Underground Mining

Quickly calculate volumes, generate tonnage reports, define any pattern of pillar cut, and produce accurate, customized reports with Carlson Software’s renowned ease of use. Mine plans can be quickly modified to compare alternatives, thereby ensuring the most efficient design.

Underground Mining

UNDERGROUND MINE MAPPING

Process survey data and seamlessly generate mine maps

Calculate end-of-month tonnage for each working section

Use standard mapping symbols from the Mine Symbol Library, or build your own

Layout your room and pillar mine automatically using Advanced Panel Layout tools

View mine plans in 3D

UNDERGROUND MINE RESERVES

Calculate reserves with quality attributes, thickness, and grades. Report/display with user-defined parameters, such as:

Tonnage

Overburden

Area mined

Quality

UNDERGROUND SCHEDULING

Schedule timing and quality forecast based on actual geologic models

Individually schedule mining sections based on both productivity and operating schedules

Forecast difficult mining areas using Difficulty Factors as a function of time, location, or thickness

Add location-based events to account for specific tasks such as belt moves, stopping points, longwall moves, etc.

Update mine plans with new information and quickly reforecast timing

Export reports directly to text, XML, Excel, Access, or other database formats

Automatically calculate extraction ratios for custom pillar layouts

Generate panel data from simple text on mine maps

Report timing results by property owners

SDPS (SURFACE DEFORMATION PREDICTION SYSTEM)

Generate Isopachs and 3D colored models of subsidence based on depth of mining, geological characteristics, and mine design parameters

Model subsidence of the surface topography due to underground mining

Generate subsidence profiles based on pillar dimensions, panel width, depth/type of overburden, and more

DESIGN SOLIDS

Select existing CAD entities to define tunnel cross-section templates

Define template transitions to seamlessly join unique sections of the tunnel

Create solids from surfaces, rib polylines, or points

Define profiles and centerlines for alignment, or use 3D polylines

Design entries, drifts, raises, declines, and stopes

CAVITY SURVEYS

Import cavity surveys from scanners such as the Carlson C-ALS Gyro or Void Scanner (VS+)

Reduce and filter points to remove noise and unnecessary cavity features

Use methods such as Poisson or pure triangulation to generate solids

VISUALIZING SOLIDS

View solids together with block models, drillholes, and 3D sections with color variations and transparency

Draw solids as 3D polyline loops, or as full 3D faces

Link multiple solids together to show progression and mine advance

SECTIONS AND VOLUMES

Inspect solids with cross sections

Compare designs to as-mined to quantify and visualize over/under excavation

Calculate solid volumes using a Geologic Block Model to report tons and grades

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Underground Mining