Material Movement
To access this screen:
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In the Schedule Selected Blocks screen, select the Material Movement tab.
The Schedule Selected Blocks screen's Material Movement tab is used to confirm and refine the material movement parameters for the selected block(s).
Material Movement Grid Parameters
The tonnage available is shown for each Category along with the total for the Block. A warning message will be displayed and the tonnage set back to the amount available if the user enters a tonnage or volume to be mined that exceeds the available maximum .
The Percent field shows the percentage of the tonnage to be mined compared with the total available. It is possible to change the Percent value and this will change the Tonnage and Volume.
The available Destinations depend
on the Rock Types enabled in Destination Rocktype Settings. ISTS
The Loader that are available in the dropdown lists will depend on the Machine Settings. Certain combinations of Loaders and Haul Truck classes can be set to model the typical fleet configurations of the site. For instance, certain combinations may not be allowed due to poor matching of loader capacity with haul truck capacity.
The TOTALTonnage and TOTAL Volume values shown on the TOTAL row of the screen can be modified. This will modify the values of all material Categories by applying a proportion of the Total to each Category. For example if the TOTAL AvailableTonnage was 100,000 and the TOTAL Tonnes was set to 50,000 then 50% of the available tonnage of each Category will be mined.
Where Set All is shown in the TOTAL row the value can be selected from a drop down list.
Partially Mining a Block
When a mining block(s) is selected for scheduling, and OK is clicked in the Schedule Selected Blocks screen, all of the block's material is scheduled. In order to partially mine a block, the TOTAL Tonnes value, displayed in the Schedule Selected Blocks screen's Material Movement tab, needs to be reduced to the required amount before OK is clicked. When this partially mined block is again selected for scheduling, the remaining material amounts will be listed and available for scheduling.
Configure Material Movement
Activity steps:
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Set Period by selecting a period from the drop-down list.
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Select Tonnes Mode to display tonnes values in the grid.
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Select Volume Mode to display volume values in the grid.
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Tick Selective Mining to allow selective mining of a block’s individual material categories.
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Tick Hide Empty Categories to hide empty category records in the grid (default is ticked).
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Review Material Movement grid, which lists material categories and their associated destination and machine parameters.
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Click Preview to preview the defined grid parameters.
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Click Clear Preview to clear the grid preview.
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Select Mine same percentage of each block to deplete each selected block by the same percentage, then repeat from block 1 until all targets are met.
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Select Mine blocks in sequence order until total reached to fully mine each block before mining the next one. Scheduling stops when target total tonnage is reached.
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Click OK to schedule selected material, save changes, and close the screen.
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Click Cancel to close the screen without scheduling material or saving changes.
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