Overview

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mineMARKUP is an advanced software solution for underground surveying. The software integrates a Tablet PC with a motorized total station via bluetooth or cable, with access to the latest technical data from across the mining technical domain.  The surveyed shots are immediately displayed on-screen as the data is captured.

Advantages

mineMARKUP provides significant advantages over other systems in the areas of safety, efficiency and integration.

 
Safety
Entire history of operation can be made available on the PC, including voids, aquifers, electrical infrastructure or any other hazard.
System can be configured to define a Safe Working Sphere (SWS) where any hazards. within a set distance of the operator will be automatically alerted to the operator.
Efficiency
Accurate pickup of each round, and markup of next cut, can easily be completed by a single operator.
Minimizes survey interruption to the mining cycle.
Keeps mining on-line, reducing over-break and re-work.
Void capture information can be viewed on-location and data cleaned while on the job - no time-consuming post processing or returning to the site to retake data.
Systems Integration
Links seamlessly to other mining systems. Keeps your plans updated with the latest designs, geology and other spatial information from external sources.
Automatically synchronizes new survey data into the master system when reconnecting to the network.
Departmental Integration
Inbuilt workflow and simple setup enables non-surveyors to use the system to locate themselves underground and record spatial information.
This can include mapping geological features, locating cable bolt positions, recording equipment locations such as vent fans or jumbo boxes, and many other tasks.
All data across mining technical departments is available on a single integrated platform.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modules

The mineMARKUP suite consists of three modules with functionality aligned to specific tasks; Survey, Markup and Void Capture

Survey

The Survey module includes all of the basic functionality that surveyors need for their daily survey tasks. Using this module, surveyors can:

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Setup under a station or using resection

Add new stations

Capture floor and back elevation

Check wall toping (drift outlines)

Add smoke marks

Use grade plugs

Capture miscellaneous shots

Many advanced features have also been added, which significantly reduce surveying time: Click to view larger version

Automatic target recognition to prisms – point the instrument in the approximate direction of a prism and mineMARKUP adjusts to point exactly to the center of the prism.

Real-time coordinate tracking – move the instrument laser pointer along a wall and see a position marker move dynamically in the drawing.

Benchmark tracking – shoot a reference point, move the laser pointer, and see the 2D/3D distance, azimuth, and grade from the first reference point.

Borehole azimuth and dip capture – shoot two points on a bar in the collar of a borehole, and see the azimuth and dip plotted in the drawing.

Results display – drawings are updated in the field and the results can immediately be shown to crews.



 

Markup

The Markup module is designed to be used by miners for quick and easy pickup and markup of each development round, using the following steps:

Click to view larger versionSetup the instrument approximately one round back from the face.

Backsight on two wall mounted prism stations.

"Trace" the outline of the face, using the instrument laser. The face trace points are saved as a polyline in the drawing.

Using a spray-pole, paint a line as the instrument points to locations along the crank line (azimuth line on the back).

Paint another line, as the instrument points to locations along the grade line.

At the end of the shift, copy the drawing to the network.

Void Capture

With the Void Capture module miners, surveyors and engineers can: Click to view larger version

Perform 3D drift or stope surveys using the same instrument that is used for regular surveying

Extend the total station into a stope using a boom

Use three back-sight points to compensate for the instrument being off-level

Define the scan area and shot spacing ensuring that the instrument rotates automatically to scan the area specified

View the 3D scan immediately on the Tablet PC

Hardware

The hardware required for a mineMARKUP installation includes a Leica total station, wall prisms and tablet PC.

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Brochure

The mineMARKUP brochure can be viewed here.