

Toe - the bottom or ending point of a drill hole is referred to as the toe. Subdrill distance - extra drilling length to add to each hole. Spacing – the distance between holes in a row. Pattern - a set of blast holes which will be collectively drilled, sampled, charged, and blasted.Īn example of a pattern is shown below. metres or feet).ĭip – the angle of a hole above or below the horizontal. A lot of the terminology associated with this document is specific to the mining andĭrilling parameters which are customisable include:Ĭollar - the starting point of a drill hole.ĭiameter – the diameter of drill hole in units of measure (ie. Not all terms are the same in all countries, and you may need to apply your preferred terminology There are several terms and concepts particular to this tutorial which will be explained here. Note: These workflows demonstrate the steps in this tutorial. The drill and blast tutorial data set, andĪ good understanding of the basic Surpac concepts of strings, segments, DTMs, and Prior to proceeding with this tutorial, you will need: Patterns, along segments, or in a straight line between any two points digitised on the screen.

The drill and blast module allows you to create and charge vertical and inclined holes in rectangular Task: Load Sample Intervals into a Database
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Task: Upgrade a Surpac v5.0 Blast Database Task: Create a new Drill and Blast Database Task: Examine Tables and Fields in a Drill and Blast Database Task: Create Pre-split Holes Along a Straight Line Task: Create Pre-split Holes Along a Segment Task: Recall the Pit Pickup String File and Blast Pattern Task: Upload Tie in Pattern to the Blast DatabaseĬreating a Blast Boundary and Blast Solid Task: Unload a Blast Pattern from the Blast Database Task: Design a Blast Pattern With More than one Burden and Spacing Task: Design a Blast Pattern With East/West Orientation Task: Design a Blast Pattern Using Auto Spacing and Burden from Polygons Task: Modify Rock Mass Classification (RMC) Polygonsĭesigning Blast Patterns Using RMC Polygons Task: Display the Drill and Blast Toolbar and Menubar Task: Set the Work Directory (Windows Vista) Task: Set the Work Directory (Windows XP)
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