Creating A New Borehole Database

Creating a New Borehole
Database Tutorial
For Minex 6.0
April 2010
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However, it provides a starting point for new users and a good overview for existing users by
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Table of Contents
About This Document ......................................................................................................... 4
Introduction to Borehole database .................................................................................... 8
File Requirements ............................................................................................................. 10
Preparing the Collar Data File .......................................................................................... 11
Setting up a new borehole database ............................................................................... 12
Task: Set up a new borehole database ......................................................................................... 12
Loading Collar Data .......................................................................................................... 15

Task: Load collar data into a new borehole database ................................................................... 15
Validating Collar Data ....................................................................................................... 19

Task: Validate collar data .............................................................................................................. 19
Task: Save the borehole database ................................................................................................ 20
Deviated Boreholes - Loading Downhole Survey Data................................................... 21

Task: View loaded sample data ..................................................................................................... 21
Task: Select deviated hole ............................................................................................................. 25
Task: Create a sample data report ................................................................................................ 26
Task: View the data in the 3D window ........................................................................................... 29
Task: View all boreholes ................................................................................................................ 30
Borehole Header Data....................................................................................................... 32

Task: Load header data ................................................................................................................. 33
Displaying Boreholes in 3D .............................................................................................. 35

Task: Display the borehole traces data in the 3D window ............................................................. 35
Plotting Boreholes in Plan................................................................................................ 38

Task: Display the collar data on the plan mount in the 2D window ............................................... 38
Task: Plot the coordinate grid ........................................................................................................ 42
Summary ........................................................................................................................... 45
References ........................................................................................................................ 46
About This Document
Requirements
About This Document

This tutorial introduces the concepts of the Gemcom Minex- Creating a New Borehole Database. The
Minex borehole database is a binary database that provides for the storage, analysis, geological
interpretation and manipulation of exploration and mining drillhole sampling data.
More detailed training information is available within the software and from your local GEMCOM Support
Office. When the software has been installed you can see additional training resources and help
documentation in the Help menu.
Requirements
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should ensure you have the following items:
1. Gemcom Minex 6.0 or higher version, and the tutorial data provided on the installation disc,
installed on your computer. This is installed from a CD.
2. A Minex license token and sentinel/dongle correctly installed.
3. Place the sentinel or dongle in an appropriate USB port.
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About This Document
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About This Document
Task: Set up a new borehole database
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Introduction to Borehole database

Overview
This tutorial explains the steps required for setting up a new Borehole database and then loading
formatted collar data. When you have completed the steps in this tutorial you will be able create and
run reports and conduct visual checks of your collar data using the 2D and 3D graphics display.
Requirements
This tutorial assumes that you have a basic knowledge of Minex.
You will also need to have:
Minex version 6.0 or later installed on your computer.
The data set accompanying this tutorial.
Local Origin
1.
2.
Choose Tools > Options > Application Settings > General > Local Origin
Enter the coordinates X: 257,000 and Y: 6,170,000, and click Close.
creating_a_new_borehole_database.doc
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Workflow
Legend:
Set Local
Directory
= Decision
= Process
Prepare Collar
Data File
Set up a New
Borehole
Database
Load Collar Data
Validate Collar
Data
Load Survey
Data
Display
Boreholes in 3D
Plot Boreholes
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File Requirements
File Requirements
The following files are required for this tutorial:
ASHES_COLLARS.csv comma delimited file containing borehole collar data.
ASHES_BORE_HEADER_TEMPLATE.DAT template for borehole header data.
ASHES_BORE_HEADER_DATA.DAT formatted borehole header data file.
ASHES_SURVEY.csv downhole survey data.
THEDON.GM3 geometry file containing a plan mount.
File Extension Types

The borehole database is fundamentally composed of a set of 5 binary files which are given a file
name extension of type .B3n. The value of n varies according to its purpose:
Extn
.B31
Description
Format
Database index file based on Collar information.

Includes location, depth and orientation of boreholes.
Binary
The database itself. Includes all sample information

.B32 such as downhole geophysics, lithology, and quality
information etc.
Binary
.B33 Seam interval or pick file.
Binary
.B34
Header Library. Includes all borehole header

information.
Binary
Seam/Layer Stratigraphic sequence file. Includes a list

of seam sequence and default density values for each
.B35
Binary/ASCII
seam as well as colour, seam priorities,
Coal/Waste/Ore categories etc.
Borehole collar data is the first essential component of the borehole database and no other data can
be loaded until collar data has been loaded. The collar data provides the borehole identity, easting,
northing, collar elevation, the end depth of the hole, the azimuth and dip of the hole, and borehole
type. Once imported into Minex this information forms the basis of the .B31 file which is the index to
the rest of the borehole database.
All other data that is subsequently loaded into a borehole database such as lithology and geophysical
data is information relative to the collar data. Without knowing the position of a borehole and its
attitude, information such as rock type and coal quality cannot be validated, displayed, modeled or
interpreted.
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Preparing the Collar Data File
Preparing the Collar Data File

The collar file is a prerequisite to everything when setting up a Borehole Database. The default
settings allow up to 16000 collars to be loaded into a database, and there is an option to increase that
limit if necessary. (see Tool-Options-Borehole Settings). The fields in the collar file can be arranged
in any order but (with the exception of TYPE) all must be loaded and must be named as per the
naming convention in the table below.
This table lists the hardwired collar variables and describes the kind of data in each field.
BOREID Borehole identifier or name. This is usually a combination of characters and numbers.
X
The easting (or x) coordinate value of the borehole collar.
The northing (or y) coordinate value of the borehole collar.
The elevation (or z) coordinate value of the borehole collar.
FINALD The final (end of hole) depth of the borehole.
AZIMUTH
The azimuth of the borehole at the collar. This value is in degrees and decimal degrees
(not minutes and seconds).
DIP
The dip at the collar of the borehole. Negative values are given to downholes, where dip
angles are depressed from the horizontal plane, e.g. -90 degrees is vertically down.
TYPE
A one to four character code (e.g. DDH) used to represent the type of boreholes e.g.
diamond, percussion, reverse circulation, etc, or any other information you need to
store/sort by when selecting Boreholes.
Collar data can be imported from various sources, and in various formats from text delimited fixed
width text files, CSV (comma delimited text), Microsoft Access database (mdb file), ODBC compliant
data sources such (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle) to drillhole data management systems such as acQuire.
For the purposes of this tutorial, importing data from a comma delimited text file will be covered.
Comma delimited text files are commonly used in the industry for this type of data, and are easily
created from products such as Microsoft Excel. However, care should be taken with borehole names
which have a leading zero eg. 00256, as MS Excel may delete the leading zeros when the file is
saved. For this reason it is normal to begin borehole names with alpha characters eg. BH00256.
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Setting up a new borehole database

You will need to set up a new borehole database and make it ready for loading collar data.

1. Open Minex 6.0
Set up a new project (See tutorial Getting Started with Minex6). Initialise a new Borehole database.
2. Choose File > New from the menu bar to open the New Wizard.
3. Choose BoreholeDB.B31 from the Select a Template window.
4. Click Next.
5. Browse to the target location.
Note: As you would like to save your new Borehole Database (by default your project directory) and highlight it.
6. Name your new borehole database ASHES. The software automatically assigns the extension
.B31.
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7. Click Next.
The Import attributes option can be selected if you want to import attributes from an existing
borehole database (its Properties, Data Types and Variables). For this tutorial you will be creating a
completely new borehole database with new attributes, so leave this option clear.
8. Click Finish.
You have now created a new borehole database.
9. Choose BoreholeDB > Files > Open Borehole DB (B31)
10. Browse the folders and select the file Ashes.B31.
The new borehole database should now appear in the Minex Explorer Window with a black tick next
to it as per the screen shot below.
Now set the borehole database to read/write status.

11. Highlight the file Ashes.B31.
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12. In the Properties window, change the Read Only setting to False.
Collars and Sample data can be loaded if the Data Types and variable already exist in the database.
Editing Borehole Database properties (eg. Percentage of seam to be sampled and seam sampling
tolerance) and Adding/Editing Borehole Database Data Types, variables and seam names is not
available without setting the Borehole database to Read Only FALSE.
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Loading Collar Data
Task: Load collar data into a new borehole database
Loading Collar Data

1.
Choose BoreholeDB > Load > Load Collar Data.
The Load Collar Data dialog is displayed.
2.
Via the browse button
choose the file ASHES_COLLAR.csv you want to import.
Note: This option is also available using the Right Hand Mouse after highlighting the Borehole Database file name.
Minex now needs to be told which fields in the selected data file relate to the required/default fields in
the Minex borehole database. For example, column 1 in the data file may be the hole ID so Minex
needs to know that column 1 relates to the collars BOREID variable. This process is called import
mapping, and is a concept used throughout the Collar and Sample data import for all of the supported
import data formats.
Minex uses a Format File to describe this information, which can then be recycled to be used for
importing other data files that have the same format. The format file has a file suffix of *.sff and
usually has a file prefix the same as the input data file it loads.
3.
Click the Create/Edit button
to begin the process of creating the format file.
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Loading Collar Data
4.
Enter the information as shown and click Ok.
You are presented with a the Load Collar Data dialog that will be used to define the format details of
the file to be imported, and create the *.sff to load the file. This dialog is used for all text formats, with
all kinds of delimiters.
In this case, Minex can determine that the file is a comma delimited file, so sets the options in the
Format Specification section appropriately.
It also creates a preview table of how the data will look if that formatting is applied. The raw data is
present also in a preview window so that you can check if the raw data items match the formatted
preview below it.
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Loading Collar Data
Now that the format of the file has been determined, it is now necessary to tell Minex how the data
columns in the raw file, map to the collar variables in Minex.
4.
Click the Variable setup tab to view the variable mapping process.
If the original data file has column headings, Minex tries to match them to Minex variables
automatically. This is the case with the Collars.csv file. However, if for some reason there are no
column headings or your column headings dont match the Minex variable names, click in the Minex
Variable column in the Variable Setup table.
This will show you a list of all the default Minex Collar variables you can map this column to. If there
is a column that is not required, then clear the checkbox in the Include column for that variable.
5.
Click Ok.
Minex will prompt you to save the format information as a file. Note that this file can be reused for
future imports of the same raw data file, or others that are formatted in exactly the same way.
Minex will automatically give you a default filename which is made up of the filename prefix of the
input data file, plus an extension of .sff.
At this point, we have only selected our input data Collar file, and specified how that data maps to the
Minex collar variables.
You are returned to the Load Collar Data dialog. You will see that the file just created is now entered
into the Format file input field.
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Loading Collar Data
6.
Click Ok.
A report of the process will be displayed in the output window recording all the boreholes that have
been added/updated.
If there are duplicate holes the report will output updated rather than added.
If you loaded the collar data again for instance the Collar Load Report will output
updated for all boreholes.
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Validating Collar Data
Task: Validate collar data

To validate collar data has loaded correctly, you should report collar information from the borehole
database.
Now you have loaded your data, it is good practice to report the collar data to make sure all the data
has loaded correctly.
Task: Validate collar data

1.
2.
3.
Clear the Output window.

Choose Context and right-click in the Output window.
Choose BoreholeDB > Reporting > Report Collars.
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Task: Save the borehole database
The output window will display a Borehole Collar Report as shown below.
Check that all information from the Collars.csv file is included in the report. If not, or if there are some
errors, you will have to go back and check the input data, and that the formatting options specified in
the Create Format Specification dialog were correct.
Typical errors might be that columns have not been mapped correctly, or that data items in the raw file
are misaligned.
Saving the Borehole Database

It is important that you save edits made to the borehole database. Every time you load data into the
database or edit data within the database, a small disk symbol will appear next to the borehole
database icon. This disk indicates that changes have been made to the database and are yet to be
saved.
Task: Save the borehole database

1.
2.
Choose File > Save > Save Borehole Database, or

Right-click the Borehole database icon and click Save.
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Deviated Boreholes - Loading Downhole

Survey Data
Task: View loaded sample data

Survey Data
Some boreholes deviate from their collar azimuth and dip. The downhole survey is to track this
deviation and can be loaded into the MINEX borehole database as SURVEY data.
BOREID
TOSURVEY
AZIMUTH
DIP
BNBYC99
-90
BNBYC99
15.09
0.75
-89
BNBYC99
25.23
2.63
-88
BNBYC99
38.19
5.82
-85.6
BNBYC99
51
7.35
-82.7
BNBYC99
62.78
6.96
-81.7
BNBYC99
73.2
5.45
-78.3
Above is a table showing the survey data as presented by Excel. This example only provides survey
data for a single hole, BNBYC99.
Survey data is a Minex Sample data type, and as such is loaded via the Load the Sample Data. To
view this data:-

1.
Choose BoreholeDB > Load > Load Sample Data.
The Load Sample Data dialog is displayed.
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Survey Data
2.
Select the File option and browse using the

ASHES_SURVEY.csv.
button. Select the file
As with loading collar data, you need to tell Minex how to handle the input data. For sample data
types we need to do 3 things:
Determine the format (fixed width, delimited, etc)

Define the Minex data type we are importing to (survey)
Map the input columns to the Minex variables for the selected data type.
This process is carried out by creating a Format File that encapsulates the above items.
2.
Click the Create/Edit button
to begin the process of creating the format file.
The ASHES_SURVEY.csv file has been populated in the dialog, and Minex attempts to determine
what kind of file has been loaded.
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Survey Data
In this case it has determined that the file is a CSV with the column headings in the first row. The
table at the bottom of the dialog previews how Minex thinks it should format the raw data shown in the
preview above the table. The next item to determine is the data type.
3.
Choose Data Type > SURVEY.
.
Once the data type is selected, the individual columns of the data in the input file need to be mapped
to the Minex variables for the selected data type.
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Survey Data
4.
Click on the Variable setup tab.
You will see the variable mapping table appear. Each row in the table represents one of the columns
of input data. The concept is to tell Minex which column should map to which Minex variable.
This file happens to have column headings that match the Minex variable names. However, if this is
not the case you can select the Minex variable you wish to map to a particular column by selecting a
cell in the Minex Variable column of the variable panel. This presents a list of all available variables
for the data type (Survey). Once the mapping is complete,
5.
6.
Click Ok to exit.
Choose Save.
This is useful so that the format can be reused for input files with exactly the same type of formatting,
and also it can be edited later. Once saved, you are returned to the Load Sample Data dialog.
This dialog now has the format definition file populated. There are various load options in this dialog
to control how data is actually loaded into the borehole database. The default setting are adequate
for this tutorial, however the options available mean you can validate a load (try before committing to
the database to catch errors), force an Add/Overwrite of existing data if present, exclude any holes
where there are problems etc.
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Survey Data
8.
Task: Select deviated hole
Click Ok to proceed.
This particular file only contains a single hole, and the report to output window details how many
records were loaded into the hole.
To see the effect of the survey data we will do a Sample Data Report on SURVEY data, do a 3D plot
to see the deviated hole trace.
Next, we will select the deviated hole this will make it easier to see the information we need, as
survey data is only present for hole BNBYC99.
Task: Select deviated hole

1. Choose BoreholeDB > Select Boreholes
2. To select the borehole click the Select Holes button.
3. Choose the borehole BNBYC99 listed in the Select dialog and click OK.
Hint:-It should be the last one on the list.
The Select Boreholes dialog is redisplayed. The image below shows the borehole BNBYC99
borehole is selected
Now that the single hole of interest is selected, we will check to see what the data looks like. To do
this we are going to do a Sample Data Report.
4. Click Ok.
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Survey Data
Task: Create a sample data report

1. Choose BoreholeDB > Reporting > Report Sample Data.
The Report Sample Data dialog is displayed.
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Survey Data
2.
Select SURVEY and click the Select Variable button to begin choosing variables.
2. Click the Select Variable button to begin choosing the variables.

3. Select all of the variables displayed in the Select dialog and click OK.
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Survey Data
The Report Sample Data dialog is redisplayed with the selected variables populated.
4. Click Ok to report on the data.

The report is displayed in the Output Window.
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Survey Data
Task: View the data in the 3D window
To see the data in the 3D window use the following sequence to activate the Borehole Display dialog
Task: View the data in the 3D window

1. Choose Borehole DB > Plot > Borehole Display.
The Borehole Display dialog is displayed.

3.
Enter the information as shown, and click Ok.

Note:
You can change the marker and colour options if desired.
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Survey Data
2. Click the Navigate

shaped.
Task: View all boreholes
icon and drag the mouse around in the viewing area to see how the hole is
Now you need to reset the borehole selection we made earlier so that you are free to view all
boreholes.

1. Choose BoreholeDB > Select Boreholes
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Survey Data
The Select Boreholes dialog is displayed.
2. Click the Clear List button to remove the selected borehole.

3. Click the Select Holes button.
The Select dialog is displayed.
4. Click ALL, and click OK.
5. Click OK to select All Holes.
6. Reaccess the Plot Holes dialog.
To display all holes so you can view the borehole with deviated survey in context with the other
boreholes
7. Click OK.
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Borehole Header Data

To track and report information about boreholes that are drilled, information can be loaded as header
data. This data typically incorporates the collar coordinates, when the hole was started and
completed and what contracting company was used to drill the hole.
To load borehole header data into MINEX two files are required:
TEMPLATE file
Header data file
Header Data Template File

The header template file defines the fields in the header data file, ie Header data is different to other
data types and there is no requirement to set up variables in the database.
A typical header template file is shown below:
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|
BOREHOLE NUMBER
<BID>
EASTING
<EASTING>
Grid Type : <GT>
|
|
|
NORTHING
<NORTHING>
Accuracy
: <A>
|
|
SURFACE ELEVATION :
<SURFELEV>
Datum
TOTAL DEPTH
<TDEPTH>
|
GEOPHYSICAL LOGS
<GEOYN>
|
|
COMPANY
<GEOCO>
|
|
|
DATE COMMENCED
<START>
|
|
|
|
: <DA>
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DATE COMPLETED
<FINISH>
COMMENTS : <COMM>
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The actual layout of the file also determines the way the header data will be displayed in the English
language log report.
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Task: Load header data
Preparing the Header Data File

The header data file is formatted in much the same way as normal Minex borehole collar and sample
data files format headers and data in space delimited column ASCII format. A typical example is
shown below:
;BOREID
;BID
;EASTING
10
;NORTHING
21
10
;SURFELEV
32
;TDEPTH
40
;GEOYN
46
10
;START
56
;FINISH
64
;GT
71
;A
82
;DA
88
;GEOCO
96
19
111
40
;COMM
;;
11
10
12
;;3456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789 123456789
123456789 123456789
BNBY001 263058.27 6181599.3
WATER TABLE AT 5.47M
682.34
173.09
150297
160297 AMG
0.001 AGD
FAST DRILL
BNBY002
263195.04
6182059.9
672.90
219.66
170297
170297 AMG
0.001 AGD
FAST DRILL
BNBY003
262611.21
6181837.2
694.70
198.36
170297
170297 AMG
0.001 AGD
FAST DRILL
BNBY004
262678.80
6182342.6
682.95
247.15
170297
190297 AMG
0.001 AGD
FAST DRILL
BNBY005
262005.52
6182383.2
684.50
221.80
200297
220297 AMG
0.001 AGD
FAST DRILL

1.
Choose BoreholeDB > Load > Load Header Data
The Load Header Data dialog is displayed.
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2.
3.
4.
Select both the Template and Header data files ASHES_BORE_HEADER_DATA.DAT and
ASHES_BORE_HEADER_TEMPLATE.DAT
Click Ok to load.
Click OK to proceed.
The template and header data will be loaded into the database and a report of the process will be
sent to the output window.
5.
Click Save.
Task: Report header data

1.
Choose BoreholeDB > Reporting > Report Text Logs.
The Report Text Logs. dialog is displayed.

button and browse for the variable LITH.
2.
Click the
3.
If lithology data had been loaded at this stage, the lithology codes would have been translated into
text and reported as well as the Header data.
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Displaying Boreholes in 3D
Task: Display the borehole traces data in the 3D window
To check the borehole data visually display the borehole traces in the 3D window:
Make sure the 3D drafting window is open.

1.
Choose BoreholeDB > Plot > Borehole Display
The Borehole Display dialog is displayed.

2.
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The boreholes will be displayed in the 3D window.
Experiment with the Collar Symbols (eg. 2DSYMB10) and then rotate the view to see the trace of
each hole in 3D.
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Continue to dip and rotate the collars to make sure there are no obvious problems in the data. Things
to look out for in this display include extra long holes and holes in the wrong location/direction
(indicating a typo error in the X Y or Z coordinates and Final Depth, Dips and Azimuth).
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Plotting Boreholes in Plan
Task: Display the collar data on the plan mount in the 2D window

All plan plots require a Plan Mount and this tutorial assumes that you have completed the Minex Core
tutorial and know how to create new plan mounts. For the purposes of this tutorial we will use an
existing Plan Mount. To access this plan mount you will need open the geometry file THEDON.GM3.
Displaying Collar Data in Plan

1. Choose Mounts > Mounts Control Panel.
The Mount Control Panel is displayed.
2. Highlight the LC_PIT plan.

3. Right-click on this plan.
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4. Choose Draft on Mount from the context menu.

This will open up the 2D drafting window and display the plan mount in 2D view.
Next, you display your collar data.

5. Choose Mounts > Plan > Borehole Locations.
The Borehole Plan Locations dialog window is displayed.
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3.
Select the Single Seam option and press the Select Variables button.
6. Click COLLAR on the Select dialog and click OK.
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7. Under the Plotting Params tab enter the information as shown and click Ok.
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Task: Plot the coordinate grid
The 2D window will update with borehole locations and IDs.

1. Choose Mount > Plan > Coordinate Grid.
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The Plan Coordinate Grid dialog is displayed.
2. Click Ok to plot the coordinate grid.
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Your 2D drafting window should look like the image below.
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Summary
Summary
You should now be familiar with the concepts of the setting up a borehole database and formatting,
loading, validating and displaying basic borehole collar, trace and header data.
Please review this chapter or consult the online reference manual if unclear about the definitions used
so far.
Where to Next?
To reinforce the concepts learned so far, substitute some raw data of your own and step through the
exercise below. You are now equipped to move on to the next tutorials.
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References
References
For further information on this topic and related articles, log onto Gemcoms Knowledge Base at
www.gemcomsupport.com
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Loading Collar Data .......................................................................................................... 15

Validating Collar Data ....................................................................................................... 19

Deviated Boreholes - Loading Downhole Survey Data................................................... 21

Borehole Header Data....................................................................................................... 32

Displaying Boreholes in 3D .............................................................................................. 35

Plotting Boreholes in Plan................................................................................................ 38

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Minex version 6.0 or later installed on your computer.

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Load Collar Data

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File Extension Types

Database index file based on Collar information.

The database itself. Includes all sample information

.B33 Seam interval or pick file.

Header Library. Includes all borehole header

Seam/Layer Stratigraphic sequence file. Includes a list

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Preparing the Collar Data File

The easting (or x) coordinate value of the borehole collar.

The northing (or y) coordinate value of the borehole collar.

The elevation (or z) coordinate value of the borehole collar.

FINALD The final (end of hole) depth of the borehole.

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3. Choose BoreholeDB.B31 from the Select a Template window.

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