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Volume I
INTRODUCTION
About This Manual MineSight and Mineral Evaluation and Planning MineSight MEMO (form) Flowcharts MineSight Dataflow for a 3-D Block Model MineSight Dataflow for a GSM Model Accessing the PCF Drillhole Data Analyses Statistical & Geostatistical Analyses Compositing Topography Entry Building a 3-D Mine Model Mine Planning Cut Generation with Truncation Financial Modeling Getting Started Overview of Files MineSight Graphical Interface Running MineSight Programs Writing Run Files What to do When a Problem Arises

100-SERIES PROJECT INITIALIZATION

Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Steps to Initialize a Project Program Section M100TS - Interactive Creation of Project Control & History Files M101V1 - Add, Update or List Project Data Table M102TS - Interactive Creation of MineSight Data File Descriptors M102V1 - Creation of MineSight Data File Descriptors M104TS - Interactive List & Edit of the PCF File Table M105TS - Interactive List of the PCF File Descriptors M110V1 - Transfer Data Between Permanent Files Technical Section Determination of Efficient Data Packing

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120-SERIES GRAPHICS
Introduction Section 120-Series Description Program Summaries Program Section M122V1 - General Purpose Graphics Program M124TS - Coordinate Conversion of M122 Files M126MF - View Metafiles M140V1 - Plot Survey Files

200-SERIES DRILLHOLE DATA OPERATIONS

Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Introduction to Drillhole Data Entry & Manipulation Steps for Entering Drillhole Data Suggestions for Drillhole Items Program Section CONCSA - Conversion of Collar, Survey, Assay and Geology Data to 201 Format M201V1 - Load Drillhole Data to MineSight Data Files M202FS - Interactive Drillhole Data File Editing M202V1 - Drillhole Data File Editing M203V1 - List Drillhole Assay File M203V2 - List Drillhole Assay File and Geologic Boundary Points M204V1 - List Drillhole/Blasthole Survey File (Standard Format) M204V2 - List Drillhole Survey File (Special Format) M205V1 - Addition of Codes to the Assay File M206V1 - Collar Plot (M122) of Drillhole Survey File M207V1 - Extract Data from the Drillhole Assay and Survey Files M208RP - Special Project Calculations (Reverse Polish Notation) M208V1 - User Interface for Drillhole Data Files M209V1 - Drillhole Intersection Coordinate Calculations M210V1 - Coordinate Rotation of Drillhole Collars M212V1 - Sort Drillhole Survey File M215V1 - Strip Log Plot (M122) of Drillhole Data M216SM - Cross-Section Plot with Seam Joining (M122) M216V1 - Cross-Section Plot (M122) of Drillhole Data M216V2 - Plan Plot (M122) of Drillhole Data M217V2 - Assign Seam Dips to Drillhole Data Using VBM Sections M219V1 - Convert Drillhole into 3-D Coordinates M234V1 - Extract Drillhole Locations for Polygon Calculations M236V2 - Generate Drillhole Polygons and Areas M237V1 - Plot Polygon Outlines (M122)

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200-SERIES DRILLHOLE DATA OPERATIONS (Continued)

Technical Section Setting Up Drillhole Data Selection of Data within Boundaries M208V1 Driver Program Rotating Collar Coordinates

300-SERIES GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS

Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Program Section M300V1 - Interactive Model and Plot of Variograms M301V1 - Compute Experimental Variograms for Assay Data M303V1 - Compute Experimental Variograms for Composite Data M303V2 - Compute Experimental Variograms (up to 50) M311V1 - Generate H-Scatter Plots Technical Section Variograms

400-SERIES CLASSICAL STATISTICS FOR DRILLHOLES & COMPOSITES

Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Program Section M401V1 - Statistical Analysis of Assay Data M402V1 - Statistical Analysis of Composite Data M403V1 - In-situ Statistical Analysis of Assay or Composite Data M404V1 - Dip/Strike Analysis of Drillhole Data M411V1 - Correlation Analysis of Assay or Composite Data M411V2 - Generate Scatter Graph, Histogram and Simple Statistics M412V1 - Cumulative Distribution Analysis of Assay or Composite Data Technical Section StatisticsBasic Concepts

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500-SERIES COMPOSITE DATA OPERATIONS

Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Procedure Summary Checks to be Performed Suggestions for Bench Composite Items Suggestions for Seam Composite Items Program Section M500V1 - Load Composites into MineSight Data Files M501SM - Compute Seam Composites from Drillhole Data M501V1 - Compute Bench Composites from Drillhole Data M502V1 - Update Composite Using Batch Run M503V1 - List Composite Files M504V1 - Bench Plan (M122) of Composite Data M505V1 - Addition of Codes to Composite Files M506V1 - Sort Composite Data File M507V1 - Extract Composite Data M508RP - Special Project Calculations (Reverse Polish Notation) M508V1 - User Interface for Composite Files M516V1 - Cross-Section of Composite Data (M122) M516V2 - Cross-Section of Composite Data (M122, without dh traces) M517V1 - Load VBM Codes to Assay or Composite Files M522V1 - Drillhole Spacing Analysis M523V1 - Decluster Composite Data M524V1 - Point Validation for Interpolation Techniques M525TS - Interactive Evaluation of Point Validation Technical Section Calculation of Composites M508V1 Driver Program Blasthole Section M500BHS - Load Blasthole Assay Data into BH File 9 M502BHX - Update Blasthole Assay Data in BH File 9 M503BHS - List or Dump Blasthole Assay Data File M507BHS - Dump Blasthole File 9 to ASCII Data File

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Volume II
600-SERIES MINE MODEL OPERATIONS
Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Mine Model Operations Program Section M601V1 - Initialize a Mine Model File M601V2 - Create a Compressed Format Model File M602FS - Interactive Mine Model File Editing M603V1 - List Specified Data Items from the Mine Model File M606V1 - Plan Map (M122) of Mine Model Data M607V1 - Contour Plot (M122) of Mine Model Data M607V4 - Create Contour Data Using Triangulation M608V1 - Classical Statistical Analysis of Model Data M609V1 - Cross-Section (M122) of Mine Model Data M610V1 - Enter Integer Data into a Mine Model File M610V2 - Enter Real Data into a Mine Model File M612RP - Special Project Calculations for Mine Model Files M612SM - Surface Generation M612V1 - User Interface for Mine Model Files (Benches) M612V2 - User Interface for Mine Model Files (Section) M615V1 - Compute Block Codes from Digitized Plan Boundaries M615V2 - Compute Block Codes from Digitized Section Boundaries M617V1 - Add Mine Model Codes to Composite Data M618V1 - Correlation Analysis of Model Data M619V1 - Cumulative Distribution Analysis of Model Data M620V1 - Inverse Distance Weighting Interpolation (Std. Version) M620V2 - Inverse Distance Weighting Interpolation (Octant Version) M621V1 - Trend Plane Search Interpolation M624IK - Multiple Indicator Kriging Technique M624MIK - Multiple Indicator Kriging Technique with the GSLIB routine M624V1 - Kriging Interpolation Technique M625V1 - Gradient Interpolation Technique M630V1 - Load 2-D Surface File (File 13) M633V1 - Add Topography Percent to the Mine Model M635V1 - Create a Digital Terrain Model M636V1 - Calculate Elevations at Grid Point in a D.T.M. M637V1 - Cross Section Thru a D.T.M. M639V1 - Generate Block Partials Between Two Surfaces MSUC - Uniform Conditioning Technical Section Concept of Geologic Items Technical Considerations for Interpolation Rotation Parameters for Modeling and Variograms Writing MineSight User Subroutines

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VBM-SERIES VARIABLE BLOCK MODEL OPERATIONS

Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Program Section M640V1 - Interpolate Seam Thickness into a VBM File M649V1 - Load Digitized Data to a VBM File M650AR - Outline and Average Reserves M650BH - Interactive Ore Control Graphic Planner M650DL - Dragline M650ED - Interactive VBM Editor M650IP - Interactive Graphics Planner M650PT - Pit Expansion M650SV - Survey Editing M651V1 - Normalize Node Points of VBM Data M651V2 - Combine/Add VBM Features M651V4 - Update Line Segments in the VBM M652V1 - List a VBM Model Index M653AC - Convert VBM Data to AutoCAD DXF Format M653V0 - Extract VBM Data M653V1 - List VBM Data in Report Format M653V2 - List VBM Data and Utility Functions M654V0 - Plot VBM Contour Data in Plan or Section (M122) M654V1 - Plot VBM Point Data in Plan or Section (M122) M654V2 - Plot VBM Pits Merged with VBM Topo (M122) M654V3 - Plot VBM Pits Clipped by File 13 Topography (M122) M654V5 - Plot Clipped VBM Data (M122) M655V1 - Calculate Plane Intersections from VBM Data M655V2 - Calculate Section Intersections from VBM Data M657V1 - Extract Intersections of VBM Data with a Grid M657V2 - Create Gridded Data from Intersections M658V1 - Plot Cross-Sections from VBM (M122) M658V2 - Plot Pit Cross-Sections from VBM (M122) M658V3 - Extract Features from VBM M658V4 - Reformat M658V3 Points M658V5 - Slice Features from Section VBM M659V1 - Compute Block Partials from VBM Features M659V2 - Calculate Waste Dump Volumes from VBM Data M661V1 - Interpolate Intermediate VBM Planes M662V1 - Truncate Mining Cuts Stored in the VBM M663V1 - Compute Seam Length for 3-D Blocks from VBM Data M664V1 - Compute Outcrop Intersections for VBM Data M665V1 - VBM Cut Generator M667V1 - Compute Model Codes and/or Partials from VBM Outlines Technical Section VBM Data and Data Entry

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Volume III
700-SERIES MINE PLANNING OPERATIONS
Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Program Section M705V1 - Calculate Block Partials from Pit Outlines M708V1 - User Interface for Reserve Calculations M710V1 - Set Up or List the Reserve Summary File Logic M711V1 - Calculate 3-D Mine Model Reserves M712V1 - Reserve Summary Report Generation M717TS - Interactive Initialization of Pit Optimization Model Descriptors M717V1 - Initialization of Pit Optimization Model Descriptors M718V1 - Create the Pit Optimization Model from the Block Model M718V2 - Create the Pit Optimization Model from the Block Model with a User Subroutine M720V1 - Economic Pit Limits (Constant Pit Wall Slope) M720V2 - Economic Pit Limits (Complex Pit Slopes) M720V3 - Economic Pit Limits (Lerchs-Grossman Method) M720V4 - Economic Pit Limits (Complex Pit Slopes - Lerchs-Grossman) M721V1 - Plan Plot of Optimized Pits (Printer) M721V2 - Plan Plot of Optimized Pits (M122) M721V3 - Section Plot of Optimized Pits (M122) M722V1 - Printer Maps of Condensed Model Data M723V1 - Pit Optimization Reserve Calculations M724V1 - List Condensed Model Values M727V1 - Summarize Reserves for Intermediate & Final Pit Outlines M728V1 - Calculate Block Partials from Optimized Pits M729V1 - Edit Surface Files or Add Mining Restrictions Technical Section Pit Optimization Condensed Matrix Pit Optimization File Sizes Limitations of the Pit Optimization Programs Pit Optimization Sets Generalized Procedure to Set Up and Use Pit Optimization Coning Inconsistency May Reduce Optimum Pit Design Profit Pit Design Reserves M710V1 Set Up Reserve Descriptors M711V1 Compute Reserves M712V1 Summarize Reserves Procedure for Evaluating Pit Design Pits M701V1 Equivalent Expansion Height

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GSM-SERIES GRIDDED SEAM MODEL

Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Procedure Summary for GSM Routines Program Section M706SM - Determine Mining Limits from the GSM M708SM - GSM Reserve Calculations M708S0 - Create an Auxiliary Schedule File M709SM - Reserve Targeting M709S1 - Plot End of Target Periods M712SM - GSM Reserve Summary M713SM - Merge M708SM Reserves Summary Output M714SM - Report Merged M708SM Reserves Summary Files Technical Section Introduction to Stratiform Deposit Tonnage Calculations

800-SERIES PRODUCTION SCHEDULING

Introduction Section Series Description Program Summaries Program Section M805V1 - Long Range Scheduling for Open Pit Mines M806V1 - Long Range Scheduling from Pit Optimization Designs M806V2 - Long Range Scheduling from Pit Optimization Designs M819V1 - Extract Assay Slice Files for Outline and Average M819V2 - Extract Composite Slice Files for Outline and Average M819V3 - Extract Composite Slice Files for M820V1 (File 9 only) M829V1 - Extract Plan Slice Files for IGP M829V2 - Extract EW Section Slice Files for IGP M831V1 - Plot M830V1 Cuts Technical Section Resource Calculation Logic

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MineSight
All MineSight Documentation is now included as online help, accessible from within the program.

THE MENU SYSTEM

Introduction Menu System Description Program Summaries Procedures How a Procedure Works Procedure Names Default Responses Types of Variables How to Build a Procedure Comments Labels Procommands Calculations Logical Testing Panels Pop-up Windows Sample Panel Creating a Base File Using Variables with ITM commands Using Variables with TMP lines

APPENDIX
GLOSSARY Glossary/Dictionary of Terms ERROR MESSAGES General Pit Optimization Error Messages General GSM Error Messages General Subroutine Error Messages General VBM Error Messages General Program Termination Error Messages and Warnings

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