Run a Mining Design Conformance Report

Use the Mining Design Conformance Report command to create a mine production report that compares an as-built surface with the design surface to provide extraction progress to stakeholders. After running the command, a colorized surface model is created as a result of comparing the design and as-built surface based on specified parameters and tolerances. The report includes a 2D overview of the surface model with cross sections and a table containing the calculated area and volume.

This report can be customized as necessary to meet specific client needs using a Microsoft Word template (see Create and Edit Customized Report Templates).

Prerequisites:

Your project must include an as-built surface with extracted breaklines indicating the location of vertical steps in the surface. You can extract breaklines from an appropriate point cloud (as described in Extract Breaklines from Open-Pit Mines) and create a surface from the breaklines (as described in Create a Surface) to use in this report.
Optionally, to ensure your project name displays in the footer of the report, select Project Settings in the Quick Access Toolbar. Then, select General Information and enter it in the Project Name field.
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To run a Mining Design Conformance Report:

Select Mining Design Conformance Report in Mines > Conformance to display the Mining Design Conformance Report command pane.
In the Report template drop-down list, select Mining Design Conformance Report.
In the two Mine surface models drop-down lists, select the Design surface and As-built surface to be compared in the report.
Complete the Cross-section Settings as follows:
- Cross-section path - In the Plan View, select an existing polyline, or create a new one, that crosses the bordered area along which cross-sections will be generated perpendicular to it (up to the edge of the boundary). Typically, the line will run across the face of the slope as shown in the figure below. Be sure to extend the line beyond the Boundary line.
- Boundary - In the Plan View, select an existing closed polyline, or create a new one, that acts as a boundary to encompass a single slope region of the mine for which you want to report. A slope region should be one slope set of crest and toes (up to one half of the mine, not the entire mine).
- Cross-section interval - Enter the distance between each cross-section border line to be drawn in the report.
  Note that incorrect report values may result if there are irregularities in the expected normal bench/face layout.
- Delta interval - Enter the interval distance between measurements you want to use.
- Cross-section layer for design - Select an existing cross-section layer on which to display the design surface, or create a new one.
- Cross-section layer for as-built - Select an existing cross-section layer on which to display the as-built surface, or create a new one.
The following image shows the selected Boundary (1) and Cross-section path (2) to be used for a report.
In the Reporting units setting group box, select Use volume to report volumes as tonnages, or Use mass to report mass in tons.
Note: If you select Use mass, you must enter a Specific gravity to calculate the mass.
In the Report Settings drop-down lists, select colors to display in the report for Overdig exceeded, Underdig exceeded, and Within tolerance.
Note: The colors chosen in Report Settings will change the colors in the generated report.
In the Image Scaling for Cross-section View group box, select how you want cross-sections to display in the report.
Click the Apply button.
Processing progress is displayed in the TBC Status Bar.
When processing is complete, the area segments included in the report are displayed as a georeferenced image in the Plan View, colored based on whether they are overdig, underdig, or within tolerance.
The Mining Design Conformance Report opens in Microsoft Word.
To save the report document as a .docx file, in MS Word, click File > Save As and save the file to the appropriate location. Optionally, change the default file name.
The first page of the Mining Design Conformance Report includes the same image displayed on the Plan View, showing color coded in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance area segments, with cross-section lines and area segments labeled. It also includes the specified design parameters used for the report and the range of measurements consider "in-tolerance". A key is included to explain cross-sections displayed in the report.
This is followed by a separate page for each cross-section in the report that includes a cross-section diagram and measurements
Optionally, you can customize this report to meet specific client needs using a Microsoft Word template. See Create and Edit Customized Report Templates.