The application of new 3-D computer modelling techniques to mining

Abstract

This article has two objectives. The first is to identify the limitations of the traditional modelling methods and to illustrate, by example, the potential for error created by their application to complex deposits and mining situations. The second is to describe the evolution of new, proven technology which eliminates these deficiences and provides precise and practical alternatives. This new technology promotes the use of realistic geological and mining shapes and eliminates altogether the rectangular approximations of traditional methods. -Author