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Manual 2 For Datamine Studio RM

The document discusses steps for compositing and modeling drillhole data. It describes compositing drillholes into fixed length intervals based on a histogram, and then compositing by rock type. The document then discusses creating legends for the rock types, building cross-section strings to delineate boundaries, creating a wireframe model by linking strings in sections, and verifying the wireframe model.

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Manual 2 For Datamine Studio RM

The document discusses steps for compositing and modeling drillhole data. It describes compositing drillholes into fixed length intervals based on a histogram, and then compositing by rock type. The document then discusses creating legends for the rock types, building cross-section strings to delineate boundaries, creating a wireframe model by linking strings in sections, and verifying the wireframe model.

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Manual 2: Structural Modelling

1. Compositing Drillholes
Compositing drillhole traces involves the splitting up or combining of consecutive drillhole
segments into segments of either fixed or variable length, typically within a defined compositing
ZONE control field. The range of parameter settings in COMPDH allows for the generation of
composites down the length of the holes to suit different output scenarios. For example, short
fixed length composites for statistical analysis and grade estimation vs. single variable length
composites per rock type interval for interpretation or string modeling purposes.
For geologic modelling purposes, we are interested in the second option. But first, we will have a
look at short fixed length composites. For this purpose, we should find out what should the
length of interval:

1. Activate the Sample Analysis ribbon and select Histogram.


2. In the Histogram dialog, Data Selection tab, define the input file shown below:

You can see, that for both Zones 1 and 2 the most frequent interval length is 2 meters and it is
reasonable to use this observation later in drillhole composition.
Now we will use the process COMPDH to composite the drillholes down their lengths, so that
each composite is of length 2 m and contains a single rock type. This is done by using the rock
type code field NLITH as well as the compositing "Zone" field:

3. Select the 3D window.


4. Activate the Sample Analysis ribbon and expand the Composite menu to select
Composite Down Drillholes.
5. In the COMPDH dialog, Files tab, define the input and output files shown below:

6. In the COMPDH dialog, Fields tab, define the fields shown below (be sure to select
NLITH for the ZONE2 field, not LITH):

7. In the COMPDH dialog, Parameters tab, define the settings shown below, and click OK.
Let’s check the output dataset, the interval of 2m goes down until there is change in rock type:

Now we will use the process COMPDH to composite the drillholes down their lengths, so that
each composite contains a single rock type. This is done by using the rock type code field
NLITH as well as the compositing "Zone" field, and by setting the INTERVAL parameter to
2000 (a distance greater than the longest continuous rock type interval according to the
information in the lithology table _vb_lithology).

1. In the COMPDH dialog, Files tab, define the input and output files shown below:

2. In the COMPDH dialog, Fields tab, define the fields shown below (be sure to select
NLITH for the ZONE2 field, not LITH):
3. In the COMPDH dialog, Parameters tab, define the settings shown below, and click OK.

 The combination of setting the ZONE field to NLITH (rock type) and the parameter
INTERVAL to '1000', will combine adjacent sample intervals and generate composites
which consist of a single rock type. These rocktype composited drillholes can be used for
modeling rock contacts in the 3D window.
2. Wireframe Modelling
Wireframe is a 3D model representing the probable look of orebody. In Datamine it is built from
the strings connecting the known boundary points of mineralized zones. Let’s have a closer view.
Before approaching the modelling process, we need to create a representative legend able to
expose the necessary work boundaries.

2.1 Creating Unique Values Legend (Zone – mineralized zones codes)

1. Activate the Format ribbon and select Format Legends


2. In the Legends Manager dialog, click New Legend....
3. In the Legend Wizard: Data Table Column dialog, select Use Object Field.
4. Select the Object [holes (drillholes)], and the Field [Zone].

5. In the Legend Wizard: Legend Storage dialog, select Current Project File and click Next.
6. In the Legend Wizard: General dialog, define the legend Name as i.e. “Zone”.
7. Select Unique Values , and deselect Convert to Filter Expressions.
8. In the Legend Wizard: General dialog, click Next.
9. In the Legend Wizard: Data Range dialog, set number of items of 2, click Next.
10. In the Legend Wizard: Coloring dialog, select [Rainbow blue->red]
11. Click Preview Legend... and compare your legend to that shown below:

Now we can I assign the abovementioned legend to our composited dataset in 3D window:
2.2 Strings Modelling
Now we want to start creating strings to delineate the boundaries of Zones 1 and 2. To do this,
assign plan view of the 3D window from control bar:

From this view, by visual inspection, we can group the drillholes into 8 separate cross sections.
To create these sections, we can use the “Section End Points” tool to assign 2 points for creating
a working cross section:
This section is first in the series, now increase the scale of drillholes, clip from both sides and
align the view and lock it:

Now, we can start building necessary strings to shape the contours of orebody’s cross-section. It
is more convenient to split the work display into two, use View ribbon, Split group, Vertical
alignment:
Go to Structure ribbon, Design group, New String tool. Now we start connecting the points on
drillholes, sharing boundaries of the same Zone (Green and Red ones). Important to mention,
right-click to assign the point to drillhole itself (snapping) and left-click to assign the point to the
cross-section plane.
This is how the finished strings should look like:

It is time to save this cross section and string files. First we need to turn on the section, and then
save it:

We need to repeat this procedure for 8 cross sections, so that in the end we end up with the
following look:
Now, to model a wireframe for each Zone separately, we use Expression tool in Data ribbon,
Data Tools:
2.3 Creating Wireframe Model
In this part of the laboratory work we start creating the orebody’s closed volume wireframe
model for Zones 1 and 2, using Wireframe Linking Tools. The process is to indicate the strings
one by one starting from uttermost one:
We should get approximately the following model, where we need to use End Link tool to close
the two vertexes of the model:

Now it is time to redo the process for Zone 2:


Finally, let’s verify the wireframe model: Structure ribbon, Fix group – Verify tool. If there are
some imperfections detected in the model, we need to remodel the wireframe and check again.
Hint: check P-values of the strings (attribute in project file).

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