Update mining progress and face position
Keeping your schedule aligned with reality means updating the model to reflect what’s actually been mined. This ensures that remaining reserves, dig horizons, and downstream plans are accurate. In XECUTE, you can update mining progress and face positions using several methods. Choose the approach that best fits your site’s data and operational practices.
Why update mining progress?
Mining conditions change constantly. If your schedule doesn’t reflect these changes, it quickly becomes inaccurate. Updating mining progress ensures:
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Accurate reserves and grades
Removing mined-out areas keeps remaining tonnes and qualities correct for scheduling and reporting. -
Realistic scheduling
Prevents assigning equipment to empty ground and maintains logical mining sequences. -
Alignment with operations
Keeps the plan consistent with what’s actually happening in the pit. -
Reliable downstream data
Updated face positions flow through to dispatch systems, reports, and KPIs.
Methods for updating face positions
You can update mining progress using one or more of these methods:
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Import the latest topography
Replace the surface model to reflect the current mine surface. -
Import the latest pit boundary
Update pit shells to enforce spatial limits. -
Configure mined status of activity areas
Mark areas as mined out or trim them based on actual progress. Digger bucket trace data from FMS can guide this method.
How often should you update?
The frequency of updating the mining face depends on your planning horizon and how often your data sources (i.e., a topography) refreshes. While some sites update on a weekly basis, other could be daily when frequent survey updates are available. Keep in mind that, the longer you wait, the less accurate your schedule could become as the model doesn’t reflect real-life progression.
Even when inputs to data updates aren’t available, you can still update the mining face in the model without external data by configuring the mined status of activity areas.