Elements

On the Elements tab of the Reference Block Model form, setup the profiles of the elements of interest and optionally specify the material bins for which attributes are to be calculated.

Name

Select the name of the element produced. This name is used to build names for fields in report data sources and attributes for saved wireframes.

Element fields in each reference block model must be mapped to the elements defined on the Elements tab of the Schedule Definition form.

Block Model Field

Select the field in the block model file from which the element grade for each block should be sourced.

Grade Units

The following units of grade are supported:

Description ID Label
Carats per Tonne ct/t ct/t
Grams per Tonne g/t g/t
Kilograms per Tonne kg/t kg/t
Pennyweights per Tonne dwt/t dwt/t
Ounces per Tonne oz/t oz/t
Troy ounces per Tonne ozt/t ozt/t
Pounds per Tonne lb/t lb/t
Troy pounds per Tonne lbt/t lbt/t
British thermal units per Pound Btu/lb Btu/lb
Kilojoules per Kilogram kJ/kg kJ/kg
Megajoules per Kilogram MJ/kg MJ/kg

Mass Units

The following units of mass are supported:

Description ID Label
Milligrams mg mg
Grams g g
Carats ct ct
Kilograms kg kg
Tonnes t t
Kilotonnes kt kt
Megatonnes Mt Mt
Grains gr gr
Poundss lb lb
Ounce oz oz
Pennyweights dwt dwt
Short tons shtn sh tn
Long tons ltn l tn
Troy ounces ozt ozt
Troy pounds lbt lbt

Cut Value

Enter a Cut value. If the value in the Block Model field is higher than the Cut value, the process uses the Cut value instead.

Material Bin Set

Optionally, specify the material bins for which attributes are to be calculated. Press F4 (or choose Edit from the right click menu) to open the Material Hierarchy window. For more information, see: Material Bins