Loading Sample Data Into The Borehole Database

Loading Sample Data into the Borehole Database
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Table of Contents
About this document .......................................................................................................... 6

Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Requirements ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Objectives ........................................................................................................................................... 7
Document conventions ...................................................................................................... 8

Typographical conventions .............................................................................................................. 8
Keyboard conventions ..................................................................................................................... 8
Menu conventions ............................................................................................................................ 8
Mouse conventions .......................................................................................................................... 8
Form elements ................................................................................................................................. 9
Setup for this tutorial ........................................................................................................ 11

Tutorial data ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Activity: Install the data set ............................................................................................................ 11
Data set location ............................................................................................................................... 11
Activity: Back up the data set ......................................................................................................... 11
Create a Minex project...................................................................................................................... 12
Activity: Create a Minex project ..................................................................................................... 12
Set the local origin ............................................................................................................................ 13
Activity: Set the local origin ............................................................................................................ 13
Data Type and Variable Set Up ........................................................................................ 15

Activity: Create a variable .............................................................................................................. 16
Activity: Report the list of Variables now held in the BoreholeDB ................................................. 17
Activity: Add additional variables ................................................................................................... 18
Activity: Save your borehole database .......................................................................................... 20
Loading Lithological Data ................................................................................................ 21

Activity: Load Lithology data and create a report .......................................................................... 21
Loading Coal Quality Data................................................................................................ 26

Activity: Determine the required variables ..................................................................................... 26
Activity: Add new borehole quality variables ................................................................................. 26
Validating Coal Quality Data ............................................................................................ 31

Activity: Create a summary Borehole Sample Data Report........................................................... 31
Activity: Create a detailed Borehole Sample Data Report ............................................................. 33
Loading LAS File – Downhole Geophysics Sample Data ............................................... 35

Activity: Create Data Type ............................................................................................................. 35
Activity: Create new borehole quality variables ............................................................................. 36
Activity: Load LAS data .................................................................................................................. 39
Creating a Single Hole Profile .......................................................................................... 42

Activity: Load geophysics data ...................................................................................................... 48
Activity: Create a new section mount............................................................................................. 49
Activity: Plot a borehole section ..................................................................................................... 50
Summary ........................................................................................................................... 57

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About this document

This tutorial introduces the concept of loading sample data into the Minex borehole database. The
Minex borehole database is a binary database that provides for the storage, analysis, geological
interpretation and manipulation of exploration and mining drillhole sampling data.
This tutorial uses a data set that is copied to your computer when Minex is installed.
When the software has been installed, more detailed information is available in the Minex Help, which
you can open from the Help menu. You can also contact your local Gemcom support office for
training.
Overview
The borehole database is composed of 5 files which contain:
 collar data
 seam data
 sample data
 header data
 seam sequence
Data is loaded into Minex from
 ASCII files
 AcQuire
 ODBC
The load process involves mapping columns of information held in input files to the relevant variables
in the BoreholeDB and generating a format file (.sff) for use in subsequent load processes.
Requirements
Before proceeding with this tutorial, you will need
 a good understanding of basic Minex concepts

 Minex 6.1.2 or later installed
 the Ashes data set
 a licence for the Borehole Database and Modelling module

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Objectives
After working through this tutorial you will be able to:
 create data types and variables for each type of sample data
 load and validate:
 lithology sample data
 quality sample data
 geophysical log (.las) files
 geophysical logging sample data

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Document conventions
Typographical conventions
Some text in this guide has special formatting to help you identify it as part of a particular element of
information. The following table describes the different text formats and their meanings.
Text format Meaning
<Bold Italic> Text or data that varies with each input is shown in bold italic font and enclosed in angle
brackets. Some examples are installation directories, dates, names, and passwords.
When you substitute the text for the variable, do not include the brackets. For example:
<password> requires you to substitute a password in place of ‘<password>’.
Italics A word or phrase to which the author wants to give emphasis. For example: you must
select an item from the list to continue.
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 A file name, path, or URL.
 Strongly emphasized text. For example, “It is very important to save the data […]”.
 Text that a procedure has instructed you to type.
 A menu option, tab, button, check box, list, option button, text box, or icon.
For example: Save the file as pit1.str.
Keyboard conventions
Key combination Meaning
<key>+<key> Press and hold the first key, then press the second key. For example: CTRL+Z
means press and hold the CTRL key, then press Z.
Menu conventions
When you click, or move the pointer over, some menu commands, a subordinate menu appears. To
indicate that you should select a command on a subordinate menu, this documentation uses a greater
than (>) sign to separate the main menu command from the subordinate menu command. For
example, File > Project > Project Manager means choose the File menu, move the mouse pointer
over the Project command, and then select Project Manager on the secondary menu.
Mouse conventions
Action Description
Click Press and release the left mouse button without moving the mouse.
Right-click Press and release the right mouse button without moving the mouse.
Double-click Rapidly click the left mouse button twice without moving the mouse.

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Action Description
Drag <an object> With the mouse pointer over the object, press and hold the left mouse button to
select the object. Move the pointer until the object is in the position you want, and
then release the mouse button.
Rotate Use your finger to make the wheel button roll. Move it forward, that is in a clockwise
direction, or backward, that is in an anticlockwise direction.
Form elements
Forms can contain a variety of elements that enable users to carry out operations. Here is an example
form.
Forms can contain the following elements

Element Description Example
Title Title of the form.
Tab Labelled group of options used for

many similar kinds of settings.
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or field type text. If the box already contains
text, you can select that text and edit
it.
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down arrow next to it. Clicking the arrow
combo opens the list.
box
Option Round button you can use to select
button one of a group of mutually exclusive
options.
Label Text attached to any option, box,
button, or to any other element of a
window or dialog box.
Help Context-sensitive Help button.
button
Check Square box that you select or clear to

box turn an option on or off.

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Element Description Example
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runs a command. Buttons have text
labels to indicate their purpose.
Icon A graphical button that you can click

to run a command.
List box Any type of box containing a list of

items, in table format, that you can
select.
Menu A set of options or commands that

you can run.
Spin box A text box with up and down arrows

that you can click to move through a
set of fixed values. You can also type
a valid value in the box.
Tree A graphical representation of a
hierarchical structure. A plus sign next
to an item on the tree indicates that
you expand the item to show
subordinate items; a minus sign
indicates that you can collapse the
item.

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Setup for this tutorial
Tutorial data
When you install Minex and accept the default installation settings, the tutorial data is installed on
your machine. If you choose not to install the tutorial data sets when installing Minex, you can install
them separately.
Activity: Install the data set

1. Double-click the MinexInstallation.msi file on the installation CD.
2. At the Welcome message, click Next.
3. Select Modify, and click Next.
1. Minex displays the Custom Setup options.
4. Click the icon next to the Tutorial Data Sets option and select This feature will be installed
on local hard drive.
5. Click Next, and follow the remaining installation messages.
Data set location

The data set is installed to the following location by default:
Operating system Location
Windows 7 C:\Users\Public\Gemcom\Minex\6.x\shared\tutorialData\Datasets\Ashes\
Windows XP C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Gemcom\Minex\6.x\shared\tutorialData\Datasets\Ashes\
Activity: Back up the data set

It is a good idea to keep a backup copy of the data in case you want to restart the tutorial with a fresh
set of data later.
1. Start Windows Explorer.

2. Browse to the data set.
3. Right-click the Ashes folder, and choose Send To > Compressed (zipped) folder.
4. In Windows Explorer, make a new folder for backups, for example C:\minexBackups, and
copy the zip file to that folder.

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Create a Minex project

To make it easy to work with your data, you will create a Minex project and set the working directory
to the location of the tutorial data (Ashes).
Activity: Create a Minex project

1. Start Minex.
2. Select File > Project > Project Manager.
3. Click New.
4. In the Project Name field, type SampleBHDBTutorial.
5. Browse to the Ashes folder.
Tip: When you are browsing to this folder you can click the Jump to My Documents icon to select a
folder that is close to the folder of the data set.
6. Click Finish.
7. The project is set up and the Minex Explorer displays the Ashes folder and subfolders.

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Tip: In the Minex Explorer you can select the top level folder, which is Ashes for this project, look at the
Properties pane, and see the full path of the project. This is useful if you forget, or want to verify,
where the data is.
Set the local origin

By setting a local origin you will improve the accuracy of your layout when you digitise strings and so
on.
The data for this tutorial is located approximately at the following coordinates:
 X: 257, 000
 Y: 6,170,000
Activity: Set the local origin

1. Select Tools > Options.
2. In the Options form, expand the tree so that is shows the Local Origin.
3. Select Local Origin, and in the Properties tab, type 257,000 for X, and 6, 170,000 for Y.

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4. In the Use Local Origin field, select True.

5. Click Close.
If Graphics is open. You are prompted to restart Minex for the new settings to take effect.
6. If Graphics is open, close and restart Minex.
If Graphics is not open, Minex will use the local origin as soon as you plot data. You do not
need to restart Minex.

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Data Type and Variable Set Up

Before you can load data into the borehole database you need to define what Data Types and
Variables you will be loading.
There are five hardwired Data Types automatically generated when you create a new BoreholeDB
(see table below).
DESCRIP Borehole header data.

SURVEY Borehole downhole survey data (detailed azimuth and dip of each borehole).
DOMAIN Borehole interval numeric identifier.
LITHO Geological logging data (Lithology).
QUAL Quality - sampling data such as ASH and MOISTURE.
You can add new Data Types (and Variables) to this selection to customise the database for your
dataset:
 The maximum number of data types you can have in a borehole database is 16.
 The maximum number of variables you can have in a borehole data base is 128. Eight of
these variables are hardwired and defined by the software.
The eight hardwired variables are:
TOSURVEY Depth downhole to which survey data extends.

AZIMUTH Survey point borehole direction.
DIP Survey point borehole dip angle.
X X coordinate, normally Easting; offset distance from collar in the case of non-vertical
holes.
Y Y coordinate, normally Northing; offset distance from collar in the case of non-
vertical holes.
Z Z coordinate; offset distance from collar.
TOMDOMAIN Depth downhole to which DOMAIN value extends.
DOMAIN DOMAIN value or number of interval.
As LITHO is a predefined Data Type that is built in already to the database, you will not have to create
a new one. You will have to set up a new variable however called ROCKTYPE. This is because
ROCKTYPE is not one of the built-in variables defined above.
 The first (1st) variable in the LITHO data type should be the variable describing the primary
rocktype and must refer to dictionary index number 1.
 The second (2nd) variable in the data type should be the variable INTERREL describing
interbedding and must refer to dictionary index number 2.
 The variable INTERPER defining interbedding percentages should refer to dictionary index 99.

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Activity: Create a variable

To set up the Minex variable ROCKTYPE ready for loading lithological data:
1. In the Minex Explorer, right-click Sample.B31, and select Open.

2. In the Minex Explorer, select Sample.B31.
3. In the Properties pane, set Read Only to False.
The database is now editable. You can now create the variables ready to load lithology data.
4. Select BoreholeDB > Edit > New Borehole Variable.
The Create Borehole Variable form opens.
5. Fill in the form as shown and click Ok.

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Notes:
 When creating variables you will need to define if the data is numerical or alphabetical. Lithology data is
Alpha type data, as you will be able to tell by referring to the ROCKTYPE column in your LITHO.DAT file.
 The LITHOLOG.DIC file is an index or dictionary file which Minex will look up to find definitions for the codes
defined in your ASHES_LITH.csv file. You can open the dictionary file with your text editor. For this tutorial,
in the LITHOLOG.DIC file, ROCKTYPE has an index of 1. This is the value used in the Dictionary Index
field. Now, when you try to report or display data for this variable the software will refer to the dictionary file
and use the ‘translations’ held in index 1.
Activity: Report the list of Variables now held in the BoreholeDB

1. Select BoreholeDB > Reporting > Report Variables.
The Sort Report By… form opens.
2. Choose Number.
3. Click Ok.
The Borehole Variable report is generated in the Output Window. ROCKTYPE has been
appended to the list of built-in Minex Data Types.

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Tip: To view the new variable, in the Minex Explorer Project Tab, expand the borehole database until you can
view the LITHO data type and its variables.
You have now created a new borehole variable called ROCKTYPE of the LITHO Data Type.
Activity: Add additional variables

You can now add the INTERBED and INTERPER variables to the LITHO data type. Use the same
process you used to create the ROCKTYPE variable to add these new variables, the details for each
are shown in the image below.
2. To add the INTERREL variable, fill in the form as shown and click Ok.

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3. To add the INTERPER variable, fill in the form as shown and click Ok.

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Activity: Save your borehole database

You can save the borehole database in two ways:
 Right-click on the name of the database in the Minex Explorer, and select Save.
 Choose File > Save > Borehole Database.

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Loading Lithological Data

Now that the lithology data type and variable framework has been customised, lithological data can be
loaded into the Database.
Activity: Load Lithology data and create a report

To load lithology data into the borehole database and report it:
1. Choose BoreholeDB > Load > Load Sample Data,

Tip: Alternately you can Right-click on the input filename Load > Load Sample Data.
The Load Sample Data form opens.
2. In the File field navigate to the LITHOLOGY.csv file.
3. Click Create/Edit.
The Create/Edit format File form opens.
4. From the Data Type list, select LITHO.
5. If prompted, click Yes to change data types.

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6. Click the Variable Setup tab, and check the mapping of input file variables to Minex variables,
as shown below.
For more information on mapping input variables, refer to the Creating a New Borehole
Database tutorial.
Note that the Include check box is cleared for those variables that aren’t needed.
7. Click Ok.
Minex prompts you to save the format file under the default name LITHOLOGY.sff.
By default Minex uses the file prefix of the input data file and the suffix .sff. For subsequent
loads of this input file, Minex checks for an .sff with a matching name as prompt you to use the
.sff file, you do not need to select a file.

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8. Click Save.
Minex returns to the Load Sample Data form.
Typically, you would validate data by selecting Validate on the Load Sample Data form, and
then attempt to fix any errors before loading the file. For this tutorial, you will load the data
without making any corrections.
9. On the Load Sample Data form, select the Load option, and click Ok.

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A Sample Load Report is generated in the Output Window, listing the boreholes that have
been updated and any errors that have occurred.
When errors occur, such as in this case, you would generally:
 Load collar data for Boreholes listed as No collar data found: it is possible that the
collar or the lithology file spelled the names of the Boreholes differently, or that the
boreholes were not part of the Collar Input file.
Note: Where no collar data is found for a borehole, the sample data cannot be loaded and is
rejected during the load process.
 Check the final depth information in the collar file and the lithology file to determine which
was correct.
Note: Where the final depth of the sample data is deeper than the final depth of the Borehole as
defined in the collar data, the sample data is loaded rather than rejected.

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You have now loaded the rock type information for the boreholes into the ROCKTYPE variable.
10. Save the changes to the borehole database.
Any other sample data held in ASCII, AcQuire, or ODBC can be loaded using the process
above.

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Loading Coal Quality Data
The coal quality sampling data file ASHES_QUAL.csv has already been formatted so that it will load
into the borehole database. Before you can load this file you need to define the variables that it
contains.
Activity: Determine the required variables

To determine the variables you need to define:
1. Open ASHES_QUAL.csv in your default csv program, for example, MS Excel.
2. Determine the variable names, data ranges, and number of decimals places for each.
There are four variables you need to add.
Activity: Add new borehole quality variables

1. Choose BoreholeDB > Edit > New Borehole Variable.
Note: You can define the Grid Suffix to use when gridding.
3. Add the remaining borehole variables, as shown in the following images.

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4. Save the borehole database.

5. Select BoreholeDB > Load > Load Sample Data.
6. In the File field, navigate to ASHES_QUAL.csv.
The Create/Edit Format File form opens.
8. From Data Type list, select QUAL.
10. Click the Variable setup tab, and check that the Input variables are mapped to the Minex
variables.

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11. Click Ok.

Minex will prompt you to save the format file under the default name ASHES_QUAL.sff.
12. Click Save.
13. Clear the Report missing intervals check box, and click Ok.

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The Sample Load Report is generated in the Output Window.

14. Check the Sample Load Report, and compare the data there with the data in the input file to
ensure that the data has been loaded correctly.
You can see that there is an error for borehole BNBM10, typically you would check your data
and correct this error. For this tutorial, you will leave the data as-is.

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Validating Coal Quality Data
Activity: Create a summary Borehole Sample Data Report

To view which Boreholes now hold Quality Data and summarise how many samples have been
loaded:
1. Choose BoreholeDB > Reporting > Report Sample Data.
The Report Sample Data form opens.
The Borehole Sample Data Summary Report is generated in the Output Window.

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Activity: Create a detailed Borehole Sample Data Report

To view a detailed report including the data:
1. Select the Detailed Report option on the Report Sample Data form.
2. Click Ok.
The detailed Borehole Sample Data Report is generated in Output Window.

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Loading LAS File – Downhole Geophysics Sample Data
Loading LAS File – Downhole Geophysics

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This process loads LAS Downhole Geophysics or Borehole Verticality Data into the Borehole
Database from a .las formatted file.
As you learned in loading coal quality and geological logging sample data, you first need to define the
Datatype and Numeric borehole database variables for a data type. The geophysical logging variables
will need to be defined for a new data type called for example GEOPHY. The variables to be loaded
from the BNBY83DEN.LAS file are shown in the header of the file:
Activity: Create Data Type

1. In the Minex Explorer, expand Sample.B31 to view the Data Types.
2. Right-click Data Types, and select Add Data Type.
The Enter Data Type Name form opens.

3. In the Data Type field, type GEOPHY, and click OK.

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Activity: Create new borehole quality variables

2. To add the GAMMA variable, fill in the form as shown, and click Ok.
3. To add the CAL variable, fill in the form as shown, and click Ok.

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4. To add the DENLS variable, fill in the form as shown, and click Ok.
5. To add the DENSS variable, fill in the form as shown, and click Ok.

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6. To add the DENCDL variable, fill in the form as shown, and click Ok.
7. To add the RES variable, fill in the form as shown, and click Ok.

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Activity: Load LAS data

1. Choose BoreholeDB > Load > Load LAS.
2. In the LAS Filename Selections section, use the ellipsis button to locate the LAS file
BNBY83_DEN.LAS.
3. Under Scan Options, from the Data Type list, select GEOPHY.
Notes: You select GEOPHY because you are loading downhole geophysics data. You would select SURVEY
when you want to load verticality data from a LAS file to modify the basic AZIMUTH and DIP data
loaded as part of the Collar data.
4. Click Scan LAS File Header.

Minex scans the selected LAS file and populates the LAS Borehole and LAS Variables with
data from the LAS file. If the BoreholeDB contains variables in the nominated Data Type those
names are populated in the corresponding fields in the table.
5. In the Import Options section, if the To Borehole field is blank, select BNBY83.
Notes: If a matching Borehole does not exist, you would need to define the name of the Borehole you want
to load the data for - or load Collar data for the Borehole, rescan the input LAS file, and select the
Borehole name if necessary.
6. Select the Do not load any data above the Borehole collar and Do not load any data below
final depth of Borehole check boxes.
7. In the Borehole Definition section, select the BHDB Variables that match the LAS Variables,
and select the Import Variable checkbox for each variable.

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8. Click Ok.
9. Click Yes to load the LAS data.
10. The LAS Load Report is generated in the Output Window.

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Another way of loading downhole geophysical data is via an ASCII file or Access DB source.

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Creating a Single Hole Profile

The next step in this tutorial is to create a Profile Plot of the ROCKTYPE data and geophysical data.
Profile plots do not require section mounts to be created. The only requirement is a sheet size, scale,
and which holes you want to plot. The Boreholes are plotted on the sheet next to each other rather
than in the ‘real world’ position they’d be plotted to if you were plotting boreholes on a cross section.
1. Choose BoreholeDB > Plot > Single Hole Profile.
The Borehole Plotting [Single Hole Profile] form opens.
2. On the Function tab, click Select.
The Select Boreholes form opens.
3. Select the borehole BNBY83, and click Ok.

Minex returns to the Borehole Plotting [Single Hole Profile] form.
4. In the Seam Lithology Variable field, select ROCKTYPE.

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5. Fill in the Trace Tab as shown.
6. Click the Annotation & Lithology tab.

7. Select the Sample Variable Annotation check box.
8. Click Select Variables, and, from the Select form, select ROCKTYPE.

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9. Click the Histogram tab.

You can use the Histogram Tab to setup to plot the trace of a Downhole Geophysics Variable
beside those boreholes that have this data loaded.
Tip: To find out which borehole has data loaded, generate a Report Sample Data report, and select the Data
Existence option.

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10. Fill in the Histogram tab as shown.
Note: The number in the Scale column controls the amplitude of the trace:
 If you have defined a data range when you created the Variable in the Database, Minex uses that
range to calculate a Scale to plot a Histogram trace that is 1cm wide.
 If you have not defined a data range for the Variable, Minex uses Scale = 100 and you may need to
increase or decrease the Scale to get the Histogram trace you want.
11. Click the Sheet Params tab.

12. Select a Sheet Size of A2.
13. Set the Orientation to Portrait.
14. Click Calculate Scale.
Minex calculates the scale that best fits the data on the sheet you have defined. If you want to
make it a ‘round’ number, type in a number bigger than the one that the software has
calculated. In this case, Minex has calculated a scale of 357. You could enter a scale of 400.

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15. Click Ok.
The selected borehole is displayed in Graphics with:
 Symbols identifying different ROCKTYPES.

 Annotation of Quality Sample Data.
 The Histogram trace of data from Downhole Geophysics variables GAMMA and DENLS.

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Preparing a Borehole Section Plot

To display boreholes with lithology codes and downhole geophysics on a Cross Section Mount, you
must first have an existing section mount or create a new section mount. This Tutorial assumes that
you have completed the Core Minex Tutorial and already know how to create a new Section Mount.
Activity: Load geophysics data

To load geophysics data for boreholes:
1. Select BoreholeDB > Load > Load Sample Data.

2. In the File field, navigate to GEOPHYSICAL_LOGS.csv.
The Create/Edit Format File form opens.
4. From Data Type list, select GEOPHY.
6. Click the Variable setup tab, and complete the table as shown.

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7. Click Ok.
Minex will prompt you to save the format file under the default name
GEOPHYSICAL_LOGS.sff.
8. Click Save.
9. Clear the Report missing intervals check box, and click Ok.
The Sample Load Report is generated in the Output Window.

Note: Some records will be rejected.
Activity: Create a new section mount

1. Open ASHES.GM3.
2. Choose Mounts > Section > Create.
The Section – Create form opens.
3. Create a section using boreholes as shown.

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4. Click Ok, and save the section as sectn1.

5. Save the geometry file.
Activity: Plot a borehole section

1. On the Runtime tab of the Minex Explorer, expand the Mount Control Panel.
2. Right click sectn1, and select Draft on Mount.
3. Choose Mount > Section > Borehole Section.
The Section Plot form opens.

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Notes: This form is slightly different to the Borehole Profile Plot form:
 On the Function tab, you use the Minimum and Maximum offset fields to define a
distance. Boreholes that fall inside that distance on either side of the trace of the section
mount will be plotted on the Section mount. A minimum offset distance of 10 means that
Boreholes whose collar location is 10m or feet either side of the section mount will be
plotted. The maximum value deals with boreholes that have verticality data loaded to the
SURVEY datatype. If a maximum of 10m is used, only that part of the borehole that falls
within 10m of the trace of the section line will be plotted. If you want to see the entire trace
of the borehole, you need to use a higher number.
 The Sheet Params tab read-only. Because you are working on a section mount, the sheet
size and orientation, and the scale are those of the section mount you have in memory.
4. Fill in the Trace tab as shown to plot lithology fill in the borehole trace.

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5. Fill in the Annotation & Lithology tab as shown to annotate rocktype names next to the
borehole.

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6. Fill in the Histogram tab as shown to plot a histogram trace of Gamma data next to each
borehole.
7. Click Ok.
The boreholes are plotted in a 2D Graphics window.

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Note: This image has been rotated for increased visibility.

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8. Choose Mount > Section > Coordinate Grid.
The Section – Coordinate Grid form opens. You can use this form to plot a grid of eastings,
northings, and elevations on the section mount
10. Click Ok.
The coordinate grid is plotted with the boreholes in Graphics.

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Note: This image has been rotated for increased visibility.

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Summary
Summary
Congratulations on completing this tutorial. You should now understand how to load data into the
Minex borehole database. You have learnt a number of concepts and topics including:
 how to create data types and variables for each type of sample data
 how to load and validate:
 lithology sample data
 quality sample data
 geophysical log (.las) files
 geophysical logging sample data

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Loading Sample Data Into The Borehole Database

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Gemcom Minex ™ 6.1.2

Loading Sample Data into the Borehole Database

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About this document .......................................................................................................... 6

Document conventions ...................................................................................................... 8

Setup for this tutorial ........................................................................................................ 11

Data Type and Variable Set Up ........................................................................................ 15

Loading Lithological Data ................................................................................................ 21

Loading Coal Quality Data................................................................................................ 26

Validating Coal Quality Data ............................................................................................ 31

Loading LAS File – Downhole Geophysics Sample Data ............................................... 35

Creating a Single Hole Profile .......................................................................................... 42

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About this document

Data is loaded into Minex from

 a good understanding of basic Minex concepts

Loading Sample Data into the Borehole

Loading Sample Data into the Borehole

Loading Sample Data into the Borehole

Forms can contain the following elements

Title Title of the form.

Tab Labelled group of options used for

Text box Rectangular box in which you can

Check Square box that you select or clear to

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Element Description Example

Button Rectangular or square button that

Icon A graphical button that you can click

List box Any type of box containing a list of

Menu A set of options or commands that

Spin box A text box with up and down arrows

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Setup for this tutorial

Activity: Install the data set

5. Click Next, and follow the remaining installation messages.

Data set location

Activity: Back up the data set

1. Start Windows Explorer.

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Create a Minex project

Activity: Create a Minex project

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Set the local origin

Activity: Set the local origin

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4. In the Use Local Origin field, select True.

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Data Type and Variable Set Up

DESCRIP Borehole header data.

The eight hardwired variables are:

TOSURVEY Depth downhole to which survey data extends.

DOMAIN DOMAIN value or number of interval.

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Activity: Create a variable

1. In the Minex Explorer, right-click Sample.B31, and select Open.

4. Select BoreholeDB > Edit > New Borehole Variable.

The Create Borehole Variable form opens.

5. Fill in the form as shown and click Ok.

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Activity: Report the list of Variables now held in the BoreholeDB

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