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Four programs make up
Carlson Mining 2009. They are:
- Carlson Geology
2009
- Carlson Underground
Mining 2009
- Carlson Surface Mining 2009
- Carlson Basic Mining 2009
These Carlson Mining 2009
programs are unique applications that allow the user to perform mine
engineering and geology, while running entirely inside AutoCAD®. See the Carlson Mining 2009
Improvement List.
NEW this year, in
addition to the Carlson Mining 2009 modules running on top of any
AutoCAD® or Map® versions 2009, down through and including
2000, Carlson Mining modules come with built-in IntelliCAD® -- a robust,
DWG-compatible CAD platform.
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The Carlson Mining 2009
programs are currently in use by hundreds of groups ranging from small
engineering firms to huge coal companies and government agencies alike (see list). To
become the dominant product line in any software market requires
extraordinary commitment to both advanced technology and customer
service. The Carlson Mining programs have become the most widely used
design and mapping software in the mining industry for just these
reasons.
Whether the application
is underground mining, surface mining, permitting or geologic mapping
and reserve studies, Carlson Mining 2009 provides uniquely powerful
automation combined with our trademark ease of use. To request more information
about Carlson Mining and other products or a demo CD, click here for
the form.
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The Carlson Geology Module is a mining add-on to
AutoCAD or use the built-in IntelliCAD for the complete geologic modeling package. The process from
importing drillholes, validating the data and modeling the ore to
reserve calculation is seamless. Other factors such as 3D viewing of
the drillholes and blocks, cross sections and queries are part of the
process for the geologist to accurately represent the ore body for
mining.
Drillholes: Drillholes may be imported for
grid and/or block modeling. Drillholes can be stored in the dwg, or
linked to an external database. The Geology Module can import nearly
any known ASCII drillhole format, as well as almost 30 fixed drillhole
formats from other companies and programs, utilizing almost any type of
data.
Queries, reports, and parameter compliance filters
start the modeling process for accurate model representation. Quality
attribute equations of unlimited parameters coupled with unlimited grid
sizes and resolutions produce a detailed model of any size. Drillholes
can be stored in the drawing database, or linked to an external
database of choice such as Microsoft Access or even Excel.
Drillholes can be both angled and vertical, and inspected real-time
with the drillhole inspector, which displays chosen values as the
cursor is moved from hole to hole. Drillhole correlation and fence
diagrams are readily developed with automated macros to update the
strata names. Strata within several geologic columns can be selected,
named and correlated leading to dynamic updating of the corresponding
drillholes in the database. Even when you post drillhole text in plan
view, the labels are user-defined. Drilling can be updated with a
powerful drillhole datasheet Ð a data management spreadsheet, which
allows the user to encode collar, strata and bed data along with
lithologic information and unlimited quality parameters. Not only can
strata within beds be composited for quality, but beds can be
subdivided. A 20m ore body or coal seam, for example, can be
automatically divided into many different beds based on elevations,
quality analysis or gridded surfaces, allowing for composited qualities
for each bed. This is useful for analysis of bench-based reserves,
where ore quality is calculated by bench or 3D block, not by
association with a strata or bed.
Strata
or lithologic units can be designated as Key (ore) or Non-key (waste)
during setup and can later be edited to further detail the geologic
model. The popular "Ferm Code" designation is available, which will
associate the proper hatch pattern with each Ferm Code in geologic
columns and fence diagrams. The routine also supports user-defined
"horizon codes" on individual strata which can be used to select or
deselect specific data for modeling. Individual drillholes can be
selected from the screen for straight forward edits or updates. Queries
on drillholes for various statistics can be reported quickly and
easily. Interrogation of the geologic model is facilitated with 2D or
3D diagrams. The 3D view option allows the geologist to see the
drillhole lithology and downhole data displayed from any desired
viewpoint. Likewise, triangulated, contoured or gridded surfaces can be
displayed in 3D to compare against the geological columns. Fence
diagrams, or geologic cross sections, can be constructed between a
series of holes to investigate correlation.
The Geology Module includes a wide range of
features that have specialized application: "Split Bed" allows for division of large coal,
limestone and ore seams into beds defined by elevation, thickness or
quality and/or grid surfaces, leading to compositing of qualities and
tonnage calculations for each bed zone. In this way, three or four
vertically-defined benches within the same pit can be differentiated by
quality and tonnage. "Parameter Compliance" will "quick" analyze
drillholes for compliance against parameter specifications for ore
attributes, highlighting drillholes that pass. Compliance zones will be
defined by closed polylines or hatched, as an option. Ore bodies can be
broken down into types of ore based on filtering raw drillhole data
through parameter compliance files that are associated with specific
ore characteristics. Using this technique, for example, a clay seam may
be defined as "medical filler" or "paper grade" based on passing the
parameter compliance test, leading to mapping of grades of ore.
Two separate programs can complement the Geology
Module. Drillholes can be stored in the powerful Hole Manager database
program where queries and reports can be generated. Quality compositing
is seamless resulting in color coded entries for quick verification. If
there are electronic logs, or E-Log files, such as the common FAS file,
these can also be batch-imported in the Hole Manager. Standard picks
for values such as gamma, resistivity, density and caliper are
available, as are any customizable parameter and range for different
rock types. Electronic drillholes are then added to the database for
modeling and comparison with the core and drillers log.
Isopach Maps: After the drillholes are correlated and validated,
various modeling routines utilize the data. Isopach maps can be
generated from a grid file or drillholes on screen. There are Auto-Run
Isopach macros to generate an isopach map, each with its own hatching,
in a separate drawing. Geological maps of the surface topography may be
drawn illustrating the outcropping geology on a 3D surface. Custom
colors and naming are utilized and hatched using the predefined strata
and beds.
Steps such as fence and block diagramming can be
conducted from stored models or directly from screen-selected
drillholes. Seam conformance, pinchout, faults, outcrops, sub-crops,
splitting and parting logic are an intrinsic part of all of the major
modeling techniques. Geologists can assert control over raw drillhole
data by specifying strata limit lines for subcrops and outcrops, and by
designating "3D polylines" for strata thickness or elevations. In this
way, highwall, pit and underground mine survey information can be
translated into more accurate structure modeling. The geologic model
accepts pit or channel samples and outcrop samples. Auto-Run Grid
macros will update entire sets of grid files when new drillholes are
added from new drilling programs. Grid statistics and history are
accessible for review as necessary. Grid inspectors allow real-time
verification of the grid values with the cursor as grid values display
at the cursor location.
Gridding: All of the major geological modeling techniques are
supported, such as triangulation, inverse distance, kriging, polynomial
and least squares. Calculate Residuals, with automation, will analyze
all of the modeling methods for each specific variable and report the
amount of error associated with each method, giving the user a
recommendation on which method is better suited for the attribute
gridded. Grid file utilities, also with macros, allow quick and
flexible modification of gridded surfaces within defined areas,
including grid-to-grid algebraic operations, merging, nulling,
extrapolating, and changing resolutions. There are routines to
composite structure grids based on quality analysis and to convert
quality grids to as delivered.
Block Models: Block modeling can be by 3D inverse distance,
Kriging or discrete. This creates a block model that can be further
analyzed and displayed through user entered grade parameter files,
viewed in 3D and cross sections and used for reserve calculations of
the different grades.
Reserves: Once the drillholes and model are
checked and validated, Surface or Underground Mine Reserves and volumes
can be calculated from drillholes on the fly, from a strata based grid
model, or from a block models. Block model reserves will be calculated
using the grade parameter fileÑvolumes within certain quality
ranges are automatically calculated. For example, in Pit 24, there are
5020 tons above 90% calcium; 10440 tons from 80%-90% calcium, etc.; not
only in plan view but in 3D. Carlson offers advanced polyline logic
that can process reserve results for any combination of complex
inclusion perimeters and interior "exclusion" perimeters. For example,
if an area contains previously mined underground works, these can be
"excluded" from the reserve calculation.
Reserving has many options for dilution, parting
thickness, separable recovery factors and densities and strip ratio.
Surface mines can utilize highwall slopes, and even an ultimate pit
shell for overall sloped reserves, even between a defined top and
bottom elevation. Also as an option, the "Surface History Report"
creates a new surface for each bench and pit. This report can be
selected to calculate the reserve for each pit and bench instantly. The
command Reserve Classification calculates "measured, indicated and
inferred" quantities for a site and outputs it in a custom report, with
optional GIS links. Reports are user-defined for all reserve
calculations and schedules; that can include such items as tonnage,
overburden, strip ratio, area mined, qualities, periods, equipment and
cost. Report formats are easily constructed and then saved and recalled
for specific applications or different mine sites. The reports can be
directly linked and exported to Microsoft Excel or Access for
spreadsheet and database presentation from within Carlson Mining and
AutoCAD.
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The Carlson Underground Mining Module provides all
the tools for designing and scheduling the mine projections and for
mapping the mine as it is surveyed. The strong mine projection commands
also contribute to the precise and verifiable mine scheduling and
equipment timing.
Mine
Projections and Layout: Complete
mine projections and ventilation can be created in seconds instead of
hours. Set a few parameters and our routines will generate hundreds of
breaks and projections with projected pillars and optionally rooms,
beltline and ventilation directions. Create angled crosscuts for
continuous haulage situations, or station the crosscuts for advance. If
you want rounded pillars, or punch-outs along the rib line, or
bracketed pillars to indicate future mining, the options are there. For
ventilation, you control the type of air in each entry and you can
automatically place stops, man-doors and escape ways. It even handles
splits in ventilation using three rows of stoppings.
A
full array of mine symbols may be used to create the final map from the
Mine Symbol Library. Mine symbols may also be user-defined. Mine survey
notes can be entered by azimuth at the command line or in a spreadsheet
type dialog that resembles a field book. Offset notes to locate pillars
and rib lines can be entered by a variety of flexible methods based on
industry conventions (distance up and left/right to corners). For
example, distance up can be based on stationing versus actual distance,
and distances can be entered from the face, rather than forward. The
style of note entry can be configured and set as default.
The Underground Module has the power for drafting the mine. It has the
feature everyone wants; we draw the mine automatically from the note
entry. Two methods are available. 1-the coding of the offsets can be
saved to file and the mine will draw according to the coded offsets and
2-the program will auto-detect pillar corners within projection lines
and connect them on the basis of the screen graphics. The second method
is more tolerant of mine note entry conducted in different work
sessions. Of course, the user can complete the map quickly, using
AutoCAD snap, to connect the points. All features are layerized for
selective freezing and thawing. Pillars, for example are automatically
placed in the Pillars layer. The program will search for that layer for
certain commands.
Quantities: There are several methods to
quickly generate volumes. For coal applications, the Coal Sections
representing channel samples can be user-defined to include items such
as coal, rock and bone, entered and repeated in any sequence. When
windowed along with the mine workings, tonnage reports are generated.
The symbol representing the sample point is placed at the correct "Z"
elevation of the coal thickness, and can be used to create coal
thickness isopach maps in conjunction with or independent of drillhole
data. Coal sections can combine with drillhole data for more accurate
coal thickness modeling. Tonnages are computed by either average or
grid based methods. Because of intelligent layering, the user simply
selects all objects, and the program auto-detects perimeter, pillars
and coal sections, leading to the tonnage reports. The area of mining
is hatched as a check on the accuracy of the selection set. If a pillar
mistakenly gets hatched, it means there is a problem that needs to be
addressed. Boundaries can be automatically divided by property or lease
ownership and used to separate the tonnages. The mine pillars and
perimeter are automatically divided by ownership in unique polyline
processing.
Pillars: Any pattern of pillar cut can be
defined and added to a display of pillar cut icon templates. Any
selected icon can be used to cut pillars for retreat mining. Two
methods of cutting are available. 1-Draw the closed cut perimeter for
volumes and leave the pillar intact, or 2-cut the pillar out and show
only the remaining pillar stumps. Pillars can be further modified by
user-defined corner chamfers. Companies that do not survey every pillar
corner can map deep mines by use of the Advanced Projections command
followed by chamfering of the notched pillar corners.
The
Underground Mine Reserves command contains features similar to the
Surface Mine Reserves. Drillholes, channel samples or pre-modeled grid
files of the seams are used for calculation. Quality attributes,
thickness, and grades are calculated and displayed in the reports.
Reports are user-defined for all reserve calculations and schedules;
that can include such items as tonnage, overburden, strip ratio, area
mined, qualities, periods, equipment and cost.
Report
formats are easily constructed and then saved and recalled for specific
applications or different mine sites. The reports can be directly
linked and exported to Microsoft Excel or Access for spreadsheet and
database presentation from within Carlson Mining and AutoCAD.
Underground Mine Timing:
Underground mines can be designed schematically as centerlines with
associated dimensions, or can be laid out formally using the Advanced
Projections command, complete with pillars and perimeters (outer rib
lines). If a complete layout approach is used, the program will detect
extraction ratios using the non recovered pillars. Precedence becomes
critical in underground mining where, for example the longwall cannot
proceed before the surrounding room and pillar advances are completed.
The timing routines can lead to unexpected and valuable information on
idled equipment, production rates and qualities, and may even reveal
portions of the mine that are cut-off from mining altogether by an
illogical equipment assignment. The mine planner can reassign
equipment, alter layout elements and precedence, and try a new
"what-if" timing scenario. Retreat mining may be part of the schedule,
splitting the panels by advance and retreat. Equipment definition is
straight forward for each unit, with underground mining rates based on
tonnage, linear advance (entries and crosscuts), or forward distance.
Equipment calendars determine when each unit is down or working, shift
by shift and day by day.
Reporting and Graphics: The ease of use and
ability to export to Excel is one of the feature highlights during a
demonstration. Multiple equipment sets can be put in motion, with final
results reported in a report formatter that exports to Excel or Access,
and displays graphically as colorized zones. Zones of mining can be
user-defined with any color scheme in the form of solid fill or
hatching. Detailed reports are produced from most every Mining routine.
These reports can be modified by the user and expanded to include
derived output values. Report formats can be named, saved and recalled.
Likewise, drawings and dialog boxes can be incorporated into documents
with simple cut and paste methods. The superior compatibility with PC
based software, working within the Windows environment, streamlines
mine planning from start to finish.
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| Surface Mining Module |
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The Carlson Surface Mining Module contains the
necessary tools for complex surface mine design and scheduling with
equipment timing. The typical progression of the steps would be to
create and layout pits, calculate reserves, then schedule the mine.
Other design factors come into play, such as cross-sectional design
with dragline range diagrams and 3D pit and fill design routines.
Pits:
The Carlson Surface Mining Module includes many intelligent routines
for complex surface mining techniques and design. Pit design and layout
uses several pit layout algorithms to represent actual mine pits or
simply to subdivide reserves into smaller production blocks for
reserves or scheduling. The layout can be of any shape and extremely
complex using commands such as Pit Matrix Layout and Layout by Advance.
Pits can be further subdivided and identified by ownership
automatically for instant lease and royalty calculations by owner using
the property lines.
Reserves and Scheduling: The Surface Mining
Module includes the same Surface Mine Reserves command described in the
Geology Module section. After the reserves are calculated, the mine
planning and scheduling begin. Production equipment fleets for
overburden and the ore is defined based on shift and hourly rates.
Maintenance and availability factors can be added for rate variations.
De-rating by date, bench thickness or bench number is an advanced
setting for each unit. Surface mining rates can be based on overburden
removal or ore tonnage. Advanced equipment options allow for de-rating
by time of year, thickness or bench number. Rehandle tables can be
applied to thickness of the benches for each piece of equipment.
Equipment calendars can be applied to individual or collective
equipment fleets. Equipment scheduled hours/days can be reviewed
graphically and even edited graphically. Equipment and period reports
are instant. Multiple calendars may be created for "what if" scenarios.
Calendar reports are instantly produced by year or each piece. In the
pit based Production Timing, color coded blocks will highlight the
production timing and production statistics. "Pre-scheduler" runs
report the production by time period to give an initial starting point.
Equipment will mine through single pits or predefined directional
attributes associated with the pits.
Even in large single-pit examples, the equipment will detect the
undulations of the material quantity and quality to produce distinct
production values for each month or other user-defined mining period.
Timing can be based on calendar periods or tonnages of coal or other
mineral, or on volume of overburden. Customized production requirements
can be set (such as: Jan-150,000 tons, Feb-180,000 tons, Mar-200,000
tons). Timing blocks can be stacked vertically as well as laid out
horizontally, with precedence requirements (upper blocks must be mined
before lower blocks in the same pit). Benches may be offset or
staggered to mine in a "stair step" fashion. The benches may also be
strata-based, elevation-based, or combined with a block model and mined
by quality. Surfaces may be output for each pit and bench for graphical
3D representation of each period.
Reporting and Graphics: The ease of use and
ability to export to Excel is one of the software highlights during a
demonstration. Multiple equipment sets can be put in motion, with final
results reported in a report formatter that exports to Excel or Access,
and displays graphically as colorized zones. Zones of mining can be
user-defined with any color scheme in the form of solid fill or
hatching. Detailed reports are produced from most every Mining routine.
These reports can be modified by the user and expanded to include
derived output values. Report formats can be named, saved and recalled.
Likewise, drawings and dialog boxes can be incorporated into documents
with simple cut and paste methods. The superior compatibility with PC
based software, working within the Windows environment, streamlines
mine planning from start to finish.
Dragline Range Diagrams: The Surface Mining
Module contains interactive Range Diagram options for detailing
dragline sequences and associated volumes. Dragline height, reach and
digging depth limits are set for control. The range diagram routines
allow the user to specify cuts by picking, or with polyline boundaries
and then places the cut in the spoil according to pre-designated swell
factors and angles of repose. Spoil peaks can be flattened according to
user-defined specifications with a single command. Rehandle and final
place material are automatically accumulated according to equipment
type, leading to production rates and costs. Automated long-range
dragline planning is facilitated with routines that accumulate dragline
quantities by pit according to user-defined schedules. Graphic output
details the mining progression as the production and quality statistics
are being compiled. Parameters for draglines can be precisely defined
and used both in the 3D dragline simulation routine and in section view
pit layouts. The mine engineer can seek out the most efficient mine
design by testing layouts in plan, section and 3D view. Dozer push
analysis can be combined with cast blasting, shovel and dragline
analysis to obtain the optimal combination of equipment and mining
sequencing.
3D Pit and Spoil Design: Design Bench Pit
creates 3D pits with varied bench parameters on different sides of the
pits. The slope, width and height of the benches can change as the pit
advances through different material or depth. Pits can be designed to
go down and in, or up and out from the starting baseline-very useful
for quarry design. Pits and benches are stored in a history file for 3D
viewing of the mine progression and 3D staggered and sloped volumes. 3D
Spoil and stockpiles can be automatically sized with Design Spoil Pile
and placed in a footprint based on a target size or volume. Options for
varying the elevation or sliding a side to get to the targeted volume
automate the process. Using Define Fill/Cut, 3D benched pits descend
into the ore zone for pit optimization. Ramps are automatically carved
into the pit, at the slope and starting location you select-Even with
switchbacks! Using the Lerch-Grossman algorithm as an option, pit
optimization placement and depth is obtained from the block models
converted to cost models.
Surfaces, Roads and Ramps: Carlson integrates
geologic and surface modeling with plan view, 3D view and section view
mine layout routines. Engineering concepts and "what if" scenarios are
easily converted into surface mine designs. All of these design options
work from actual surface topography, geologic data and equipment
parameters, leading to accurate calculations of overburden, ore
quantities, strip ratios, rehandle and ultimately cost. Plan view
designs include 3D view presentation options, and 3D and sectional
layouts also produce the plan view. You can choose any design method
and output format desired. Carlson "specializes" in modeling surfaces.
Any road centerline, dam, ditch centerline, building pad, pit, or other
defined object can be converted into a final terrain by simply picking
the feature and windowing the existing terrain. Roads in 3D, mine pits,
ramps, diversion ditches, and embankment dams are all carved into
existing terrain and ready for the next terrain model addition. The
Carlson Civil Module contains many of the necessary commands for road
and ramp design. By a process of cumulative design, any finished
landform can be created from the initial contour map. Powerful Grid or
TIN File Utilities allow for 3D viewing of "grid or TIN math"
operations for instant model verification.
The Carlson Civil road template routine has explicit entries for
multiple cut slopes with ditches (for benching) and berm placement
subject to conditional fill requirements. Template entry is simplified
through a graphic interface. Ramp templates may be applied to 3D
polylines for instant ramp design and graphic output. A 3D polyline
combined with a typical ramp cross-section is all that is needed to
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| Basic Mining
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The Basic
Mining Module is the perfect AutoCAD mining
add-on (and it comes with built-in IntelliCAD) for a user who needs just the basics, at a low price. Features
such as basic drillhole entry, reserves and fence diagrams (on-the-fly
only, not from a stored model), underground mine mapping and layout and
quantities are the essence of the module. Every command is also
included somewhere in the other mining modules, Geology, Surface and
Underground. For a user who has these three, the Basic Mining is not
necessary. It is geared for the occasional " miner", someone who wants
a low cost tool for simple mining practices within AutoCAD. At $1000,
it is a definite bargain. It can be upgraded to any of the other
Carlson Mining Modules at any time. The Basic Mining Module had its start as part of the former program SurvCADD, which began as a mine surveying package, with strong roots in the coal mining region of the U.S. Appalachians. Other modules have come and gone, yet this module still survives.
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