Volume Calculation for a Series of Surfaces
This process applies to:
- Geologists who determine resources within constraining bounds; for example, a polygon representing a zone of interest,
- Mining engineers who calculate volumes for specific bench areas. Each bench can be represented by a polygon,
- Surveyors and mining engineers calculate volume differences for multiple terrains within a specific area (polygon) to monitor the mine progress,
- The calculation a volume within a grade blockout represented by a polygon at the top of a flitch or a bench.
Constraining an area with a polygon helps you filtering block models or terrains to show only relevant data. Use volume calculation in the area limited by a polygon for:
- Volume reporting only (cut and fill)
- Resource and reserves reporting– calculation of averaged grade properties derived from intersection with block model
- Resource and reserves classification– report aggregation by user-defined criteria
By default, Only the cut volume is calculated and reported. To calculate and
report the fill volume, select the
