Defining a Pit Phase from a Surface

Let’s select an existing surface to create the pit phase. Using this method, the intersections of the surfaces with the bench support planes create the contours of the pit phase

  1. From the Surface Mine section of the action bar, click Pit Phase .
  2. In the tree, select the parent pit. For example, [place holder for parent pit name].
  3. Select the support plane of the bottom bench.
  4. Select From surface to select a surface. For example, [place holder for (terrain?) surface].
    The intersections of the surfaces with the bench support planes create the contours of the pit phase.

The pit phase is processed according to the number of benches considering the terrain (as per Up to Terrain you previously selected when creating the pit feature). The toes and the crests are identified in blue and green respectively.

Next step: Creating Ramps.

The toes and the crests are identified in blue and green respectively.