nsert poi nt s r f om S t o E ot herw i seyouwi l l cr ea t e cross ove r s n it he st ri ng.

Fi gu r e 748 I mage of con nect edpoi nt s

15.Youwi l lt henbe pr om pt ed ot se l ec tt he n ex tl i ne o t r ep l ace. on C t i nue t hi s

op erat i on unt i lt he n it erp st ri ng i s fi ni sh ed . 16. Whenfin i shedou y shou l d en d up wi t h som et hi ng i l ke t he scr een i mageel b ow .

Fi gu r e 750 Scr eenmi age of sp l i ned st ri ng

18 .Th e s t r i ng n ow l ooksor m e nat ural , but t hi s s pl i ne s i Fi gu r e 749 Scr eenmi age of on l y su per i mpose d ont he co mpl et ed di gi t i sedi nt erp ori gi nal l i ne.I t has n ot stri ng i nser t edan y n ew poi nt s. Ther ef or eweneedt oi nser t r a p oi nt s a l on g h ti s n ew 17.Thi s ooks l KObut i t canbe ext l i n e o t m ai n t ai n t h e sh ap e mad e bet t erby sm oot hi ng w h e n mo d e l l i n g . T o d o t h i s t he l i ne a nd i nsert i ng poi nt s ectesi Dgn >At t ri but e at a g i ve n i nt erv al . Thi s w i l l sel E d i t > I n ser t P oi n t s O n al so i d ai n t he d eve l op men t of so l i d model s a l t er . To

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sm oot t h e r i n g e ap pl y a be5.Sel ectt heobj ectt o cu b i chsp l i n e st u si n g w i nse rtpoi nt s.The obj ec t wi l l Desi gn /At t r i but e Edi t /Appl y behi ghl i ght edshowi ngt he Spl i ne. resu l t i ng st ri ng. Sel ec t ret ai n i fi tl ooks OK.

19.I f youwer e o t a l belt he Tryt ocompl et et he poi nt s now you ou wl d se e ai nt erp r et at i on youhave st art ed gr eatmany or me h tanwe or ad dt o h te on e su ppl i ed . di gi t i se d. Try i th s,not i ce Lat er e w wi l l use ht i s t he o ri gi nal poi nt s h ave not i nt erp ret at i on t o c rea t e aso l i d beenal t er ed. mode l .

Wehavenow fini shedt hefir st st ri ng i n our n i t erp r et at i on. Reset t he scr eenand r ot at e o t vi ew t hefinalst r i ng,especi al l y t he ends. You ou l d w n ow do mucht he sam e or f al lt he ot her or e o zn es.ou Y may fin d t i easi er t o com pl et e o ne sect i onbef ore mov i ng o t h te n ext oryoumay wantt of ol l ow anor ez one t hr ou ghea chsect i on ,i t ’ s u p t o you. Al mostcer t ai nl yyouwi l lbe r equ i r eddur i ng h te cou r se of an i nt erp r et at i on t o use o msti f not al l of t he o t her o p i nt ed i t i ng opt i ons.I ti s a o g od i deat o becomef ami l i arwi t heachof t hese so ht atyoucanch oose het bestopt i ont ousef oreacht ask. Ther ei sgener al l ynor i ghtor wr ongwayt odosomet hi ngi n ENVI SAG E bu tt her e ar e cert ai nl y b et t erand worseays w t o do i t .

Exercise 2# – Completing Interpretation

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op t i on . Syst em def au l t s ar e gen er al l y a dequ at e n i pr ep ari ng wel lpr opor t i onedst at i st i cs r ep ort s. h T e SetUp o pt i on al l ow s yout o est abl i sh :

VULCAN pr ovi desuser swi t ha con ve ni en t mec han i sm , vi a ENVI SAGE, t o cr eat e b asi c uni va ra i t e a nd mul t i va ra i t e st at i st i cs . The st at i st i cs o mdul e i s p art oft he c "or e"ENVI SAGE pr odu ctan d can ebf ou nd under t he mai n menu opt i on N AALYSE . •

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Essen t i al l y auser ca n anal yse dat a r f om a n umberofsou r ces , Al lgr aphscr eat edi nt he bot hASCI Iorbi nary ,bot h st a t i st i cs o p t i o n a r e g en era t edi n gr ap hi cal ormod eldat a.The a s pec i al E N V I S AG E w i n dow user ca n sel ect , wher e l ed GR "APHS" . T he use r can ap pr op r i at e,an y n umberofdat acal nt er ch an ge bet ween a wor ki ng i t em s or f n a al ysi s a s sep ar at e i en t i t i es , or a nal ys et he wi ndow andt hest at i st i cs GRAPHS" ve ryeasi l y . T he r el at i on sh i p bet weenpai r wi se " def aul t set up est abl i sh es ht e com bi nat i on s. numberofgr ap hs as bei ng 3 ni t he X di r ect i onan d 3 i n t he Y I n t hi s s ess i on we w i l ll ook at : di r ect i on. Hen cea t ot al of 9 t he d at a s ou r ces a av i l abl e gr ap hs can be gen er ae td . Thi s can ob vi ou sl y b e n i cr e ased or basi cuni st atf eat ur es decreased at t he u ser’ s gra phi cs i sp dl ay ea f t ur es di screti on. •

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Af t ersel ect i ngt henumberof Aspr evi ousl yment i oned,dat a gr ap hs h tat canbe gen er ae td , f or n i put i nt o t he s t at i sti cs t he u sers ia sk edf or ht e opt i on i s v ari ed . Esse nt i al l y dat a param et er s an d col ou r s or f t he canbe acc ess ed r om f t he var i ousaspect sofgr aph f ol l ow i ng so ur ces : gen er ai t on . Youcanmod i f y h ti s Gr aphi cs ob j ect s n i at any i t me.The n i i t i al panel , EN VI SAG E •

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cov er i nl g t e u mb er a p hs ASCI Idat afil es ava i l a b e h o f r n crea t i o n,of i sgr o nl y E va l u a t i on d at a, t hat i s com pl et edon ce by hetu ser i n an map fi l es , b ot h A S C I I an d ENVI SAG E sessi onandcann ot b i n a r y bechangedwi t houtexi t i ngand reen t eri ng. Gen er alI SI S dat ab ases •

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Whi l stal ldat asour cesar e gen eral l y ex t en si vel y used ,t he sc ope o ft hi s c ourse i l l wrest ri ct di scu ssi ont o d at af r om geol og i ca l /assay I SI S dat abas es an d map fil es . The con ce ps t of dat a sel ect i onan d gr ap hi ng a r e essen t i a l l y h t e sa me d esp i t e h t e Fi gu r e 852 Defi ne t ext var i at i oni nsour ces. speci ficat i on s pan el

Now t hatt he se t up has ee bn %S%S Databases co mpl et ed , or at l ea st es t abl i sh edi ni t i al l y,we c an st art eral St at i st i cs, bot h t o n i vest i ga t e h te d at a so ur cesGen uni va ra i t e a nd mul t i va ra i t e,ca n t hatcanbe an al yse d. begener at edbyaccessi ngany I SI S dat abase.Gen eral l yt hi si s appl i ca bl e o t g eo l ogi ca l #ele"ting the (ata -or dat ab ases, al t hou ghan y S II S #tatiti" st r uct ur e can ebaccess ed . O n sel ect i on oft he d "at abases "

men u i t em t he ol fl ow i ng p an eli s di sp l ayed r eq uest i ng i nf orm at i on f or ht e d at ash eet , dat abas e i den t i fieran d whet herdat a rest ri ct i ons are requ i r ed . A s most dri l l i ng d at abas es co nt ai n mi ssi ng d at a val ues ht atare gu r e 8 54 Sel ect r eco r d t yp e u su al l ysst ored a s n ega t i ve nu mb er eg. ( 9 9 . 00 ) ,t h ent he Fi panel i ncl usi on oft hi s d at a i nt ot he st at i st i csdat asetou w l d i nva l i dat et he resu l t i ng Fol l ow i ng h te record sel ect i on uni va ra i t e stati st i cs . Hen ce tii spanel , and i f rest ri ct i on of dat a norm al t o sel ect t he rest ri ctdat aas b h eensel ect ed ,t he ol fl ow i ng boxt oel i mi nat et hi spot ent i al l y paneli s d i sp l ay ed . Not e h tat al l er r on eou s d at a. dat a fiel ds w i t hi n t he p r evi ou sl y

sel ect edr ecord anel p ca n be used t o provi de s eecti l on cri t eri a bef or edat ai ssel ect edf ort he sta t i sti csdat ase t .

Fi gu r e 853 Open at Dabas e

Af t ert hei ni t i aldat abase sel ect i onmen u i s com pl et eda l i stof al l ava i l abl e dat a rec ord s wi t hi nt hatdat abasei sdi spl ayed Fi gu r e 855 Sel ec t i on c r i t eri a and t he u ser i s e rqu est edt o p i ck panel on e e rc od rf r om whi cht he d at a wi l lbesel ect ed.

I n t he above exam pl e w e h av e i ndi ca t edt hatwe on l y w i sht o accep t dat a wi t h t he ol fl ow i ng con di t i on s m et : Copp erassa ysbet wee n 0 an d 100 ( per cen t age l va u es)

Gol d ass ay s bet wee n 0 an d sys t em . O n com pl et i onoft he 1000( gr am/t on ne v au les ) ex t rac t i on pr oce ss ,i f a rep ort wi ndow i sopen,uni var i at e sta t i sti cs o f r a l l se l ect ed fiel ds Wecoul dequal l yhaveenhanced ar e d i sp l aye d. I fa e rp ortwi ndow t he sel ect i onparam et er s b y i s n ot a av i l abl et hi s rep orti s pl ac i ng MB " * "i n t he b l ea ch i ng di sp l ayed ont he ori gi nat i ng X fiel d t o n idi ca t e h tat we o nl y wi shedt oext r actdat awi t ht he ch arac t eri st i c of bei ng mod er ae ty l b l each ed .

w i n d o w ,g en a l l yh i de d en behi nd EN V I S AG E .er The u s r can r eq uesthetuni va ra i t e st at i st i cs r ep ort atan y i t me by su en r i ng a r ep ort wi ndow i s avai l abl e an d Af t ert hesepar amet er shave sel ect i ng h te U "NI STAT" op t i on beenest abl i shedt heuseri s i n t he st at i st i cs e mn u, Fi gu r e 8 ask edt o sel ect t he n umer i c 7. fiel ds onwhi cht o orm f a su i t e of dat aset s.The user ca n sel ect up t of ou r su i t esofi nf orm at i on or ca nce l af t er he t fi nal se l ec t i on. I f a ch ara cer t el fi d i s s eec lt edi ti s i gn or ed , an da fi el d can notbe se l ect edmor e h tanon ce.

Fi gu r e 857 St at sr ep or t

Af t ert hedat asel ect i onhasbeen co mpl et edi ti s a va i l abl e i nt ern al l yf or u f rt her i sp dl ayand i nve si t ga t i on i f req ui red . Thi s i nvest i ga t i on may e bn it he orm f : Exp ort i ng o t A SCI I dat af or Fi gu r e 856 Sel ect fiel ds pan el di r ect i on t o ot her syst em s

Af t ert hefinalsel ect i on, pr ocessi ng b egi ns an d dat ai s ext r act edf r om t he d at ab ase d an st ored i nt ern al l y wi t hi n t he

Cr ea t i onofuni vari at e a nd bi var i at egr aphsandr epor t s.

Thi swi l lbedi scussedf ur t her , af t erwe h aveook ledatsom e I n t he ab ov e e xam pl e a ot herdat a a cce ssi ng m et hod s. t r adi t i on almapfil e w as equ r est ed f or a d t a sel ect i on , fil en ame " au _cu . map " , an d fivevari ab l es &apfiles ar e o t be o l aded : East i ng X () , Nort hi ng ( Y) , RL ( Z) , dat ai t em W1( 1)anddat ai t em W2( 2) .Up Map fil es r a e h te resu l t s gen er al l y t o ou f r da t ai t em s can be u sed i n ofcom pos i t i ng st udi es, usu al l y t he d at a se l ect i on. Al so ot ni ce r ega r dedas eva l uat i on t hat t he d at ar est ri ct i on boxhas dat ab ase s. M ap fil escan eb beensel ect edandt hef ol l owi ng ei t her r a t di t i on al ASCI I mapfil escon di t i on s h aveeen b set : wi t hdat adefini t i oni nf or mat i on i n t he h ea der of t he fi l e,or SI S · Th e fir st dat ai t em wi l l be bi narydat abases.Bot hdat a er ht an or equ al t o 0. 0 t yp es can be accesse df r om t hi s great op t i on . T he con cep t s ofdat a · Th e seconddat ai t em wi l l be se l ec t i on ar e v ery si mi l ar o t great er ha tn or equ al t o 0 . 0 t hose of dat a a cc es r f om nor mal I SI S dat ab ases. The u ser i s first On com pl et i onoft he ab ov e or fm pr esen t edwi t h t he ol fl ow i ng t he ol fl ow i ng p anelappea r s. h T e pan el . l oa di ng p anelr equ est s h te corr el at i onofnames r om f t he Mapfi l e o t h te X YZ1 2 sp eci fica t i onused bove. a n I h te exam pl e bel ow we have equ at ed: · DHI D t ot heNam e fie l d · MI DX t ot heX fie l d · MI DY o tt heY fie l d · MI DZ t ot heZ fi el d · cu t o h te fir st dat ai t em ( W1) Fi gur e 858 Openmapfi l e panel

· aut o h te e s cond dat ai t em ( W2)

Thecor r el at i onsar ei mpor t antt o al l ow a gr eat ernumberofdat a rest ri cti on ca pabi l i t i esas se en i n t he f ol l ow i ng panel s.

Fi gu r e 859 Lo ad am s pl es panel

Furt her rest ri ct i ons f or d at a se l ec t i on provi de ex t en si ve ca pabi l i t i est o el i mi nat e unwan t ed at da an d p r ov i de

Fi gu r e 860 Spec i f y r est r i cti ons pan el

I n t he ab ov e exam pl e h te u se r

br oadgeogr aphi ccont r ol ,aswel l has equ r t ed t h sh ou l d yb e es a c c ep t e dat i fdat i tal i es as very ccu r a at e el i mi nat i on ofonl met ri ca l l y wi t hi n a so l i d dat at hat does ot nr esi de w i t hi ngeo t ri a n gu l a t i on . T h e u ser w i l l be a cl os ed /so l i d t ri angu l at i on. ask edt o sel ect t he r ta i ngu l at i on f r om t he scr een , as ht e exam pl e scr eenbel ow i ndi ca t es.

Di sp l aygrap hs or f n u i va ra i t e dat a co nsi st s of t he f ol l ow i ng types: · Ba r gr aphs · Li negr aph s · Pi e cha r t s Bi va ra i t e/ mul t i va ra i t e dat a di sp l ays can be d on e n it he f ol l ow i ng w ays: On sel ect i on of t he ri tangu l at i on t he p r oc ess ofdat a sel ect i on · Ter nar y char t s com men ce s,an d final l y a set of uni va ra i t e st at i st i csi s di sp l aye d · Scat t er pl ot s i n t he e rp ort wi ndow , si mi l ar t o· Li nepl ot s t he or fmatas i d scu sse d wi t h Con t r oli s g i vent ot he usern i I SI SDat ab ase l oa di ng. t he defini t i on of t i t l es , sc al es , col ou r s an d pat t er ns. Fi gu r e 861 Sel ec t ed tr i angul ati on

/raphing #tatiti"al (ata Usi ng h te st an dar d geol ogy cou r se dat a,som e exam pl es of Asment i onedpr evi ousl y ,once pr oced ur es or f ea cr t i ng grap hs t he d at a h as een b sel ect edan dar e ou t l i ned el bow . The user i s l oadedi nt o th e sy st em i ti s encou r age dt o exper i ment an d avai l ab l e or f se u an y n umberof cr ea t e h te st yl es f ot he g r aphs t i mes i w t hi n t he sessi on . Not e ava i l abl e,an d t o en hance ht e t hat t heres in o phys i ca ll i mi tt oaph gr s usi ng nor malENVI SAG E t he si ze of t he d at as ett hat may f unct i on s,su chas ext t and b er l o a d e d i nt o E N S A GE . at t ri but e ed i t i ng, t o crea t e dra f t Wo k s t a t i o n s y st eV mI l i mi t s qu al i t y o ut put . ( pr i mar i l y m em ory , sw apspace and pr ocesso r sp eed ) gen er al l y On sel ect i ng a" bar ap gr h" f r om di ct ae t h te m axi mum si z e of t he t h e m en u , t h e p an el b el ow i s dat a h tatcanbe h an dl ed di sp l aye d, r eq uest i ng effici en t l y and eff ect i vel y . i nf orm at i on r ega r di ng d at at o b e

pl ot t ed, t i t l e deta i l s and styl es f or pr ese nt at i on. n I th i s ca set he dat ai t em " cu " has b eensel ect ed , wi t ht hecoppercl assesont heX axi s t ( i t l ed" CopperVal ues cu (%) " an df r equ en cy on t he Yaxi s ( t i t l ed F" requ en cy ) . A bar ch art w ae sse l ec t ed s s t i n tf r o m l i n gra p h .,a A dd di i t i o nc s i l k e ao l g Fi gu r e 863 Defi ne i nt er val s sc al i ng f or h te Xaxi s, panel cu mul at i ve r equ f en cy , gen er al st at i st i csand percen t ages f or h te Yaxi swer enotsel ect ed. Thegr aphbel ow wascr eat ed f r om t he a bove ect sel i on , based ont he M ap fil e d at a sel ect edi n t he p r evi ou s sect i on . Not e h tat t he b asi c st yl e a nd pr esen t at i on has ee bn i mpr ov edusi ng h te e txt edi t i ng eat f ur es of ENVI SAGE. T heci eg r ap hi s ecr e at e di n ae gr sp al w na dr ow cal l ed t h ap hs wi ndow.Thi swi ndow i sa2D ndow wi t happr oxi mat el yt he Fi gu r e 862 Hi st ogr am di spl aywi sam e X an d Y e xt e nt as ht e panel pr i mar y wi ndow . Th e par amet er s of t hi s w i ndow can b e v i e w e d u n d e r t h e o p t i ons On com pl et i onoft hi s orm f t he ew>Wi ndows>Edi t .Theuser users ia sk eddet ai l s a bou tt heVi X can sw apbet wee n t he pr i mar y i nt erva l cl asse s req ui red , as ndow andt hegr aphwi ndow di sp l ayed i n t he p anelbel ow . wi byusi ngt hespeci alvi ew Thedef aul ti sf oraut omat i c t r ansf orm at i on op t i on s n it he i nt erva l s,how ever exp er i men t at i onwi t h user st at i st i cs m en u, or y bu si ng h te se l ec t opt i onundert he WI NDOW defi nedi nt erva l s u l t i mat el y u. A f t erev er y gr ap h gen er ae ts et bt er a gr ph ou t put . men cr eat i ont he u ser i s ask edwhi ch wi ndow ( pr i maryorgr aph)t o r et urnt o.

Everyap gr h cr ea t edi s p l aced i n su cce ssi ve r d oer a st rt i ng n it he STG RAPH _ l ow erl ef t han d corn eran d pr ogr essi ng ri gh t an d t hen wher et henumbervar i es upwar ds u nt i lt he com pl et e de pe ndi ng on he t m ax i mum grap hs w i ndow i s u f l l . At t hi s number ofgr aph s h tatcanbe poi nt an y n ew gr ap hs w i l l di sp l ayed . rep l a ce th o se t t h el st a rt , beg i n ni nga g ai na a tt h e ow e r l ef t han d cor ner . T he number of Al lgr aphscanbepl ot t edusi ng gra phs a va i l abl e o f r crea t i on i st he nor malENVI SAGE pl ot t i ng co nt rol l edby t he i ni t i al setup i n op t i ons.The j uxt apos i t i on o f t he st at i st i cs e mn u. Once set i t st at i st i cs , both ge nera l and ca nnotbe a l t er edi n t he cu rr en t grap hi ca l , wi t h norm al geol og i ca l se ss i onofENVI SAGE. The u se ri nf orm at i on, pr ovi des ht e u ser wi l lhavet oexi tandr eent er wi t hpower f ulpr esent at i on ENVI SAG E t o c hange hes t e ca pabi l i t i es. r a G phs ar e bot h f undamen t alset t i ngs. qu i ck ot p r od ucean d mod i f y as wel lasbei ngverypr of essi onali n qual i t y.

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Al lgr aphsar est or edi nt he st and ar d ENVI SAG E dat abas e as norm al l ayers. The ayer l i s l ogi ca l l y g r oupedt o al l ow ea sy at t ri but e ed i t i ng.The ay lers havehe td ef au l t names : of

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Data ile

Descri pt i on, whi chco nsi st s o fa l ogi cal se res i of rec ord defi ni t i on s.

Design Database 0dgd ADesi gnDat abasecont ai ns

di gi t i sed i nf orm at i on hel d i n poi nt s,ob j ect s and aye l rs. he T i nf orm at i on i st ypi ca l l y di gi t i se d onscreen or si ung a di gi t i si ng t abl et . Dat a st ored i n t hi s yp te of d a t a b a se yp t i ca l l y rep r ese n t s Database 0DB desi gns, i . e. pi tl ayo ut s, Adat abaseconsi st soft wofil esunder go ru nd dev eopm l en t , a D at a F i l e st ru ct ur edacc ordi ng ge ol ogi ca li nt erp ret at i ons, or t o h te D at ash eet Defi ni t i onf or dat ai mport edt o ai di n t he t hat et s ofdat a,an d anI ndex des i gn, i . e.di gi t al t erra i n maps Fi l e.Many d i ffer en tt yp es of ( DTMs) , exi st i ng d esi gn s. da t a ar e s t or ed niVULC AN Thedat afil econt ai nst heact ual dat abase nf i orm at i on, i . e.t he dri l l hol esor h t e d es i gn i nf orm at i on .

dat ab ases, i ncl udi ng d at af r om l oggi ng sh eet s a nd assay l ab r ep ort s st ored on a dri l l hol e basi s,spat i al( of t endi gi t i sed) dat a and dr af t i ng ( t em pl at e) data.

Database Listing 0dbl ADat abaseLi st i ngi sanASCI I dum p of a V ULC AN dat aba se.

Datasheet and Datasheet name 0dsn

Drillhole Database ADr i l l hol eDat abasecont ai ns i nf orm at i on hel d i n keys, r eco r ds an d fi el ds. h T e dat a st ored s i t yp i ca l l y dri l l i ng i nf orm at i on arr anged by h te d ri l l hol e i den t i fica t i onnumber( key) . T he i nf or mat i onmay av he b ee n i mpor t ed n it o V ULC AN f r om som e ot hersou r ce , ormay av he beenent er edvi at hedr i l l hol e dat abase d e i t or ( I SI S) .

ADat asheeti st hedefini t i onofa &ields dat a codi ng or fm use dt o Afiel dcor r espondst oasi ngl e st ru ct ur e h te d at al oa dedi nt o en t ry i w t hi n a cod i ng orm f t he dat ab ase.heTuse r defin es r ecord . F i el ds maycon t ai n t he d at ab ase r u st ct ur e by ei t hernumer i c or non numer i c est abl i sh i ng aDat ash eet i nf orm at i on. T r ansl at i on sf or

codes use d n i fiel ds m ay be Theopt i onaldat aseti dent i fieri s defi nedi n a cod e d i ct i on ary . anop t i on alname gi ve n t o a dat ab ase ot a l l ow t he u ser t o Index &ile di ffer en t i at e d i ffer en t dat abases. Theopt i onaldat aseti dent i fier Ani ndexfil est or esal i stofal l may be yt an h i n g h t e u se r t he ay lernames or key am nes or f ch oo ses, h ow ever t gen i er al l y h as t he rel at eddat a fil e. som e e revan le. ce otar h t e o d at nt t h e dat a base, g. an ea ral oi ca i o n name,orsom et hi ng d en ot i ng h te I"I" Database system part i cu l ar phase of dri l l i ng.The AnI SI Sdat abasei sapr opr i et ary opt i onal dat aset i den t i fier si st ru ct ur edi ndexed bi nary fil e. l i mi t edt o 10 ch ar act ers.

4ey I SI S dat abasesr e ad i vi dedi nt o $ro8ect Code 6pro87 su bset s of dat ar ef er en ced by Thepr oj ectcodei sasequenceof t hei r key i n ( dexed ) fiel d. The ke y ch ar act erssed u t o pr efi x al l fil es fiel d i s h te n ame of a su bset of r el at edt o a part i cu l ar o j b or r el at ed a d t a. Forexa mpl e,i n a pr oj ect . T he pr oj ect cod e may dri l l hol e d at abase ht e k ey el fi d i s t yp i ca l l y rep r es en tt he d ep osi t nor mal l y h te H OLE I D ( hol e name ormi ne si t e. h T e pr oj ect i den t i fier) fiel d. Al l ot her code has maxi a mum l engt h of i nf orm at i on r el at edt o th i s k ey f ou r ch ar act er s. ( i . e.hol ei den t i fier)i s ord ere d di rect l y b el ow t hi s k ey. ecord Adat asheeti sdi vi dedi nt o r eco r ds,wi t h a record Whent hemandat oryboxi s corr esp on di ng o t an en t i r e i l ne se l ec t ed on anEDI T FI ELD en t ryona cod i ng s hee t . Each pan el ,t hi s fi el d mustcon t ai n r ec ordi s yp ti ca l l y d es i gn edt o i nf orm ai t on . Ot herw i se n a er r or ca t er or f apart i cu l ar yp te o f wi l lbepost edandt he i mport at i on oft hi s k ey ni t oa i nf orm at i on . F orexa mpl e,a COLL AR r ec od r may hol d al lt he VULCAN dat abasewi l lnot i nf orm at i on r el at i ng t ot he proceed. dri l l hol e c ol l ar o l ca t i on and l engt h , w h er e as h e t A SSAY 5ptional Dataset Identiier 6odi7 r ecor d may ol hd al lt he i nf orm at i on r el at i ng t ot he

*andatory 0ield

dri l l hol e as sayed p sam l es. ach E r eco r d i s d i vi dedi nt o fiel ds.

"ynonym Asynonym i st heVULCAN st an dar d name equ i val en tf ora sp eci fic proj ect fiel d n ame.For exa mpl e,t he p r oj ect name or f a fiel d co nt ai ni ng t he dri l l hol e namesmaybe HI BD; t he c or ec t syn on ym f or ht i s fi el d i s HOLE I D. Th i s al l ow s VULC AN t o t r ea tt he B HI D fiel d as f ii t was na med H OLEI D.