Block Model

The Block Model data source contains the values assigned by the optimiser(s) to the output block model file.

It includes the following attributes:

Attribute

Description

MineName

Name of mine, as specified by Mine > Name.

MineGUID

Globally Unique Identifier assigned to mine optimisation.

MineCode

Identification code for mine, as specified by Mine > Code.

East

Easting coordinate for centroid of regularised block.

North

Northing coordinate for centroid of regularised block.

Z

Elevation (Z) coordinate for centroid of regularised block.

East (m)

Dimension of regularised block in east-west direction.

North (m)

Dimension of regularised block in north-south direction.

Z (m)

Vertical dimension of regularised block.

VolumeInSitu (m3)

In-situ volume of material in regularised block (excluding dilution).

VolumeDilutedRecovered (m3)

Volume of material in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

OreVolumeInSitu (m3)

In-situ volume of ore in regularised block (excluding dilution).

OreVolumeDilutedRecovered (m3)

Volume of ore in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

WasteVolumeInSitu (m3)

In-situ volume of waste in regularised block (excluding dilution).

WasteVolumeDilutedRecovered (m3)

Volume of waste in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

Density (t/m3)

In-situ density of material in regularised block (excluding dilution).

OreDensity (t/m3)

In-situ density of ore in regularised block (excluding dilution).

WasteDensity (t/m3)

In-situ density of waste in regularised block (excluding dilution).

MassInSitu (t)

In-situ mass of material in regularised block (excluding dilution).

MassDilutedRecovered (t)

Mass of material in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

OreMassInSitu (t)

In-situ mass of ore in regularised block (excluding dilution).

OreMassDilutedRecovered (t)

Mass of ore in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

WasteMassInSitu (t)

In-situ mass of waste in regularised block (excluding dilution).

WasteMassDilutedRecovered (t)

Mass of waste in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

Dilution (%)

Dilution value for regularised block.

Recovery (%)

Recovery value for regularised block.

Losses (%)

Losses value for regularised block.

ExclusionZoneOperation

Indicates whether regularised block is included or excluded by exclusion zones.

MiningCost ($)

Cost of mining regularised block.

ProcessingCost ($)

Cost of processing regularised block.

AdditionalProcessingCost ($)

Additional cost of processing regularised block.

GeneralAndAdministrationCost ($)

General and administration cost for regularised block.

SellingCost ($)

Total selling cost for elements from regularised block.

RehabilitationCost ($)

Rehabilitation cost for regularised block.

TotalCost ($)

Total cost of mining, processing, selling and rehabilitating regularised block.

TotalRevenue ($)

Total revenue from sales of elements from regularised block.

OptimisationValue ($)

Net value calculated for regularised block.

Classification

Classification (Ore / Waste / Inaccessible Ore / Inaccessible Waste) assigned to regularised block by calculation engine, where “Inaccessible” designates block cannot be accessed within design constraints.

StageCode

Code for stage increment to which regularised block was assigned by optimiser.

StageParameterValueFormed

Value of stage parameter at which stage increment became profitable and included in optimum layout.

StageParameterValue

Value of stage parameter for which values in record are reported for regularised block.

ExtractionNumber

Identifying number assigned to extraction in which regularised block was included by optimiser.

Repeated for each element … @ = {ElementName}_

@MassInSitu

In-situ mass of element in regularised block.

@OreMassInSitu

In-situ mass of element in ore in regularised block.

@MassDilutedRecovered

Mass of element in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

@OreMassDilutedRecovered

Mass of element in ore in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

@MassProcessedRecovered

Mass of element recovered from processing.

@ByMassInSitu

Grade of element by in-situ mass of regularised block.

@DilutingGrade

Grade of element assigned to dilution, as specified by Mine > Definition | Model | Elements > Diluting Grade.

@ByMassDilutedRecovered

Grade of element in regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

@ByVolumeInSitu

Grade of element by in-situ volume of regularised block.

@ByVolumeDilutedRecovered

Grade of element by volume of regularised block after dilution and recovery have been applied.

@Revenue

Revenue derived from sale of element from regularised block to customers.

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