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Any valid DATAMINE File may be used for this operation. No specific fields are required.

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The file type required by this operation is currently undefined.

The file requires specific fields but these do not constitute a defined file type.

Very often the required field names can be specified by means of the field name entries when running a
process.

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A block model prototype is a block model file which is used to define the limits of a new block model to be
generated.
If it already contains data this may or may not be copied across to the new model file depending on the
process.
The process PROTOM can be used to generate a new empty block model file.

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Numeric/ Implicit/
Field Description
Character. Explicit
XMORIG (X,Y,Z) Origin of the model. DATAMINE sets the origin
YMORIG N I with respect to the corner of the first parent cell and
ZMORIG NOT its centroid.
XYZ cell dimensions. If the model is not to contain any
XINC
subcells then these three fields can be implicit (not
YINC N I/E
ZINC stored on every record). This will reduce the storage
space required by the model.
Number of model parent cells in XYZ. DATAMINE
NX
allows a value of one for modelling seams. The number
NY N I
NZ of cells, in combination with the cell dimensions,
defines the extent of the model.
XC
YC N E (X,Y,Z) coordinates of the cell centre.
ZC
Code generated and used by DATAMINE to uniquely
identify each parent cell position within the model.
IJK N E
Subcells that lie within the same parent cell will have
the same IJK value.

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In addition to the above, Block Model Files will normally contain one or more value fields.

Block Model files are normally sorted on increasing IJK.

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
TRIANGLE N E The triangle number
PID1 The PID numbers (from the wireframe points file) which
PID2 N E
PID3 make up this triangle

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit

Point Identifier. Sequential from 1.

PID N E.
The point identifier is equal to the file record number.
XP
YP N E X Y and Z Coordinates of point
ZP

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit

XP
YP N E The String vertex coordinates
ZP

PTN N E The String vertex number

PVALUE N E The String number

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Numeric /
Field Implicit / Explicit Description
Character

BHID N/A E The Drillhole Identifier

The distance down the hole to the

FROM N E
top of the sample

The distance down the hole to the

TO N E
bottom of the sample.

LENGTH N E The length of the sample

X
Y N E The Sample centre coordinates
Z

The Azimuth in degrees of the

A0 N E sample.
Measured clockwise from north.
The dip in degrees of the sample.
B0 N E 90 degrees is vertically downwards.
-90 degrees is vertically upwards

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A plot file prototype is used to define the scaling, size and position of the plot file to be created.
The prototype file may contain data. If it does this will sometimes be appended to the file being created.
Often the data from the prototype is appended to the new plot file depending upon the setting of the
APPEND parameter.

A new plot file prototype can be generated using the PROTOP process.

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit

X
Y N E Plot element location

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S1
S2
N E The plot element definition

CODE N E The plot element code

COLOUR N E The plot element colour

XMIN
XMAX
YMIN
N I The plot limits
YMAX

XSCALE
YSCALE
N I The plot scale

XORIG
YORIG
N I The plot origin

CHARSIZE N E The plot element character size

ASPRATIO N E The plot element character aspect ratio

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit

BHID N/A E The Drillhole Identifier

XCOLLAR N E X Coordinate of collar location

YCOLLAR N E Y Coordinate of collar location
ZCOLLAR N E Z Coordinate of collar location

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit

BHID N/A E The Drillhole Identifier

AT N E The distance down the hole to the survey measurement

The bearing of the survey measurement in degrees
BRG N E
measured clockwise from North
The dip of the survey measurement in degrees
DIP N E 90 degrees is vertically downwards.
-90 degrees is vertically upwards

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit

BHID N/A E The Drillhole Identifier

FROM N E The distance down the hole to the top of the sample
TO N E The distance down the hole to the bottom of the sample

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit

XPT N E X Coordinate of data point

YPT N E Y Coordinate of data point

ZPT N E Z Coordinate of data point

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The experimental variogram will normally be created by the VGRAM process. An experimental
variogram is required as input to the interactive variogram fitting process VARFIT.

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
Name of the grade field whose variogram has been
GRADE A E calculated. This will always be an alpha (character)
field with a maximum of 8 characters
Azimuth of the variogram, measured clockwise in
AZI N E
degrees from North
Dip of the variogram, measured in degrees from the
DIP N E
horizontal plane. (Downwards is positive)
LAG N E Lag distance
AVE.DIST N E Average distance between samples pairs for that lag
NO.PAIRS N E Number of sample pairs for that lag
COVAR N E Covariance between sample pairs for that lag
VGRAM N E Variogram value between sample pairs for that lag
PWRVGRAM N E Pairwise relative variogram value for that lag
LOGVGRAM N E Log variogram value for that lag

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The model variogram will normally be created by the interactive variogram fitting process VARFIT. It is
used as input to a variety of processes including ESTIMA, GRADE, FFUNC, SMUHIS, SMUMOD and
PANELEST. Each variogram model can include up to 9 structures, and each model is a single record in
the file.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
Variogram reference number. This is simply a numeric
VREFNUM N E identifier, so that one or more variograms can be
selected from the file.
First rotation angle, defining orientation of range
VANGLE1 N E
ellipsoid
Second rotation angle, defining orientation of range
VANGLE2 N E
ellipsoid
Third rotation angle, defining orientation of range
VANGLE3 N E
ellipsoid
VAXIS1 N E First rotation axis (1=X axis, 2=Y axis, 3=Z axis)
VAXIS2 N E Second rotation axis (1=X axis, 2=Y axis, 3=Z axis)
VAXIS3 N E Third rotation axis (1=X axis, 2=Y axis, 3=Z axis)
NUGGET N E Nugget variance (Co)
Variogram model type for structure 1 (1=spherical,
ST1 N E
2=power, 3=exponential, 4=gaussian, 5=De Wijsian)

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Structure 1, parameter 1 (Range in X direction for

ST1PAR1 N E
spherical model)
Structure 1, parameter 2 (Range in Y direction for
ST1PAR2 N E
spherical model)
Structure 1, parameter 3 (Range in Z direction for
ST1PAR3 N E
spherical model)
Structure 1, parameter 4 (Spatial variance for
ST1PAR4 N E
spherical model - C value)

A variogram model consists of a nugget variance, Co , and up to 9 individual structures, Gi(h). The
combined model, V(h), is of the form:

V(h) = Co + G1(h) + G2(h) + G3(h) + ..... + G9(h)

The individual models Gi(h) can be spherical, power, exponential, gaussian or De Wijsian.

The fields shown in the above table are the minimum required for a single structure variogram model. If
the model variogram includes two or more structures then an additional four fields are required for each
structure - STi, STiPAR1, STiPAR2, STiPAR3, STiPAR4 for each structure i.

Refer to the Grade Estimation User Guide for further details of variogram models and the definition of
orientation.

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The dependency file is used in scheduling to define dependencies between blocks. The block in the
PNUM1 field must be mined first before the block in the PNUM2 field. For further details refer to the
Scheduling User Guide.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
PNUM1 N E Block number of block to be mined first
PNUM2 N E Block number of block to be mined after PNUM1

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The section definition file is used to store the coordinates and orientation of a view plane for use in the
Design window.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
XCENTRE N E X coordinate of the centre of the section
YCENTRE N E Y coordinate of the centre of the section
ZCENTRE N E Z coordinate of the centre of the section.
SDIP N E Dip of the section
SAZI N E Azimuth of the section

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HSIZE N E Horizontal size of the section

VSIZE N E Vertical size of the section

If the file is created automatically from the Design window it will also include the following fields:

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
SVALUE A E A section identifier of up to 8 characters
Distance of influence of the section measured forwards
DPLUS N E
from the displayed section towards the viewer.
Distance of influence of the section measured
DMINUS N E backwards from the displayed section away from the
viewer.
TEXT A E A description of up to 20 characters

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The plotter filter file is used by the PDRIVE process to replace data values in the plot file, such as
COLOUR, with values more appropriate to the plotter.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
FIELD A E Name of field whose value is to be reset temporarily
TEST A E Logical operator eg EQ, GE, GT, LE, LT
IN N E The value to be reset
OUT N E The new value

An example of a plotter filter file is:

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FIELD TEST IN OUT
==============================
COLOUR EQ 9.0 1.0
COLOUR EQ 10.0 2.0
COLOUR EQ 11.0 3.0
COLOUR GE 12.0 4.0

In this case, all records in the plot file with the COLOUR field value equal to 9 are reset temporarily to
have a COLOUR field value of 1 prior to plotting; records with the COLOUR field value equal to 10 are
reset to have a COLOUR field value of 2 and so on.

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The plotter pen file is used by the PDRIVE process to map a colour number to a plotter pen.

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
COLOUR N E Colour field in plot file
PEN N E Equivalent pen number

During plotting, the COLOUR field in the plotfile will be translated into the PEN number of the plotter. The
COLOUR field may also contain the code 1126-1140 and will cause any fill codes in the plotfile to be
plotted by the PEN number in the PENFILE. Optional fields : SPEED, ACCEL, FORCE (all numeric).

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The results file is created when an evaluation is undertaken in the Design window.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
MODEL A I The name of the model file which has been evaluated
BLOCKID N E The mining block identifier
DENSITY N E The average density within the block
VOLUME N E The volume of the block
TONNES N E The tonnage of the block

The results file may contain additional fields such as grades and a classification category.

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Rosettes are used in the Design window for controlling wall angles and berm widths during open pit
design. Each rosette has a numeric identifier and a 3D position in space. A rosette controls the design
parameters for a specified minimum and maximum elevation range. For further details refer to the Open
Pit Design User Guide.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
ROSNUM N E Rosette number or identifier
ROSXPOS N E X location of rosette
ROSYPOS N E Y location of rosette
ROSZMIN N E Maximum Z value for influence of rosette
ROSZMAX N E Minimum Z value for influence of rosette
Azimuth to which the face angle (ROSFANG) and berm
ROSAZIM N E
width (ROSBWID) apply
ROSFANG N E Face angle for azimuth ROSAZIM
ROSBWID N E Berm width for azimuth ROSAZIM

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An example of a rosette file is shown here:

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ROSNUM ROSXPOS ROSYPOS ROSZMIN ROSZMAX ROSAZIM ROSFANG ROSBWID
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1.0 424.0886 478.5107 0.0 100.0 0.0 45.0 10.0
1.0 424.0886 478.5107 0.0 100.0 90.0 48.0 12.0
1.0 424.0886 478.5107 0.0 100.0 135.0 50.0 15.0

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A Schedule file is created during interactive scheduling in the Design window. For further information
refer to the Scheduling User Guide.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
BLOCKID N E Block identifier
VOLUME N E Volume of block
TONNES N E Tonnage of block
DENSITY N E Density of block
SLOT A E Slot description
PERCENT N E Percent mined from mining block
Percentage of tonnage zone which has been
DRAW N E scheduled. If block is not a tonnage zone then it is set
to -
START N E Start period for mining
END N E End period for mining
Used in Face Advance. The distance advanced of the
LENGTH N E
mined panel
AREA N E Used in Face Advance. The area of the mined panel

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The search volume parameter file defines a set of search volumes to be used by grade interpolation
processes such as ESTIMA and XVALID. It can be created using standard database processes such as
INPUTD and AED, or the easiest way is to use DEFPARM. The file contains 24 fields all of which are
compulsory. A more detailed description of the fields is given in the Grade Estimation User Guide.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
Search volume reference number. This is simply a
SREFNUM N E numeric identifier, so that one or more search
volumes can be selected from the file.
Search volume method (1 = 3D rectangle, 2 =
SMETHOD N E
ellipsoid)

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SDIST1 N E Length of axis 1, initially in X direction prior to rotation

SDIST2 N E Length of axis 2, initially in Y direction prior to rotation
SDIST3 N E Length of axis 3, initially in Z direction prior to rotation
First rotation angle, defining orientation of search
SANGLE1 N E
ellipsoid
Second rotation angle, defining orientation of search
SANGLE2 N E
ellipsoid
Third rotation angle, defining orientation of search
SANGLE3 N E
ellipsoid

SAXIS1 N E First rotation axis (1=X axis, 2=Y axis, 3=Z axis)

SAXIS2 N E Second rotation axis (1=X axis, 2=Y axis, 3=Z axis)
SAXIS3 N E Third rotation axis (1=X axis, 2=Y axis, 3=Z axis)
Minimum number of samples for first dynamic search
MINNUM1 N E
volume
Maximum number of samples for first dynamic search
MAXNUM1 N E
volume
Axis multiplying factor for second dynamic search
SVOLFAC2 N E
volume
Minimum number of samples for second dynamic
MINNUM2 N E
search volume
Maximum number of samples for second dynamic
MAXNUM2 N E
search volume
Axis multiplying factor for third dynamic search
SVOLFAC3 N E
volume
Minimum number of samples for third dynamic search
MINNUM3 N E
volume
Maximum number of samples for third dynamic search
MAXNUM3 N E
volume
Octant definition method (0 = do not use octants, 1
OCTMETH N E
= use octants)
MINOCT N E Minimum number of octants to be filled
MINPEROC N E Minimum number of samples in an octant
MAXPEROC N E Maximum number of samples in an octant
Maximum number of samples with same key field
MAXKEY N E
value

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The grade estimation parameter file defines a set of grade estimation parameters to be used by grade
estimation processes such as ESTIMA and XVALID. It can be created using standard database
processes such as INPUTD and AED, or the easiest way is to use DEFPARM. The file contains up to 29
fields of which only VALUE_IN and SREFNUM are compulsory. A more detailed description of the fields

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is given in the Grade Estimation User Guide.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
VALUE_IN A-8 E Name of field to be estimated
VALUE_OU A-8 E Name of field to be created
SREFNUM N E Search volume reference number
{ZONE1_F} A or N E 1st field controlling estimation by zone
{ZONE2_F} A or N E 2nd field controlling estimation by zone
NUMSAM_F A-8 E Field to contain number of samples used
SVOL_F A-8 E Field to contain dynamic search volume
VAR_F A-8 E Field to contain variance
Field to contain transformed distance to nearest
MINDIS_F A-8 E
sample
Estimation method (1=Nearest Neighbour, 2=Inverse
IMETHOD N E Power of Distance, 3=Ordinary Kriging, 4=Simple
Kriging, 5=Sichel’s t Estimator)
Anisotropy method for IMETHOD=1 or 2:
ANISO N E (0=isotropic, 1=use search volume, 2=use
ANANGLE1, etc)
First rotation angle, defining anisotropy ellipsoid for
ANANGLE1 N E
IMETHOD=1 or 2
Second rotation angle, defining anisotropy ellipsoid
ANANGLE2 N E
for IMETHOD=1 or 2
Third rotation angle, defining anisotropy ellipsoid for
ANANGLE3 N E
IMETHOD=1 or 2
Length of anisotropy axis 1, initially in X direction prior
ANDIST1 N E
to rotation, for IMETHOD=1 or 2
Length of anisotropy axis 2, initially in Y direction prior
ANDIST2 N E
to rotation, for IMETHOD=1 or 2
Length of anisotropy axis 3, initially in Z direction prior
ANDIST3 N E
to rotation, for IMETHOD=1 or 2
POWER N E Power of distance for IPD weighting
IPD - constant added to distance. Sichels t - additive
ADDCON N E
constant for lognormal distribution
VREFNUM N E Variogram model reference number
LOG N E Lognormal kriging flag: 0=linear, 1=log
Lognormal kriging method: 0=Rendu, 1=General
GENCASE N E
Case
DEPMEAN N E Mean for lognormal variance calculation
TOL N E Convergence tolerence for log kriging

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MAXITER N E Maximum number of iterations for log kriging

Treatment of negative kriging weights: 0=keep and
KRIGNEGW N E
use, 1=ignore samples with negative weights
Treatment of kriging variance > sill: 0=keep KV>sill,
KRIGVARS N E
1=set KV=sill
Method for calculation of local mean for simple
LOCALMNP N E
kriging: 1=field from PROTO file, 2=calculate mean
LOCALM_F N E Name of local mean field in PROTO for simple kriging

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The blast patterns file is used by the presplit-layout and blast-layout commands.

Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
PATTERN N E Pattern number - same for all rows in pattern
DESC A E Description of Pattern - same for all rows in pattern
SPACING N E Distance between holes on this row
BURDEN N E Burden - distance between rows
ROFFSET N E Row offset
ROW N E Row number
DIP N E Dip of hole in degrees (Downwards is positive)
RNFIRST N E First row number
RNINC N E Row number increment
RNREPEAT N E Number of times row is repeated
HNFIRST N E First hole number
HNINC N E Hole number increment
SNFIRST N E First sample number
SNINC N E Sample number increment
HLENGTH N E Total hole length
SAMPLENG N E Sample length
STEMMING N E Stemming length at top of hole

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Validation files are used when defining and editing data using commands such as new string and edit-
attributes Validation files are used to control the values which a user can enter for attributes. For example
the value of the attribute LITHO could be constrained to be entred as only LIME, QUARTZ, and
GRANITE. This would be done by having three lines lines in the validation file for ATTNAME "LITHO" and
specifying LIME, QUARTZ, and GRANITE as three values.

Validation files are opend using the open-validation-file command.

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Numeric / Implicit /
Field Description
Character Explicit
ATTTYPE A E Attribue type. N for Numeric A for Alphanumeric.
ATTNAME A-8 E Attribute (or Field) name to be validated.
VALUE N E Possible value for this attribute. Used if ATTYPE is A.
Minimum value for this attribute. Ignored if ATTYPE is
MIN N E
N
Maximum value for this attribute. Ignored if ATTYPE is
MAX N E
N
DEFAULT N E Default value for this attribute

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