3D Stockpile Modelling and Management

QMASTOR’s 3D stockpile module provides significantly greater accuracy, functionality and granularity when tracking bulk materials parameters compared to other various 2D/algorithmic models.

3D stockpile modeling provides all the benefits of QMASTOR’s stockpile and inventory management module as well as:

• Advanced, accurate stockpile modeling – including functionality for:
  o Stacking - know precisely what material has been stacked where.
  o Reclamation – model a variety of different physical stockpile storage and reclamation methods including silos, storage bins, bucket wheel, underground valve, and bridge reclaimers. 
  o Zoning Methods - 3D zones can be created to simplify reporting and blend calculation and also enable the classification of “live” and “dead” zones on a stockpile pad reflecting the areas which a reclaimer can physically reach with the dead zones often requiring dozing to enable effective reclamation.
  o Recalculation Service - automatic and transparent model recalculation and regenerates the model as required.
• 3D Stockpile Visualisations – enable detailed analysis of the internal structure and composition of stockpiles and stockyards. Surface topographies and internal block structures are visualized in contours, cross-section, long-section, quality/grade and comparison charts.
  o stockpile visualisations are rotatable and cut throughs in multiple planes enable viewing of internal stockpile structures. 
  o Views of underneath and flyovers of stockpiles enable appreciation of their relative positioning to yard equipment, meterages, northings, rail positions, reclaim valves and other key sign postings.
• System Integration
  o Integrate to existing plant and mobile machinery providing real time data retrieval without the need for expensive hardware components.
  o Often through stacker/reclaimer, process plant or loadout SCADA or historian systems, QMASTOR automates the collection of weightometers, on-line analysers/laboratory analyses and material handling equipment positions and operating parameters.
  o Essential to capture the vast amounts of data required to accurately model the many stockpiles that can be located within a large bulk commodity stockyard.
  o QMASTOR’s range of software solutions can be seamlessly integrated with one another.
• Reclamation Planning – know what is actually reclaimed versus the forecast or prediction of what will be reclaimed.

With benefits to geologists, mining managers, technical services managers, quality/grade controllers, plant metallurgists, logistics managers, bulk terminal managers, trade finance/accountants and marketing managers, QMASTOR’s 3D stockpile modelling and management module provides the foundation for effective commodity operations, logistics and trade management.

QMASTOR’s 3D stockpile module provides significantly greater accuracy, functionality and granularity when tracking bulk materials parameters compared to other various 2D/algorithmic models.

3D stockpile modeling provides all the benefits of QMASTOR’s stockpile and inventory management module as well as:

• Advanced, accurate stockpile modeling – including functionality for:
  o Stacking - know precisely what material has been stacked where.
  o Reclamation – model a variety of different physical stockpile storage and reclamation methods including silos, storage bins, bucket wheel, underground valve, and bridge reclaimers. 
  o Zoning Methods - 3D zones can be created to simplify reporting and blend calculation and also enable the classification of “live” and “dead” zones on a stockpile pad reflecting the areas which a reclaimer can physically reach with the dead zones often requiring dozing to enable effective reclamation.
  o Recalculation Service - automatic and transparent model recalculation and regenerates the model as required.
• 3D Stockpile Visualisations – enable detailed analysis of the internal structure and composition of stockpiles and stockyards. Surface topographies and internal block structures are visualized in contours, cross-section, long-section, quality/grade and comparison charts.
  o stockpile visualisations are rotatable and cut throughs in multiple planes enable viewing of internal stockpile structures. 
  o Views of underneath and flyovers of stockpiles enable appreciation of their relative positioning to yard equipment, meterages, northings, rail positions, reclaim valves and other key sign postings.
• System Integration
  o Integrate to existing plant and mobile machinery providing real time data retrieval without the need for expensive hardware components.
  o Often through stacker/reclaimer, process plant or loadout SCADA or historian systems, QMASTOR automates the collection of weightometers, on-line analysers/laboratory analyses and material handling equipment positions and operating parameters.
  o Essential to capture the vast amounts of data required to accurately model the many stockpiles that can be located within a large bulk commodity stockyard.
  o QMASTOR’s range of software solutions can be seamlessly integrated with one another.
• Reclamation Planning – know what is actually reclaimed versus the forecast or prediction of what will be reclaimed.

With benefits to geologists, mining managers, technical services managers, quality/grade controllers, plant metallurgists, logistics managers, bulk terminal managers, trade finance/accountants and marketing managers, QMASTOR’s 3D stockpile modelling and management module provides the foundation for effective commodity operations, logistics and trade management.