Mining Goes Digital – Mueller et al. (Eds)
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Application of a digital model of deposit in Polish hard coal mines
on the example of Polish Mining Group Ltd.
V. Sokoła-Szewioła & M. Poniewiera
Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Silesia, Poland
ABSTRACT: The article presents the method of realization of the digital deposit model
elaboration, which is used in the Polish Mining Group Ltd. (PGG S.A.). The PGG S.A. has
used an integrated package of engineering applications: AutoCAD Civil 3D, Oracle Spatial,
EDBJ, GEONET and GEOLISP. The most important element of the system is the GEOLISP
software, which allows to automate the process of obtaining data that is important for mining operations, in this it allows for the preparation of surveying—geological documentation
in a standard compliant with the law. PGG S.A. mines, starting from introducing data from
the resource in an analogue form and direct measurements by developing a graphic visualization of the seam, to use the developed deposit model in the implementation of tasks in the
company at each stage of mining production. The above is discussed on the example of one
of the mining plants owned by PGG.SA.
1 INTRODUCTION
In the Polish coal mining industry, solutions based on the use of systems enabling the
construction of the digital model of the deposit have been used for many years. This is
mainly related to applicable legal regulations, which allow the creation of surveying—
geological documentation, both measurement, calculation and cartographic documents in a
digital form (Klemens, Poniewiera 2010). These documents are used at every stage of mining
enterprise operations. In Polish mining enterprises various combinations of IT (Information
Technology) and technology environments are used, e.g. SoftMine used to create a deposit
model, elaborated by the Geological and Drilling Company in Sosnowiec, Modeller and
Reserver from the I/Mine 2000 suite by the Intertech/GSMI, working in MicroStation
graphical environment, GoCAD and Grass GIS.
Requirements regarding the functionality of such systems are included in the article
(Mertas & Poniewiera 2009). The system that is used in Polish Mining Group Ltd., (PGG
S.A.), should be considered the most interesting solution. PGG S.A. is the largest hard coal
mining company in the European Union. The construction of the system, which was called
the Digital Model of the Deposit (DMD), was started in 2008, (then in the Coal Company
Ltd.). Implementation work was carried out by Asseco Poland, Vertical, Geolisp companies
and Information Technology Center ROW Ltd. DMD is in fact an information database
about mining area and contains information about mining workings, geology, ventilation,
mining hazards etc. The PGG S.A. has used an integrated package of engineering
applications: AutoCAD Civil 3D, Oracle Spatial, EDBJ, GEONET and GEOLISP. The
most important element of the system is the GEOLISP software, which allows to automate
the process of obtaining data that is important for mining operations, in this it allows for
the preparation of surveying—geological documentation in a standard compliant with the
law. The system is systematically enriched with new modules, adapted to the current needs
of mining enterprises. This is, among others, while meeting the requirements that allow the
creation of measurement, calculation and cartographic documents in an electronic form and
the presentation of objects constituting the content of mining maps in accordance with the
© 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-0-367-33604-2
344
Application of a digital model of deposit in Polish hard coal mines
on the example of Polish Mining Group Ltd.
V. Sokoła-Szewioła & M. Poniewiera
Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Silesia, Poland
ABSTRACT: The article presents the method of realization of the digital deposit model
elaboration, which is used in the Polish Mining Group Ltd. (PGG S.A.). The PGG S.A. has
used an integrated package of engineering applications: AutoCAD Civil 3D, Oracle Spatial,
EDBJ, GEONET and GEOLISP. The most important element of the system is the GEOLISP
software, which allows to automate the process of obtaining data that is important for mining operations, in this it allows for the preparation of surveying—geological documentation
in a standard compliant with the law. PGG S.A. mines, starting from introducing data from
the resource in an analogue form and direct measurements by developing a graphic visualization of the seam, to use the developed deposit model in the implementation of tasks in the
company at each stage of mining production. The above is discussed on the example of one
of the mining plants owned by PGG.SA.
1 INTRODUCTION
In the Polish coal mining industry, solutions based on the use of systems enabling the
construction of the digital model of the deposit have been used for many years. This is
mainly related to applicable legal regulations, which allow the creation of surveying—
geological documentation, both measurement, calculation and cartographic documents in a
digital form (Klemens, Poniewiera 2010). These documents are used at every stage of mining
enterprise operations. In Polish mining enterprises various combinations of IT (Information
Technology) and technology environments are used, e.g. SoftMine used to create a deposit
model, elaborated by the Geological and Drilling Company in Sosnowiec, Modeller and
Reserver from the I/Mine 2000 suite by the Intertech/GSMI, working in MicroStation
graphical environment, GoCAD and Grass GIS.
Requirements regarding the functionality of such systems are included in the article
(Mertas & Poniewiera 2009). The system that is used in Polish Mining Group Ltd., (PGG
S.A.), should be considered the most interesting solution. PGG S.A. is the largest hard coal
mining company in the European Union. The construction of the system, which was called
the Digital Model of the Deposit (DMD), was started in 2008, (then in the Coal Company
Ltd.). Implementation work was carried out by Asseco Poland, Vertical, Geolisp companies
and Information Technology Center ROW Ltd. DMD is in fact an information database
about mining area and contains information about mining workings, geology, ventilation,
mining hazards etc. The PGG S.A. has used an integrated package of engineering
applications: AutoCAD Civil 3D, Oracle Spatial, EDBJ, GEONET and GEOLISP. The
most important element of the system is the GEOLISP software, which allows to automate
the process of obtaining data that is important for mining operations, in this it allows for
the preparation of surveying—geological documentation in a standard compliant with the
law. The system is systematically enriched with new modules, adapted to the current needs
of mining enterprises. This is, among others, while meeting the requirements that allow the
creation of measurement, calculation and cartographic documents in an electronic form and
the presentation of objects constituting the content of mining maps in accordance with the