3. Use the select function to snap to existing points in the drillhole trace.

The
geology code QPY is magenta colour. Make sure the string is clockwise to give a
positive area

4. Use Digitise mode to digitise new points at either end. The z-value will be
assigned based on the z-value of the last selected point.

5. Use close segment to close the segment once finished

6. Select digistise end once completed digitizing

7. SAVE your ore outine

8. If desired, you can determine the segment grade as shown in the previous
section

9. Complete the ore outlines for each section from 7120 to 7600 northing

10. Create a solid of your ore zone

9. Flagging an interval table with 3dm intercepts

Now we have modeled an ore zone for you deposit. We wish carry out some statistical analysis
on the data to determine sample populations and to then use the composited data to estimate the
block model

1. Create a 3DM for each ore zone to be modelled.

This is usually a grade envelope. Use a different object number for each ore envelope.

2. Add a new interval table to your drillhole database.

I usually call the table 'intersect' and create a new character field called 'flag'. This table will be
used to store drill hole intercepts that pass through the 3DM ore envelopes.

Go to Database, Administration, Create Table and fill out the forms as shown below.

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3. Recall the 3DM into Graphics.

4. On the Database Menubar, Go to Analysis, DrillHole 3DM intersection

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Apply through the query constraints

Fill out the form as shown below. At the very top of the form is an object pick list. Surpac will list
all objects sitting in the active layer. You will have to do each object separately if there are more
than one.

Any drill holes that pass through object three will be written to the '
intersect'table.

A new layer will also be created to visually show intercepts that pass through the 3DM. (shown
below). It is not necessary to save this information. It can be used as a graphics check to ensure
an intercept has been generated for all drillholes passing through the 3DM.

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We now have flagged the grade intervals we wish to composite for statistical analysis,
compositing and block model filling.

COMPOSITING
Several different ways to composite:

• Composite by grade

Produces bulked samples of different sample lengths based on width and grade constraints.

• Composite by geology

Produces composited samples of possibly different sample lengths based on geological

constraints.

• Composite by elevation

Produces composited samples of equal length based on elevation restrictions.

• Composite downhole

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Produces composited samples of equal length down a set of drill holes.

• Composite From End Of Hole

Create sample composites by searching up from the end of the hole and maximising one criteria
while minimising a second criteria.

Of these compositing methods, only Composite by elevation and Composite downhole will
produce composited samples of equal length suitable for use in statistical and geostatistical
studies.

BENCH ELEVATIONS

This function creates one or more string files which contain elevation composites of sample data.
It can be weighted by length alone or by other fields in the table containing the sample data and
can be used to weight by specific gravity or recovery.

Drill Holes are processed as described below:

All samples, or fractions of samples, of a drill hole which are within the nominated elevations for
the composite, are reduced to a single point value. This value has the length weighted average of
all samples which intersected the elevation range of interest. If the total vertical length of the
samples as a percentage of the vertical height of the elevation bounds of the composite is less
than a defined threshold percentage then the hole will be ignored. The reason for this is to give
you some control over whether drill holes which only partially intersect the elevation composite
are included or excluded from the final result.

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 a. Enter a file name

b. Enter the elevation range that you wish to composite

c. Define the elevation extent and type

The Type of extent can be either:

• -, to composite samples for the required extent below the nominal elevation
• +, to composite samples for the required extent above the nominal elevation
• +-, to composite samples for the required extent above and below the nominal elevation.

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In this example an elevation range of 280, 300, 20 was specified with an extent of 10 and a type
of `+-'.

Note: If you choose the +- method you should use an extent which is equal to
half the spacing between the required composite elevations since the extent is
applied both below and above the nominal elevation.

d. Define the output class range to determine to colour the string by grade
range for greater impact

e. enter the minimum acceptable % of interval

If the total vertical length of the samples for a drill hole when expressed as a
percentage of the vertical height of the elevation bounds of the composite, is
equal to or greater than this threshold percentage then a composite value for the
drill hole will be saved.

f. Threshold dip for channels

Holes which are within this angular tolerance of the horizontal are treated as
channel samples, and one composite is extracted per discrete sample from the
hole. Note: These composites may not be representative of the same length
sample as composites from other, more vertical holes.

g. Dilute negative samples

In certain conditions, sample values for some elements may be missing. If this occurs special
sentinel values are usually stored to indicate the absence of meaningful sample data. Generally
negative values are stored to indicate the absence of data. There are two ways in which this
absence of data may be treated:

Y= the sample will take on an assumed value of 0 (zero) this has the effect of reducing or diluting
the final averages.

N= the sample will be ignored completely and it will have no effect on the final result.

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Optional weighting fields - Field Name, Default

Typically, additional weighting fields used would be specific gravity and/or recovery. A maximum
of 5 additional weighting fields may be used. Enter the field name/s which are to be used to
provide the additional weighting criteria for the creation of the composite intervals.

Select the field that you wish to composite

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DOWNHOLE COMPOSITING

a) Go to Composite, Downhole and fill out the form as shown.

Apply the form to continue.

Apply the form to continue

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 b. Recall the composite string file into graphics and view the results.

COMPOSITING DOWNHOLE CONSTRAINED BY INTERCEPT TABLE

a. Go to Composite, Downhole and fill out the form as shown. Make sure that
'
Multiple Zones'has been selected on the form.

Apply the form to continue.

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6. Because '
Multiple Zone'
s was chosen. Surpac will show the following form.

This is where we use the flagged intercepts created and stored in the ' Intersect'Table. Surpac will
now composite samples that fall inside the intervals stored in this table.

b. Recall the composite string file into graphics and view the results.

To display the strings as markers, select from the display menu, strings and points

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Display shows 1m composite string files inside the 3DM. Note the string 2 are the composites
which did not meet the criteria.

c.. The Intersect table can be deleted from the drill hole database when finished as it is a sub-set
of primary data.

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