Import from IREDES
International Rock Excavation Data Exchange Standard (IREDES) is an industry standard to unify routines for the data exchange between mining equipment and office computer systems. The input/output file type is XML.
Note that the Hole ID field of each hole in the input IREDES file must contain a numeric value. Any holes with a blank or alphanumeric Hole ID will be ignored by the import.
When the import function is run, the application tries to identify and match every planned hole with a corresponding as-drilled hole in the imported file. As such, imported as-drilled holes will share the same Hole Number and Diameter as their corresponding planned holes. Note however, that unplanned holes may be drilled in some cases, which means that some as-drilled holes in the input file may not have a corresponding planned hole in the ring design database.
In this case, a unique hole number value is assigned to such holes. The Default Hole Diameter option can be used to specify the diameter of any imported as-drilled holes that do not have a planned counterpart in the ring design database.
As-drilled drillhole data
Import from single file
Select this check box to import data from a single file. Double-click (or click on the ellipsis) to navigate to the location of the input file.
Note that the input file must be a Drill Rig Production Quality Report (DRPQual) file. Drill Rig Production Plan (DRPPlan) files cannot be imported.
To import data from multiple input files, deselect the check box and double-click in the Look in box (or click on the Select icon) to navigate to the folder where those files are located.
Import Measurement While Drilling data
Select the check box to enable the import of Measurement While Drilling data. Measurement While Drilling (MWD) is a general term used to describe techniques and tools for gathering directional down-hole data during the drilling process.
Note that MWD data is not standalone and requires general as-drilled hole data as the primary source. The imported MWD data is applied to hole(s) with a matching hole identifier.
Import from single file
Select this check box to import the Measurement While Drilling data from a single file. Double-click (or click on the ellipsis) to navigate to the location of the MWD input file.
To import MWD data from multiple input files, make sure the check box is not selected and double-click in the Look in field to navigate to the folder where those files are located.
Output in Ring Design Database
Select this radio button to specify that ring position information is obtainable from a Micromine Ring Database File (*.MMRDF).
Ring database
Double-click (or click on the ellipsis) to select the name of the Database for the ring position information.
Pivot point’s minimum height
Specify the minimum height of the pivot point (of the rig’s boom) from the floor of the drive.
For Sandvik rigs, the Lowest Pivot Point is used as the origin to transform the design coordinates to rig drill plan coordinates. This point then becomes point 0,0,0 on the rig. Holes are exported in transformed coordinates such that the Pivot point for the hole is the start of the hole and the Toe point is the end of the hole.
Default hole diameter
When the import function is run, the application tries to identify and match every planned hole with a corresponding as-drilled hole in the imported file. As such, imported as-drilled holes will share the same Hole Number and Diameter as their corresponding planned holes. Note however, that unplanned holes may be drilled in some cases, which means that some as-drilled holes in the input file may not have a corresponding planned hole in the ring design database.
In this case, a unique hole number value is assigned to such holes. The Default Hole Diameter option can be used to specify the diameter of any imported as-drilled holes that do not have a planned counterpart in the ring design database.
Output in Strings
Select this radio button to enter parameters that define the ring position where ring position information is not obtainable from a Micromine Ring Database File (*.MMRDF).
Pivot Point
Enter pivot point X, Y and Z coordinates.
Dump Angle
The Dump Angle is the angle of the inclination of the ring plane. The angle reported in the Properties window is the angle of the ring plane measured in a long section view. See the example (below) of the dump angle reported for the selected ring on an inclined drive.
Azimuth
The Ring Azimuth is calculated as [Azimuth + 90] where Azimuth is the azimuth of the drive at the location of the ring.
File
If you are importing from a single file, enter (or click on the Select icon to select) the name of the output file.
Type
Select the file type for the output file from the drop down.
Save in
If you are importing from multiple files, a separate output file will be created for each input file, and will be named after each input file. Double-click in the Save in box (or click on the Select icon) to navigate to the folder where the files will be written.
Report
Report file
Double-click (or click on the Select icon) to select the name of the Report file. The number of records processed and the success or failure of the process, are written to this file.
