Modeling

Mining industry products are an essential feature of modern life, and many mining companies are mindful that to continue operating and receiving support in their host communities, they must employ sustainable mining techniques.

When modeling the spatial distribution of physical phenomena such as elevation, soil properties, strata thickness etc. from a measured set of discrete points such as in the image above, a question often arises as to what interpolation method to use.

Mine plans are constrained by a defined geological model of the target mineral deposit. Carlson has modules to develop geologic models and configure mine plans. It is particularly suitable for modeling and planning bedded deposits like trona, coal and limestone for open and underground mines.

Digital elevation models (DEM) or terrain models are at the center of nearly every land development project. They are variously referred to by other names such as digital surface model (DSM) or digital terrain model (DTM).