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standard procedures outlined by 3GSM (2010). Figure 2 shows a 3D image developed using
these tools.
3 DATA ANALYSIS
To characterize the rock as weak/fractured or hard/competent rock depending on its relative
response to the MWD parameters, the data analysis comprised the following two steps:
1. MWD data analysis
2. Structural data analysis
Figure 1. Bench face with range poles at Erzberg’s open pit mine in Austria.
Figure 2. 3D model of a bench face with global co-ordinates at Erzberg’s open pit mine in Austria.
standard procedures outlined by 3GSM (2010). Figure 2 shows a 3D image developed using
these tools.
3 DATA ANALYSIS
To characterize the rock as weak/fractured or hard/competent rock depending on its relative
response to the MWD parameters, the data analysis comprised the following two steps:
1. MWD data analysis
2. Structural data analysis
Figure 1. Bench face with range poles at Erzberg’s open pit mine in Austria.
Figure 2. 3D model of a bench face with global co-ordinates at Erzberg’s open pit mine in Austria.