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Problem: Within one parcel, there can be a lot of variability in the grades. When this happens, we sometimes want the parcel's destination of the parcel to be dependent on the grades within it. There may be a stockpile that houses HG material that has with a SiO2 value of over 4.0, HG material with a SiO2 less than 4.0 goes to another stockpile. Instantaneous grade targets can be used to try and manage this; however, they are not a hard constraint. As long as the average grade going to a destination meets the criteria, it will allow material to be sent there.
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Solution: It is now possible to define a minimum rate that a mining Agent can operate at. This option can be enabled in the Final Configuration step, and enabling it will add a row per Agent in the calendar. When enabled, the minimum rate will be included as a binary variable in the optimisation. As it is a binary variable, the optimisation becomes mixed-integer and, as a result, can slow the scheduling speed down.
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Custom Wall Activities
Problem: Within APS, it was not possible to schedule multiple wall-related activities on a wall section → Scaling → Rock Bolting → Shotcrete
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Option | Description |
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Show Undrilled Holes | If enabled, when preplit presplit drilling begins on a pattern, empty production holes won’t be laid out on the reamaing remaining area. |
Show Blasted Holes | If enabled, once presplit holes have been fired, the blasted holes will remain present on the pattern until blasting of the production holes occuroccurs. |
Stockpiles - Force new decision point
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Problem: When exporting the animation, it was not possible to filter the export by period. The whole animation would need to be exported and then filtered in external editing software.
Solution: Include a period filter in the Animation export configuration, allowing users to specify which periods they want to export the animation for.
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Solution: Provide the same Properties panel that is present in the Gantt tab. When a record is selected, its data will be shown in the Properties panel eliminating the need to source it elsewhere.
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Tactical Scheduler
Extension Data Sources & Parameters
Dependencies
Several new Auto Rule Types have been created in the On Bench Dependency step to help speed up the schedule run time. Auto Rule Types from previous versions are still present. The table below outlines each of the Auto Rule Types now available in ATS.
None | No automatic dependencies will be created; the blocks may be mined in any order. |
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Bearing | Dependencies will be created pointing the opposite of the direction specified, with more than one block is available at once |
Bearing Strict | Dependencies will be assigned such that the blocks will be released to honour the direction specified, while only one block will be available at once |
Branching - Or/And | Dependencies will be created branching out from the start point(s) created by the user, while more than one block will be available at once. Both "AND" and "OR" dependency types are supported. |
Branching Strict | Dependencies will be assigned such that only one block is available at once and will be extracted in order of shortest distance from the starting point. |
Blasts - Or/And | Same as “Branching”, but the start points include any blocks marked as ramp shots, and dependencies for trim shots are automatically created. Both "AND" and "OR" dependency types are supported. |
Blasts Strict | Same as “Blasts”, but only one block is available at any one time |
Previous | Uses the dependencies assigned on the lift below or flitch above |
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Drill Hatching
It is now possible to choose the hatching style which represents drilling areas in the Animation. The hatching can be configured in the ‘Haulage Configuration’ step.
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Custom Exports
It is now possible to create custom exports from within ATS. These reports are required when data can’t be extracted from the schedule using traditional export methods. As the export is created through scripts, it is possible to push report data directly through to an external system provided there is an accessible connection.
Spatial Conformetrics
Rapid Reserver
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