Surface Samples

Logging surface samples with Sample Station involves common practices: recording location information, capturing coordinate data, and assaying. As with the tables in DHLogger, some default reference tables are created and associated with standard columns in the data tables. This section describes many of the reference tables that support recording information in the standard tables.

Selection Criteria

Coordinate Types—This list defines the different types of coordinates (e.g. Primary, Alternate; Planned, Actual, Estimate) used in the program. See Create Reference Codes for Coordinate Types.

Grid Types—This list defines the grid coordinate systems used in the program. See Create Reference Codes for Grid Types.

Sample Types—This list defines the sample types used in the blast hole program. See Configure Sample Types.

Region Codes—This list defines the region codes that are used in the Location Code configuration. It is required and represents a categorization above Project.

To create a region code:

  1. On the Home screen, select Maintain » Reference Tables » Sample Definitions » Region Codes from the menu.

    The Region Codes screen displays.

  2. Click New on the toolbar.
  3. Enter the Region Code.
  4. Enter the Region Description.
  5. Click OK.

Location Codes—This is a configurable, hierarchical structure of locations to which all surface samples belong. All locations consist of a Region and a Project (these are mandatory), but administrators can add any number of levels below these.

To create a region:

  1. On the Home screen, select Maintain » Reference Tables » Location Codes from the menu.

    The Location screen displays.

  2. Select Region (Region) in the tree.
  3. Click New on the toolbar.

    The Region screen displays.

  4. Select the Region as NEW.
  5. Enter a Description.
  6. By Default Parent is set to Region.
  7. Select whether to set the region as a Header. If Yes, this creates a new level in the tree.
  8. If the Header is set to Yes. Any headers above in the hierarchy are set to Required.
  9. Click OK.

To create a project:

  1. On the Home screen, select Maintain » Reference Tables » Location Codes from the menu.

    The Location screen displays.

  2. Select Project (Project) in the tree.
  3. Click New on the toolbar.

    The Project screen displays.

  4. Enter the Code.
  5. Enter a Description.
  6. By default Parent is set to Project.
  7. Select whether to set the region as a Header. If Yes, this creates a new level in the tree.
  8. If the Header is set to Yes. Any headers above in the hierarchy are set to Required.
  9. Click OK.

To create a location code:

  1. On the Home screen, select Maintain » Reference Tables » Location Codes from the menu.

    The Location screen displays.

  2. Expand Project (Project) in the tree.
  3. Select your project.
  4. Click New on the toolbar.

    The Location screen displays.

  5. Enter the Code.
  6. Enter a Description.
  7. By default Parent is set to Project.
  8. Select whether to set the region as a Header. If Yes, this creates a new level in the tree.
  9. If the Header is set to Yes. Any headers above in the hierarchy are set to Required.
  10. Click OK.

Medium Types—This list defines the various physical mediums of the surface samples being logged.

To add a medium type:

  1. On the Home screen, select Maintain » Reference Tables » Sample Definitions » Medium Types from the menu.

    The Location screen displays.

  2. Click New on the toolbar.
  3. Enter the Medium Code.
  4. Enter the Medium Description.
  5. Click OK.

Location or Coordinates

Coordinate Types—This list defines the different types of coordinates (e.g. Primary, Alternate; Planned, Actual, Estimate) used in the program. See Create Reference Codes for Coordinate Types.

Grid Types—This list defines the grid coordinate systems used in the program. See Create Reference Codes for Grid Types.