Stockpile Chunks

Stockpiles are composed of chunks. Each chunk has a capacity, and acts as a bucket into which all dumped material is homogeneously mixed. Once they are full, chunks are then reclaimed as a single parcel.

Chunk Templates

Each stockpile has a chunk template, which defines how many chunks are in the stockpile, and how they behave.

  • For “Sized” type, the stockpile capacity is the sum of the chunk sizes.

  • For “Auto” type, the total capacity is entered at the Stockpiles step (next setup task).


Stockpile chunks example

To add a Defined Stockpile Chunk Template:

  1. In the left side panel Stockpile Chunk Templates, use the blue plus icon to add a new chunk template (Select “Sized Chunks” option from the drop-down).

  2. Change a name in the Template Name column to “MyTemplate”.

  3. Set a value in the Capacity Field column to “wetTonnes”.

  4. In the right side panel Stockpile Chunks, use the blue plus icon to add chunks to the template.

  5. For each chunk in the Stockpile Chunks panel:

    1. Optionally enter a name (use this if the stockpile has named lifts),

    2. Enter a chunk size,

    3. In the Accepted Parcels drop-down, select a Parcel Subset to filter what materials can be dumped in this chunk. See: Parcel Subsets

    4. In the Reclaimed Parcel drop-down, select a Parcel name to assign to the final blend. See: Parcels

  6. The Total Capacity column displays the stockpile size (the sum of chunk sizes).

To add an Automatic Chunk Template:

  1. In the left side panel Stockpile Chunk Templates, use the blue plus icon to add a new chunk template (Select “Auto Chunks” option from the drop-down).

  2. Change the Template Name to “MyTemplate”.

  3. Set the Capacity Field to “wetTonnes”.

  4. In the right side panel Stockpile Chunks:

    1. enter the total Number of Chunks,

    2. in the Accepted Parcels drop-down, select a Parcel Subset to filter what materials can be dumped in this chunk. See: Parcel Subsets

    3. in the Reclaimed Parcel drop-down, select a Parcel name to assign to the final blend. See: Parcels

Custom reclaim parcel names (such as “blend”) can be added in the Parcels step.