Mining and exploration software that delivers the latest technology combined with power, performance and reliability. Head Office Micromine 174 Hampden Road Nedlands, Perth Western Australia 6009 T: +61 8 9423 9000 F: +61 8 9423 9001 Email: mm@micromine.com.au Getting to the future first www.micromine.com Micromine strives for continuous improvement in all products, therefore specifications and methods of operation are subject to change without notice. MICROMINE is a trademark of Micromine Pty Ltd. Any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Minimum system requirements: PIII, 256 MB RAM, Windows 98, NT4, ME, 2K, XP. Version 1.0.US Aug 04 Photographs courtesy of Frank Bilki Training, Support and Consulting Trai ni ng, Support and Consul t i ng Micromine provides these value-added services to help you maximize the benefit from your software investment: Training: Micromine offers a variety of training courses designed to teach your staff everything from the basics through to advanced geostatistical and mine design techniques. Regular scheduled training is offered at our dedicated training facility, or alternatively a trainer will come to you for on-site training. Software configuration: Our consulting staff can configure your software to suit your individual requirements. Our team of geologists, GIS professionals and database analysts can assist with everything from the initial software installation, through to importing and validating your data, creation of customized legends, plot templates, and macros, and beyond. Your staff will be empowered to immediately start producing accurate and meaningful results. On-going consulting: For those times when you have insufficient staff or expertise for a particular project, you can rely on Micromine Consulting staff to provide the necessary backup. Our mining professionals have many decades of combined experience and can assist with tasks ranging from exploration data management, digitizing, data validation, plotting and section generation through to bankable feasibility studies. Offices: Brisbane Vancouver Johannesburg London Beijing Jakarta St Petersburg Denver Elko Mi cromi ne Modul es Getting to the future first in Exploration and Mining MICROMINE consists of eight modules. The modular structure enables the user to customize functionality according to resource project requirements. CORE RESOURCE ESTIMATION SURVEYING MINING Mine design Grade control Production tasks WIREFRAMING DTMs EXPLORATION Contour grids Drillholes Modeling Statistical analysis PLOTTING DATA MANAGEMENT PLOTTING The Plotting module extends the Quick Plot functionality provided by the Core module. The Plotting Module is a very powerful tool that allows you to generate hard copy plots and customize the appearance of plots created in any MICROMINE graphical display. Multiple plot frames can be stacked onto a single sheet to produce complex multi-layered or multi-windowed presentation-quality output. Picture files, tabular data, and numerous symbols can also be incorporated. The Plotting Module includes comprehensive facilities for previewing the output on screen, adding or editing labels, and for printing to a variety of output file formats and devices. Grade/ tonnage estimates Boolean intersection Extrusion Calculations Set out DTMs Cross sections Road design Volumes Reporting Polygonal models Block models Graphical reporting Configured import/ export Multiple data sources Ring design CORE The Core module is fundamental to the MICROMINE application and is used to process, validate and view data. Vizex (Visual Explorer) provides an immediate and intuitive way to view and collate all MICROMINE-supported data. Vizex also has the ability to view GIS and remote sensing file formats, including Arcview, MapInfo, and ER Mapper. Some of the features included in the Core module are: Data entry, processing, and validation Data visualization (Vizex) Data presentation and output 3D Viewer, including creation of flythrough animations Assign outlines Quick plotting utility (Quick Plot) Coordinate transformations (geographic, datum, and plane grid) Distribution statistics Drillhole display functions String editing and utilities, including digitizer support EXPLORATION The exploration module provides advanced features for interpreting and reporting exploration data. Tools provided within this module include generating contour grids and DTM's; performing drillhole calculations and compositing; and carrying out statistical analysis and polygonal modeling. Advanced string functions can be used to extract and display cross-sectional outlines and mine openings. Features include: Display graphs and stacked sections Advanced drillhole displays Advanced statistics functionality, including semi-variograms, variogram surfaces, assay quality control, and single or multiple linear regression Extract cross-sections from strings Display cross-section areas Drillhole compositing and calculations Digital terrain modeling and contouring; numerous contouring algorithms are available WIREFRAMING The Wireframing Module is used to produce and analyze three- dimensional solids. Volume and tonnage reports can be easily generated, 3D coordinate points falling within a wireframe solid can be flagged, and simple polygonal estimates can be performed on contained drillhole assay intervals. Strings representing underground workings can be extruded to form wireframe solids. Features include: Polygonal Wireframe Estimate Wireframe Boolean Solid-to-solid interaction Wireframe building and editing Wireframe extrusion from strings RESOURCE ESTIMATION Two- and three-dimensional block models can be produced using grade interpolation algorithms ranging from Inverse Distance Weighted through to Multiple Indicator Kriging. In addition, simple polygonal estimates are also supported. Features include: 2D and 3D block modeling Polygonal modeling Gridded seam modeling Comprehensive model reporting options MINING The Mining Module provides open pit and underground miners with a suite of tools for design, grade control, and other production oriented tasks. Open pit blast patterns can be interactively designed, with control over each individual blasthole if required. Similarly, underground miners can rapidly design and report on rings of underground blastholes. The interactive grade control functions allow the user to integrate different data types and interactively evaluate volumes, tonnages and grades within any combination of blasts or ore blocks. The Mining Module also provides an interface into common pit optimization software applications. Features include: Open pit and underground design Mine design Grade control Ring design SURVEYING With the Surveying Module, users can import and process survey data. Data can be acquired using all standard data collection methods, and to facilitate this, MICROMINE can be configured to interface with any data recorder or electronic total station. Features include: Digital terrain modeling Data reduction (e.g. stadia, angles and SAS) Co-ordinate set-out Cross-section and top/bottom volumes Road Design DATA MANAGEMENT (GBIS) The MICROMINE Data Management module is designed specifically for, but is not limited to, the display and management of exploration and mining data. Data can be imported and processed from most commonly adopted file formats, and these processes can be easily automated. Features include: Supports Oracle, SQL or Microsoft Access databases Browse and import data from various sources, including CSV, SIF and other fixed format text files Export data to a variety of text formats, including CSV, and other fixed formats Build customized user profiles for individual users Build customized queries and reports for each user profile Build customized data validation procedures Produce information rich 2D graphic log displays