Mon Taj Drill Hole Plotting

montaj Drillhole Plotting
Drillhole Plotting Extension

for Oasis montaj v6.3
TUTORIAL
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The software described in this manual is furnished under license and may
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Manual release date: 6/8/2006.
Written by, Nancy Whitehead. Please send comments or questions to
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Contents
Geosoft License Agreement 1
Finding More Help Information 3
Contacting Technical Support 3
Tutorial 1: Drillhole Tools 4
Before you begin 4
Starting a New Project 4
Naming a Drillhole Project 5
Converting an old Wholeplot Database to a Drillhole Project 5
Refresh Drillhole Project 6
Subset Drillhole Project 6
Importing Data 6
Current X and Y Channels 6
Importing Data Files 6
Importing Collar Data 8
Importing Survey Data 12
Importing Geochemical Assay Data 14
Importing Geological Data 16
Saving your Databases 16
Quality Control and Quality Assurance Tests 17
Tutorial 2: Plan Maps and Data Integration 19
Quick Display of the Plan Map 19
Data Integration 21
Displaying a Grid 21
Hiding groups on a Map 22

Tutorial 3: Section Maps and Data Interpretation 24
Selecting Holes 24
Selecting Holes using the Hole Selection Tool 25
Verifying Selected Drillholes 27
Creating a Drillhole Section Map 28
Section Plots 28
Geological Interpretation using CAD Tools 39

Z o o m f o r B e t t e r V i e wi n g D e t a i l 40
Create a New Group 40
Tutorial 4: Strip Logs and Compositing Tool 42
Creating a Strip Log Plot 42
Using the Compositing Tool 46
Tutorial 5: Drill 3D Tool 50
Working with the Drill 3D Tool 50
Selecting an Area of Interest 50
Verifying Selected Drillholes 52
Creating a Drill3D Map 53
Working in the 3D View 62
Accessing the 3D Tool 63
3D Tool and 3D Viewer 63

View Tab 63
Planes Tab 64
Axis Tab 64
3D Con 64
Appendix 1: Setting Drillhole Preferences 66
Appendix 2: Setting QA/QC Options 69
QA/QC Collar data options 69
QA/QC - Dip-azimuth survey options 70
QA/QC East-North survey options 70

QA/QC From-To data options 71
QA/QC Point data options 71
Appendix 3: AGSO Rock Code File 73

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Tutorial 1: Drillhole Tools

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the key steps necessary to start a new
drillhole project and import and verify geological and geochemical data. The
procedures in this chapter will show you how to:
Start a new drillhole Project (page 4)
Import drillhole data (page 6)
Apply quality control and quality assurance tests to data (page 17)
Before you begin

In this tutorial we will be using four drillhole datasets (Collar.csv, Survey.csv,
Assay.csv and Geology.csv) that are included with the tutorial dataset in the
C:\Program Files\Geosoft\Oasis montaj\data\target directory or on the Geosoft
web site. Copy these data files into a working directory such as, D:\Tutorial. Then,
open a new Oasis montaj project File|Project|New (e.g., Drillhole.gpf) and load
the Drillhole menu GX|Load menu (drillhole.omn). For more information on
working in Oasis montaj see the Oasis montaj Quick Start Tutorials from the
Help|Manuals and Tutorials menu.
Starting a New Project

The montaj Drillhole Plotting system has been developed using Geosofts unique
three-dimensional database structure. These databases are linked by a common
project name that provides easier data management.
When you start a new drillhole project the "Collar" database is created and displayed
in the project window. Each individual data type will have its own databases. The
common project name links the databases. For example, separate databases for collar,
survey, assay, and geology are created and linked by project.
In a project named "Prospect" the following databases could be created:
Prospect_Collar.gdb (collar information)
Prospect_Survey.gdb (hole dip-azimuth survey information)
Prospect_Geology.gdb (geology information The Geology label is user specified)
Prospect_Assays.gdb (assay information - the "Assay" label is user-specified)
Note: When the montaj Drillhole Plotting system is used, it scans the open project
for all the project databases currently loaded in the project to see which data is
available. If you close one of the project databases, it will not be visible to the
system and will not be used when processing your data. While working with a
drillhole project, if you wish to hide one of the databases, minimize it
instead of closing it in order that the montaj Drillhole Plotting system can
continue to access it.
Naming a Drillhole Project

The drillhole project name will be added, as a prefix, to all of your project databases
(collar, survey, assay, geology, and other types of related information).
T O N AME A D RILLHOLE P ROJECT :
1. On the DH-Data menu, select New project. The Drill Hole New Project dialog
is displayed.
2. Specify a New project name (Prospect) and specify the Maximum holes as (500)
and you can leave the Maximum data fields per dataset to the default value of
(100). We recommend that you specify a number that is representative of the final
estimated project size. This strategy ensures that you have enough space available
in your project while not consuming excessive storage space.
3. The Project directory displays your current working directory to change this,
click the [Directory] button to specify a new working directory.
4. Click the [OK] button. The collar database with the project name (Prospect) is
displayed.
Converting an old Wholeplot Database to a Drillhole Project

Use the Convert to Project menu item to convert an old-style Wholeplot drillhole
database into a new montaj Drillhole Plotting drillhole project.
Old-style Wholeplot drillhole databases contained not only the collar table, but tables
for survey, assay and lithology data. With many holes, this became unwieldy. The
new drillhole project divides the data into separate databases, one contains the collar
table, one contains the survey information, and there is one database for each type of
assay or lithology (geology) data.
T O C ONVERT AN OLD D RILLHOLE D ATABASE TO A D RILLHOLE P ROJECT :
1. On the DH-Data menu, select Convert to Project. The Convert old Wholeplot
Database to New Multi-DB Project dialog is displayed.
2. Using the Old Wholeplot database file dropdown list, select the database to
convert. Then, specify the New Drillhole project name (e.g. Prospect2).
3. Click the [OK] button and the Wholeplot database is converted into a new
montaj Drillhole Plotting project.
Refresh Drillhole Project

Use the Refresh Project menu item to refresh the constituent drill project databases
from the original data sources.
Note: This dialog works only with databases that have been created using the
wizards for the ASCII, XLS/Database or ODBC imports on databases created
since Oasis montaj v6.0.
There are two Import mode options available for refreshing a drillhole project,
Overwrite and Append/Merge. For more information on refreshing your drillhole
project, click the [Help] button on the Refresh Drill Project Data dialog.
Subset Drillhole Project

Use the Subset project menu item to export a subset drillhole project to a new
drillhole project. The project can be subset by selecting all holes, selected holes, or
holes selected from the two-panel selection tool. For more information on sub-setting
a drillhole project, click the [help] button on the Export to a new Drill project dialog.
Importing Data
The Drill Hole Import Wizard guides you through the import process, and
automatically displays your data in a Spreadsheet window. The spreadsheet window
is similar to Excel in appearance with specialized Earth Science capabilities,
including built-in data manipulation tools.
The purpose of this tutorial is to help you become aware of the key components and
capabilities of the Drillhole import process to prepare you for plotting your results in
plan and section maps. In this exercise, you will be importing collar, survey,
geochemical assay, and geology data.
Current X and Y Channels

The Drillhole system has implemented current" X and Y (and Z) channels. This
feature enables users to select the channels that they would like to use as the current
X and Y (and Z) channels (for example, East, North, and Relative Level).
Markers have been added to the channel header to indicate which channels are
currently defined to be the "current" X, Y (and Z) channels. The markers are little
rectangles on the right side of the header cell, and contain "x", "y" (or "z") in reversed
display (like the triangle protection symbol on the left). The "z" will be used in
Drillhole databases, where DH_EAST = "x", DH_NORTH = "y" and DH_RL = "z".
Importing Data Files

During drilling, the geologist acquires and integrates data from different sources and
formats, including:
Drillhole locations - Collar information containing (at a minimum) Hole ID,
Easting, Northing and Relative Level (Elevation). Note, that in the data
example below, the Azimuth, Dip, and Depth are also included in the collar
file.
Surveys (Optional) Hole deviation information in either Hole ID, Depth,

Azimuth, Dip format or Hole ID, Depth, Easting, Northing, Elevation format.
Note that, a survey file is only required if a hole has actually been surveyed
and the dip and azimuth change at depth.
From to Data From-To data is data acquired over specified depth intervals
down the hole; for example, at a 1 m interval with a measurement starting at 0
m and extending to 139 m. In this tutorial, we will import two types of From-
To data: a geochemical assay dataset and a geological rock codes dataset.
Point Data Point data is data acquired in discrete measurements made at a

specific depth, for instance 85.6 m. In this example, a Geophysical property
log (borehole geophysics) in Single Point data format.
The Drillhole system automatically detects the type of data that is being imported, as
discussed above.
There are two ways to define drillholes and add data to your project in Drillhole:
Import data already stored in CSV/text or XLS/database data format. A
common example is a geochemical assay file, which is commonly delivered to
you on disk or via email by an assay laboratory in Excel XLS format.
Depending on project needs, you may also initially have geological data,
collar data or survey data in text or data files.
Manually enter data. If you are performing a grassroots exploration project,
you may only have one or two holes to work with initially. In this case, you
may just want to add some basic collar location or projected survey
information to your project.
In this part of the tutorial, we will work through the import process of collar, survey,
assays and geology data from CSV files. The purpose is to demonstrate standard data
formats and show how Drillhole handles each of these situations.
Importing Collar Data

When entering data in Drillhole, you must start with collar data. The system creates a
unique collar database that you can use to view all drillholes in the project at a glance.
You can also plot an initial plan map showing all holes for review purposes. A collar
file must exist before survey or assay data can be imported, and before plans and
sections can be created. The Drillhole system enables the import of data stored in
CSV/text or XLS/database data format.
In this section, we will work through the import process of collar, survey, assays and
geology data from CSV format files. The purpose is to demonstrate standard data
formats and show how Drillhole handles each of these situations.
Note: For information on importing XLS/Database file formats, see the online help
topic Importing Databases using the Search tab in the online help system
(Help|Help Topics).
T O I MPORT C OLLAR D ATA:
1. On the DH-Data menu click Import, and then click the Text file. The Drill Hole
ASCII Import dialog is displayed.
2. Using the [Browse] button, select the Collars.csv file from your working
directory.
Note: The Import Mode enables either a previously created database to be
overwritten (Overwrite) or new and/or updated drillhole information can be
added to a previously created database (Append/Merge). For more
information, click the [Help] button.
3. Click the [Wizard] button. The Drill Hole Import Wizard dialog is displayed.
4. Note that the system has determined that the Data Input format is ASCII Data
and has intuitively predicted that the Types of Data to import is Hole Collar
Data.
Tip: The Drill Hole Import Wizard enables you to easily import data from any
ASCII spreadsheet or data file. The Import Wizard supports both Delimited
and Fixed Field ASCII files. The Import Wizard also imports Microsoft
Excel Comma Seperated Value (CSV), Comma Delimited, White Space
Delimited and Tab Delimited data files. The window at the bottom of the
dialog box shows the file that is being imported. For more information about
the Drill Hole Import Wizard settings click the [Help] button on the individual
Wizard dialog boxes.
5. Use the horizontal scroll bar to see all of the fields in the file or simply click the
[Next>] button. The system displays the second dialog box in the Drill Hole
Import Wizard.
6. In this case, the system has determined that the File Type containing the data is
Delimited (i.e. separated by commas).
7. In the four fields in the middle of the dialog box specify which line in the file
contains the data headings (i.e. channel names), data units (m or ft etc.),
which line to begin importing data and the number of lines to display in the
preview window.
8. Click the [Next>] button. The system displays the third dialog box in the Drill
Hole Import Wizard.
9. Specify the Column delimiters as Microsoft Excel CSV for the type of character
used to separate the column text. In this case, the system displays the data in
columns by drawing lines in the preview window indicating the way in which it is
preparing to import your data.
10. Click the [Next>] button to continue. The system displays the fourth and final
dialog box in the Drill Hole Import Wizard.
11. The Import Wizard has scanned your data and determined the type of data with
which you are working (i.e. Channel Type). It is always good practice to review
your data to ensure that the wizard has selected the correct columns. The
Parameters area in the dialog box shows the name and type of data of the column
highlighted in the preview window.
Note: In the Parameters section, the Data Type for channels that contain
alphanumeric data (for example, sample numbers, rock codes etc.) must be
classified as String.
12. Click the [Finish] button. The system imports the data (Collars.csv) and displays
it in the spreadsheet window.
13. At this point, we recommend that you examine the database carefully. Start by
confirming that all columns of data in the original CSV file are present in the
database.
Note: If you have problems with your data file, the system will attempt to open an
ASCII file (dhimp_collar.log) and display a list of warnings or errors. If you
have not yet configured a text editor in your system, you may be prompted for
one. In this case, search your system for your text editor (i.e. Notepad), which
can be located in the Windows directory.
Importing Survey Data

Various types of surveys (acid, gyroscope, magnetic orientation, etc.) can be used to
record hole depth (depth measured from the drillhole collar). For Drillhole, you can
use survey data in one of two forms:
Hole Depth Azimuth Dip
Hole Depth Easting Northing Elevation
Before importing data, you must make sure that you have all fields as shown in one of
these configurations (i.e. these fields are required on import).
By convention:
Depth is the distance measured into the hole from the collar, increasing from
zero.
Azimuth is in degrees, increasing positively in a clockwise sense from North
(i.e. N is 0 degrees, E is 90 degrees).
Depth, Easting, Northing and Elevation are in the same units as default units
set in DH-Data\Preferences dialog.
T O I MPORT S URVEY D ATA:
ASCII Import dialog is displayed.
2. Using the [Browse] button, select the Surveys.csv file from your working
directory and click the [Wizard] button. The system scans the file and displays
the first of four dialog boxes from the Drill Hole Import Wizard.
3. Note that, the system has determined that the Data Input Format is ASCII Data.
The Types of Data to import should default to Dip-Azimuth Survey.
4. Continue clicking the [Next>] button and work your way through the remaining
three dialog boxes. Watch the sequence of screens and note the differences from
the Collar Import procedure.
5. In the final dialog box click the [Finish] button. The system imports the data
(surveys.csv) and displays it in the spreadsheet window.
Importing Geochemical Assay Data

Geochemical assay data are typically acquired by obtaining core or rotary drill
samples over specific depth ranges (From-To ranges) and sending samples to an assay
laboratory. Numerical results are typically returned from the laboratory in electronic
format and can be imported quickly into the system. Before import, you must make
sure that your data files contain the following information HOLE ID, FROM, TO
and a series of ASSAY results.
T O I MPORT G EOCHEMICAL D ATA:
Ascii Import Wizard dialog is displayed.
2. Using the [Browse] button, select the Assays.csv file from your working
directory and click the [Open] button. The system returns you to the Drill Hole
ASCII Import Wizard dialog box and displays the file name you wish to import.
3. Click the [OK] button. The system scans the file and displays the first of five
dialog boxes from the Drill Hole Import Wizard. Note that the system has
determined that the Data Input Format is ASCII Data. The Types of Data to
import should default to From-To Data.
4. Continue clicking the [Next>] button while watching the sequence of dialog
boxes and the differences from the previous import procedures.
Note: When importing Assay data all elements are assigned the Class ASSAY
(Channel Type). Standards and Duplicates are also identified, enabling
Chimera Geochemistry users to extract the information using the normal
Chimera tools.
5. Before the import is complete, the system displays a fifth dialog box. The purpose
of this dialog box is to enable you to specify a unique name or description for
your data. The name chosen will be appended to the corresponding holes in the
database for easier access and recognition of your data.
6. Specify a Data Name for this data and click the [Finish] button. The system i
mports the data (Assays.csv) and displays it in the spreadsheet window.
Importing Geological Data

The system provides a versatile environment for adding a wide variety of geological
parameters ranging from rock codes, extended text descriptions, alteration types,
contact data such as fractures or faults, and other core log information that is
important in your drilling project.
In general, this type of information consists of text but you can also add numerical
values, for instance, if you want to retain numeric codes for statistical purposes or you
want to run your own advanced classification strategies in Drillhole.
T O I MPORT G EOLOGICAL D ATA:
1. Repeat the steps in the procedure above, using the geology.csv file.
2. You are now ready to begin working with your data. If this was a real project,
more results can always be added later just as easily with the Import Wizard.
Saving your Databases

It is always a good habit to save changes you make to your databases, including new
databases.
T O S AVE YOUR D ATABASES :

1. Select (highlight) the database to be saved, and click the Save Database Changes
button ( ) on the main toolbar. The database will be saved in your current
working directory.
Quality Control and Quality Assurance Tests

The Drillhole system provides the tools to enable you to perform Quality Control and
Quality Assurance tests on each of the five different data types (Collar Data,
Dip/Azimuth Survey, Easting-Northing Survey, From-To Data, and Point Data).
The Drill hole - QAQC tools dialog asks you to select the type of data to perform the
QA/QC tests on. For each data type there are different sets of options you can
enable/disable using the [Options] button.
The individual QA/QC tests are run automatically during data import. Each test
produces its own log file; e.g. Collars (Collars.log), From-To (FromToData.Log), All
data (QAQC.log). If no problems are found you receive a message, such as: "No
problems were detected with the Dip-Azimuth Survey data."
Note: The QA/QC tool also reports on the unregistered holes for each database. That
is, lines in the databases which do not correspond to any entry in the collar
table.
For more detailed information on the options available for each data type, click the
[Help] button on the Drill Hole QAQC tools dialog.
T O R UN THE QA/QC TEST :
1. On the DH-Data menu click QAQC. The Drill hole - QAQC tools dialog is
displayed.
2. From the Data Type to QAQC dropdown list, select the data type you want to
perform the QA/QC test on. To see the list of options that the select data type will
use for testing, click the [Options] button. In this case, the QA/QC Collar data
options dialog is displayed.
3. Once you have modified your test options, click the [<Back] button to return to
the Drill hole - QAQC tools dialog.
4. Click the [OK] button to run the test. If no errors are found the Drillhole QA/QC
dialog will be displayed telling you that no errors were detected.
5. Click the [OK] button to close the Drillhole QA/QC dialog.

Note: If you run this test on a data type that you do not have in your current project,
for example in this case Easting-Northing survey you will be prompted with
the Drillhole QA/QC dialog telling you No East-North survey data exists in
this Drillhole project and, if you run this test on a data type that has some
errors the data log file will be displayed in your project, displaying the
problem samples.
.
Tutorial 2: Plan Maps and Data Integration

Plan maps provide surface views of drillhole collars, co-ordinates, positioning grids,
drillhole traces and other information, such as the title block and a list of the holes. In
the Drillhole system, plan maps represent an important organizational and
navigational tool that enables you to quickly display drillhole collars and evaluate
drilling progress, display drillhole traces to help establish subsurface drilling
coverage, and construct drillhole sections.
The ability to plot a Voxel slice on a Plan map is now available. Use the
Voxel|Gridding|Grid Voxels menu to create a Voxel (.Geosoft_Voxel) using the 3D
Kriging gridding method. For more information on creating a Voxel, see the
Creating a Voxel help topic (use the Search tab in the Oasis montaj Help file to
locate the Creating a Voxel help topic).
This chapter will show you how to:
Quick display of the plan map (page 19)
Data integration (page 21)
In this tutorial we will be using two datasets (mag.grd and topo.grd) as well as the
data imported in the previous tutorial. Copy these datasets into your working
directory, e.g. D:\Tutorial.
Quick Display of the Plan Map

In this exercise, we will quickly construct a plan map showing all drillhole coverage
in the project so far.
T O C REATE P LAN M AP :
1. On the DH-Plot menu, click Plan map. The Plan Map Parameters dialog is
displayed.
2. On the Page Layout tab, in the Map Name Tag box, specify (Prospect). The Plan
Map Parameters dialog includes intelligent defaults that enable quick plan map
creation. You can accept the remaining defaults, and click the [OK] button. The
PlanCProspect map is displayed.
3. For more information on the Plan Map Parameters, click the [Help] button on the
individual tab dialogs.
Data Integration
The ability to quickly and easily integrate multi-disciplinary data into your plan (and
section) maps is one of the advanced visualization capabilities of the Drillhole
system. For example, you may have a magnetic grid supplied by a Geophysicist, or a
topography grid that you want to place on your plan view for comparison with your
drillholes.
Displaying a Grid
In this exercise, you will be working with a previously created magnetic grid file
(mag.grd). Note that, a topography grid file (topo.grd) is also available for
experimentation. The steps of opening grid files are the same for all supported grid
formats.
Note that, you can now also plot a Voxel slice on a Plan map from the Voxel tab. To
create a Voxel using the 3D Kriging gridding method use the Voxel|Gridding|Grid
Voxels menu.
T O D ISPLAY A G RID :
1. Select the Plan map with which you want to work (PlanCProspect.map).
2. On the DH-Plot menu, click the Plan map menu item. The Plan map parameters
dialog is displayed.
3. Select the Plan Grid tab and check ( ) the Plot grid or image in plan view box.
Using the [Browse] button, select the Grid or image file File name (mag.grd)
from your working directory.
4. Leaving the Colour zones File name as the default, click the [OK] button. The
grid is displayed on the PlanCProspect.map.
Hiding groups on a Map

Sometimes, when you have many groups on a map you may not want to display all of
them on your working or final map. The procedure below shows you how to hide a
group (in this case a grid file) displayed in your map.
The montaj Drillhole Plotting systems Light table technology provides individual
transparency settings for every group or layer on a map (both raster images and vector
line work). This is useful for adding transparency, or making completely transparent,
individual (or multiple) map layers for display and plotting purposes.
T O H IDE G ROUPS ON A M AP :
Make sure your plan map (PlanCProspect.map) is open and selected in your project.
1. On the Mapping toolbar, click the View/Group Manager button ( ). The
View/Group Manager Tool is displayed.
2. In the dialog box, highlight the group you want to hide, in this case we want to
hide the grid (or aggregate) AGG_mag.
3. You can do one of two things; you can remove the check ( ) from the box
directly in front of the group icon
or
4. You can move the Transparency slider, at the bottom of the View/Group Manager
Tool, all the way to the left (Transparency 0%).
5. Using one or both methods, make the grid hidden from view and click the [OK]
button on the View|Group Manage Tool to close the tool.
6. The grid is no longer visible on the Plan map (PlanCProspect.map).
Tutorial 3: Section Maps and Data Interpretation

Section maps provide cross sectional views of drillhole traces, co-ordinates, reference
grids, assay values and geological units. In the Drillhole system, section maps
represent an important tool that enables you to display drillhole traces to help
establish subsurface drilling coverage and visualize the geology and related
geochemistry beneath the surface.
The ability to plot a Voxel slice on a Section map is now available. Use the
Voxel|Gridding|Grid Voxels menu to create a Voxel (.Geosoft_Voxel) using the 3D
Kriging gridding method. For more information on creating a Voxel, see the
Creating a Voxel help topic (use the Search tab in the Oasis montaj Help file to
locate the Creating a Voxel help topic).
In this chapter, we will guide you through the following procedures:
Select drillholes for viewing (page 24)
Create drillhole section map (page 28)
Geological interpretation using CAD tools (page 39)
In this tutorial we will be using the following datasets (mag.grd, topo.grd,
Lithology.csv, Regolith.csv) as well as the data imported in the previous tutorial and
a surface grid (Au_Surface.grd). Make sure these files have been copied to your
working directory, e.g. D:\Tutorial.
Selecting Holes
A key requirement for the geologists and geochemists that are evaluating and
presenting drillhole data is the ability to select various combinations of drillholes for
optimal visualization and plotting. The Drillhole system provides a comprehensive
set of options for performing this task. The basic methods of hole selections are listed
below.
Selecting (or Deselecting) All Holes: Enables quick development of master
plan maps or resetting of drillholes prior to making new selections.
Selecting Holes by Name: Enables batch selection of multiple holes with
systematic drillhole identifiers. Requires standard drillhole naming scheme for
identifying related holes. For information on Name Mask parameters, click the
[Help] button on the Select holes by name dialog.
Selecting Holes by List: Enables custom selection of single or multiple holes
via a list of all the holes in the database. Requires pre-existing knowledge of
holes.
Selecting Holes by Plan map: Enables rapid visual selection of single or
multiple holes by using a polygon defining tool to select holes along regular
or irregular sections, on a plan map. Useful for quick evaluation of project
data.
Select Holes by Collar table data: Enables custom selection of holes based
on values from a channel in the collar table channel. Once a channel from the
collar table has been selected, the two-panel selection tool is displayed with
all the available items which can be selected. Select one or more, and then all
holes with corresponding matching values will be selected.
Select Holes by polygon File: Enables the selection of holes based on a
polygon (PLY) file. This is useful for claims boundaries, etc.
Select Holes by the Selection Tool: Enables interactive selection of single or
multiple holes by area. The Hole Selection Tool includes a plan view of the
drill survey area as well as display and selection tools.
In addition, the system also enables you to save and load your selections.
Save and/or Load Selections: Enables you to save the current hole selections,
or load previous hole selections from a selection file (*.sel).
Selecting Holes using the Hole Selection Tool

In this exercise, you will be selecting holes by area using the Hole Selection Tool.
The Hole Selection Tool enables interactive selection of single or multiple holes
using a dialog that displays a plan view of the drillhole survey area.
T O S ELECT H OLES USING THE H OLE S ELECTION T OOL :
7. Make sure your plan map (PlanCProspect.map) is open and selected in your
project.
8. On the DH-Plot menu, select Select holes|Selection Tool. The Hole Selection Tool
9. Using this tool you can select All holes, Selected holes and holes that include
Full Traces or Hole Labels.
10. The drill hole plan view area can be modified using the Zoom In button ( ), the
Zoom Out button ( ) and the Zoom Data Extents button ( ).
11. Using the Selection Tools you can click the [Select All] or [Select None] buttons,
or depending on the Selection Mode you can Select/Deselect single holes ( ),

Select/Deselect using rectangle tool ( ) or Select/Deselect using polygon tool
( ).
12. For this tutorial we will select the nineteen drillholes in the centre of the survey
area along 12400N (AX E001, AXE003, AXE005, AXE007, AXE009, SKC238,
SKC 239, SKC 247, SKC 251, SKC 254, SKC268, SKR016, SKR017, SKR018,
SKR019, SKR020, SKR021, SKR022 and SKR023).
13. To do this, first deselect all holes by clicking the [Select None] button. Then set
the Selection Mode to (Select) and using the Select/Deselect using rectangle tool
select the drillholes as shown in the image below.
14. When finished click the [OK] button and 19 drillholes in the centre of the survey
area will be selected for plotting.
Verifying Selected Drillholes

There are a variety of methods available in the Drillhole system to determine the
holes selected. In this exercise, we will use the Select Holes from List.
T O V ERIFY SELECTED D RILLHOLES :
1. On the DH-Plot menu, select Select holes|From list. The Select Holes from List
tool is displayed.
2. Using this tool you can scroll down through the list of drill holes in the Selected
and Not Selected lists to verify that the correct holes have been selected.
3. Using the arrow button select or deselect additional drillholes as needed. Click
[OK] to exit the dialog.
Creating a Drillhole Section Map

In the Drillhole system, section maps represent an important tool that enables you to
display drillhole traces to help establish subsurface drilling coverage and visualize the
geology and related geochemistry beneath the surface.
Section Plots
Drillhole section plot options are provided in easy-to-use tab menus, enabling quick
access to all the settings from a single dialog. The dialog include sensible defaults;
enabling easy creation of drillhole sections.
In this exercise, we will construct a East-West section displaying the nineteen
selected drillhole traces. The drillhole section map will include the following:
Local topography profile plotted across section
Geology data displayed along traces using rock code patterns
Assay data displayed along traces in a bar chart format
Plan map window containing collar locations and magnetic data grid
Profile window containing Au assay data profile
T O C REATE A S ECTION P LOT :

1. On the DH-Plot menu, click Section. The Page Layout tab of the Section
Parameters dialog is displayed.
2. From the Template dropdown list, select (landscape A4) and for organizational
purposes you may want to specify the Map Name Tag the same as the "Project"
name (i.e. Prospect).
3. To specify the section map layout, click the [Map Layout] button. The Section
Map Layout dialog is displayed.
4. This dialog enables you to specify the layout of your section map. To accept the
layout and return to the Page Layout tab, click the [OK] button.
5. Select your Legend parameters and specify the Titles text. To determine Map
scale based on the data extents and the selected map template, click the [Auto]
button.
6. To specify the section location parameters, select the Section Location tab.
7. Select Section Azimuth as (E-W) and click the [Default] button to set the
Location and Orientation parameters.
Note: If you select multiple sections each section will be displayed in individual
maps. To plot multiple sections on a single map, see the Stacked Sections
option.
8. To plot a topography profile across the section, select the Topography tab and
select the Plot topography box to enable the topography parameters.
9. Click the [Browse] button and the Select File Type dialog will be displayed.
10. Use this dialog to specify the type of file to be displayed on the section as
Gridded topography. You can select any one of the following data types,
Gridded topography (GRD, DEM), Datamine Wireframe (DM), or Surpac Vision
DTM data. Click the [OK] button and the Select topography grid dialog will be
displayed. Using this dialog select the topography grid file (topo.grd) to use to
calculate the topographic profile across the section.
11. Click in the Line style box. The Line Attributes tool will be displayed.
12. Use this tool to define the line attributes of the topographic profile. Click the
[OK] button to accept the line attributes and return to the Section Parameters
dialog.
Note: To plot a second or third topography profile, check the appropriate boxes to
enable their parameters.
13. To plot geology and assay data along the hole traces in the section, select the Data
tab.
Note: The Plot boxes enable/disable the Data selection dropdown list. This is a
convenient way to select or de-select individual data plots, without clearing or
re-selecting the data from the Data lists.
14. Using the Data dropdown lists, select the data channels available in the current
project to plot (Au [Assays] and Rock [Geology]).
Note: The selections combine the name of the channel, along with the identifier for
the project database in which the channel is found.
15. Using the Plot Type dropdown lists, select the plotting types (Bar plot and Rock
patterns).
Note: Plot Types displayed are based on the data type of the selected Data.
Numeric channel selections include; Bar plot, Grid: Kriging, Grid: Min
curvature, Grid: TIN based, Numeric bands, Post values, Profile and
Structural Ticks. String or text channel selections also include;
Comments, Post text, Rock patterns, and Text bands.
16. Click the [Define] button beside the Bar plot Plot Type to define the bar plot
parameters. The Bar Plot Parameters dialog is displayed.
17. Using this dialog, you can define the plotting parameters for the Au Assay bar
plot. Select the Fill as a Zone File (Au_edited.itr) and click the [Define] button
to display the Define Colour Zones dialog.
18. Use this dialog to specify the # Zones, the Distribution and the Maximum Value of
the zones. Click the [OK] button to close the dialog and return to the Bar Plot
Parameters dialog.
19. We will leave the rest of the parameters to the default values. Click [OK] to
return to the Section Parameters dialog.
20. Click the [Define] button beside the Rock patterns Plot Type to define the rock
parameters. The Pattern Bands Rock Codes dialog is displayed.
21. In the Plot Parameter box, select Left side (the Bar plot is being plotted on the
right side). Then, using the Rock Code File [Browse] button, locate the
(Lithology.csv) file from your working directory. Leave the remaining
parameters to the default values and click the [OK] button to return to the Section
Parameters dialog.
Note: An example Rock Code file (AGSO.csv) is also available in your C:\Program
Files\Geosoft\Oasis montaj\csv directory. For a detailed view of this file, see
Appendix 3: AGSO Rock Code File (page 73).
22. To specify the plan map window parameters, select the Plan View tab.
23. To enable the plotting of a Plan view window on the Section Map, select (check)
the Plot plan view box and specify the Trace Style as (Collars) and then to enable
the plotting of a grid in the plan view window, select the Plot grid or image in
plan view box. Using the [Browse] button, locate and select the grid file to
display (mag.grd).
24. To specify the profile window parameters, select the Profiles tab.
25. To enable the plotting of a profile window, select the Plot grid data profiles box.
Using the [Browse] button, locate and select the grid file to use (mag.grd) to
calculate the profile across the section. Selecting the Line Type box displays the
Line Attributes dialog and clicking the [Define] button displays the Profile
Options dialog.
26. Use this dialog to specify the profile parameters and click the [OK] button to
return to the Section Parameters dialog.
27. Click the [OK] button on the Section Parameters dialog. The section map
(S12401NProspect.map) is displayed.
E DITING A G ROUP :
To edit a group click the View|Group Manager button ( ), the View|Group

Manager Tool is displayed.
28. Select (highlight) the group you want to edit. Once a group is highlighted in the
View/Group Manager Tool, you can change the properties for that group
(moveable, hidden, masked). You can also change the rendering or layering order
of the groups by using Geosofts Drag-n-Drop capabilities.
29. To edit the selected group, click the [Edit] button. The selected group will be in
edit mode. Hatch marks will be displayed around the group.
30. To resize the entire group, right-click and from the popup menu select, Select All.
Sizing handles will now be displayed around the group.
31. When you are satisfied with your changes, right-click and from the popup menu
select, End Editing.
Note: There are many additional section-plotting options that you can include. As
you become more familiar with the system, we recommend that you
experiment with the other options to create a custom map of your own.
Geological Interpretation using CAD Tools

This section is designed to introduce you to the basic map editing and CAD functions
available in the montaj Drillhole Plotting system. In this exercise, we will show you
how to use these tools to draw an interpretation from your geological drillhole data
using the following steps:
Zoom for better viewing detail
Create a new group
Drawing lines or polylines
Z OOM FOR B ETTER V IEWING D ETAIL
There are six different Zoom options available on the Navigation Bar to enable you to
enlarge an area of interest for better viewing detail. For more information on these
tools, see the online help topic Navigation Tools Bar using the Search tab in the
Oasis montaj Help (Help|Help Topics).
C REATE A N EW G ROUP
Before you add new lines or polylines to your map, you must create a new map
group.
T O C REATE A N EW G ROUP :
1. On the DH-Plot menu, click New group. The Create a new empty group in a view
2. Using the View dropdown list, select Section and then, type Interp in the New
group name box.
3. Click the [OK] button and the Map Group Editing Bar will be enabled.
Drawing Lines or Polylines
You can use the Line ( ) and the Polyline ( ) tools to draw linear features, for
example drawing geological interpretations of similar rock types between the
drillhole traces.
T O D RAW P OLYLINES TO C ONNECT S IMILAR F EATURES :
1. On the Map Edit toolbar, click the Draw a polyline ( ) button.

2. Draw polylines connecting similar rock types between the drillhole traces. Click
the cursor on the place you want the line to start, and then move the mouse,
clicking wherever you want to change direction.
3. When you are finished, right-click the mouse button and select Done from the
popup menu.
For more information on using CAD tools, see the online help topic Draw
Interpretations using the Search tab in the Oasis montaj Help (Help|Help Topics).
Tutorial 4: Strip Logs and Compositing Tool

Drillhole strip log options are provided in an easy-to-use tab menu, enabling quick
access to all the settings from a single dialog. The dialog includes sensible defaults;
enabling easy creation of strip logs. Using the strip log tab dialog you can display up
to 16 data/graph type selections in each plot. The compositing tool works with strip
log plots to calculate and annotate composite intervals on up to five data selections at
once.
Creating a Strip Log Plot
In this exercise, we will construct a strip log of drillhole SKC247. The strip log will
include the following data:
Weathering (Geology) Post text & Rock code patterns
Rock (Geology) Post text & Rock code patterns
Sample (Assay) Post text, Numeric bands & Post values
Altered (Geology) Post text
Magsus (Geology) Profile
Sulphide_pct (Geology) Profile
Vein_pct (Geology) Profile
T O C REATE A S TRIP L OG :
1. On the DH-Plot menu, click Strip Log. The Page Layout tab of the Strip Log
Parameters dialog is displayed.
2. Specify the Layer Name Tag as (Prospect) and in the Holes to plot box, select the
Specified hole(s) radio button and from the hole/mask dropdown list select
(SKC247).
3. To Plot Legend check the box and type your legend text in the appropriate boxes.
4. To specify the hole trace parameters, select the Hole Trace tab.
5. Specify the Depth Ticks tick interval as 20.

6. To plot the geology and assay data along the hole traces in the strip log, select the
Data tab.
Note: The Plot boxes enable/disable the Data selection dropdown list. This is a
convenient way to select or de-select individual data plots, without clearing or
re-selecting the data from the Data lists.
7. Using the Data dropdown lists, select the data channels available in the current
Drillhole project you want to plot (see dialogs above). Note, to advance to the
second screen, click the Arrow button(s) ( ) above the [Define] buttons.
Note: The selections combine the name of the channel, along with the identifier for
the project database in which the channel is found.
8. Using the Plot Type dropdown lists, select the plotting type for the data.
Note: Plot Types displayed are based on the type of selected data.
9. To specify the legend parameters, select the Legend tab.
10. To enable the plotting of a legend, check the Plot Legend box.
11. Select the Location as (Right) and in the Width (cm) box specify (10).
12. To enable the plotting of data information, check the Plot data info box and then
select the data information you wish to plot in the legend.
13. Click the [OK] button on the Strip Log Parameters dialog. The strip log map
(SKC247Prospect.map) is displayed in the map window and the Project
Explorer.
Using the Compositing Tool

The Drillhole compositing tool works with strip log plots to calculate and annotate
the average values of assays over specified intervals, on up to five data selections at
once. This tool has the added feature of multiple undoes and provides the option to
output the intervals to a text file.
T O C REATE A C OMPOSITE ON A S TRIP L OG P LOT :
1. Open and select (highlight) the strip log plot you are working with
(SKC247Prospect.map).
2. On the DH-Plot menu, click Compositing Tool. The Compositing Tool dialog is
displayed.
3. You can specify the interval over which to determine the composite value by
manually entering the interval in the From and To boxes, or you can select the
range of depths interactively from the strip log map, by clicking the [Range]
button.
Note: When the [Range] button is clicked, the cursor changes to a cross. Click once
on any location in the map to define the top or bottom of the interval. The
"Box" cursor is then displayed. Move the cursor up or down to the other end
of the interval and click a second time to select the full interval. Control is
then returned to the compositing tool, and the "From", "To" and "Range"
buttons are updated to the selected interval. In addition, the composite values
for any selected data will also be updated.
4. Select the range of Au values as shown below:
5. The selected range and calculated length will be displayed in the From, To and
Length boxes. Using the Selected data dropdown list, you can select up to five of
the plotted hole graphs, select (7: Au(ppm)). Note that, the graphs are numbered
beginning on the left of the Composite map.
6. Click the [Options] button to select how the composite value label is to be
displayed with the selected data. The Labelling Options dialog is displayed.
7. Using this dialog you can specify labelling options when plotting composite
intervals on the strip log map. For more information on labelling options, click the
[Help] button. Click the [OK] button to return to the Compositing Tool.
8. Click the button to plot that particular composite value to the selected
data on the strip log map.
Tutorial 5: Drill 3D Tool

The Drill3D Tool developed for Geosofts Drillhole system enables you to display
drillhole, surface and other data types in an interactive three-dimensional
environment. Drillholes are displayed in their true three-dimensional location and
can have up to two different data types plotted along their trace.
Grids created in sectional views (e.g., from Target or Interactiv IP applications) can
be displayed directly into the 3D view, in their correct orientation, using Geosofts
on-the-fly technology. Other grids and images (including bitmaps and jpegs) can be
opened and easily located in any specified orthogonal plane.
3D Voxel grids can also be displayed in a 3D drillhole map and modified using the
3D Tool. 3D Voxels can be created in Oasis montaj using the Voxel|Grid Voxel
(GRIDVOX GX) menu item.
Using the 3D Tool you can interactively control the transparency of the individual
planes, enabling the data to be displayed with a cumulative (light-table) effect. Data
such as MapInfo tables and 2D DXF files can be imported directly into the 3D
environment and drawn on any surface displayed in the current 3D view.
The View|Group Manager Tool enables you to toggle on/off individual groups in the
3D view, enabling changes to the displayed data, without having to recreate 3D maps.
All data in the Oasis montaj environment is dynamically linked; from the database
through cross-section and map through to the 3D environment.
Working with the Drill 3D Tool

You can begin creating a Drill3D view once all the appropriate project information
has been imported into your drillhole database. The data files provided for the
previous tutorials will be used in this tutorial.
This tutorial begins with project data (collar, survey, assay, and geology) already
imported into the Drillhole system and the Plan map created, opened and displayed.
Selecting an Area of Interest

To begin, we need to select the area that we would like to concentrate on from the
project Plan map. This will enable us to display only the area of the project that is
of interest to us.
T O S ELECT D RILLHOLE :
1. Make sure your plan map (PlanCProspect.map) is open and selected in your
project. Note that, using the View|Group Manager you can hide (uncheck) the
grid (AGG_mag).
Note: Because we had previously selected holes to plot sections, we need to first
deselect all holes. Then, we will select a new different group of holes for 3D
plotting.
2. On the DH-Plot menu, select Select holes|Deselect all holes. All drillholes will be
deselected.
3. On the DH-Plot menu, select Select holes|From plan map. The Define polygon
dialog will be displayed.
4. Click the [OK] button to interactively define a polygon on your map.

5. Using your mouse, define a polygon around the holes in the centre bottom portion
of the drill area, as shown below.
6. When finished, click the right mouse button and select Done from the popup
menu. The system selects the holes within the defined boundary.
Verifying Selected Drillholes

There are a variety of methods available in the Drillhole system to determine the
holes selected. In this exercise, we will use the Selection Tool.
T O V ERIFY SELECTED D RILLHOLES :
1. On the DH-Plot menu, select Select holes| Selection Tool. The Hole Selection
Tool is displayed.
2. Using this tool you can verify that the holes from the correct location have been
selected.
3. If additional holes need to be added or removed there are a number of methods for
doing so using the Hole Selection Tool? For more information click the [Help]
button, click [OK] to exit the dialog.
Create a 3D Voxel Grid

The ability to create a 3D Voxel grid using the 3D Kriging gridding method and to
display the Voxel grid in a 3D Drillhole section map is now available.
In addition to creating and displaying 3D Voxel Models, additional tools are available
enabling users to report and modify information about Geosoft Voxel Models,
including statistical and coordinate system information. Users can also import
Geosoft (GDB and XYZ) files, GOCAD and UBC (3D Model and MSH) files and
export Geosoft Voxel files (.Geosoft_Voxel) to Geosoft (GDB and XYZ), GOCAD
and UBC files.
TO CREATE A D RILLHOLE 3D V OXEL G RID :

1. Select the holes you would like included in your 3D Voxel grid using one of the
DH-Plot|Select holes menu items.
2. Then, select (highlight) the project database containing the data you want to make
into a 3D Voxel. For example, select Prospect_Assays.gdb.
3. On the Voxel menu, select Grid Voxels. The Create Voxel from Database dialog is
displayed.
4. In the Voxel file to Generate box, specify the name of your new Voxel file as
Au_voxel. Note that the extension (.geosoft_voxel) will be added to your voxel
name.
5. In the Error Voxel to Generate box, specify the name of the error voxel file
(optional) as Au. Then, using the Channel to Grid dropdown list, select Au. The
remaining default parameters are acceptable.
6. To access advanced gridding parameters, click the [Advanced>] button.
However, you can leave these parameters to the intelligent default values and
click the [OK] button to continue, the Place a Voxel in a 3D view dialog will be
displayed.
7. Click the [OK] button and the 3D Controls dialog is displayed. This dialog is
used to specify the 3D Voxel viewing parameters. We will accept the default
parameters and click the [OK] button to create the voxel file
Au_voxel.geosoft_voxel and display the Voxel in a 3D view.
8. When you display a 3D Voxel grid in the 3D Viewer the 3D Tool is also
displayed. The 3D Tool now also includes a Voxels tab that enables you to modify
a variety of Voxel parameters to enhance your view of the Voxel. For example,
you can specify the transparency of the Voxel and the data range for the Data, and
the X, Y and Z coordinates of the Voxel. For more information, select the Voxel
tab on the 3D Tool and press the <F1> key, to display the 3D Voxel Tab online
help topic.
9. You can close the 3D Viewer window and the map file (Au_voxel.map) as we
will be using the Voxel grid file when we create our Drill3D Map.
Creating a Drill3D Map

Drill3D provides a new perspective to traditional drillhole data. You can now view
borehole traces and gridded data from different anglesin 3 dimensions, making it
easier to spot the relationship between surface and sub-surface features.
1. On the DHPlot menu, select 3D Map. The 3D Map Parameters dialog will be
displayed. The first tab Page Layout is displayed by default.
2. In the Map Name box, enter a map name (Drill3D).

3. The following page layout parameters can be controlled from this tab; selecting
paper size using the Template dropdown menu, specifying the Margins (cm) that
surround the plot area, the Background Colour of the 3D view, the Axis Colour
and Font used for annotating the 3D view, selecting to Plot Legend (right side of
map), including company Logo (image file) and specifying the map Titles.
4. For the purpose of this tutorial, well just accept the intelligent default values
and selected the Hole Traces tab.
5. This tab dialog includes the following drillhole trace parameters; Width and
Colour of the hole trace, the Hole Labels including location, annotations, text
size, colour and font, and Depth Ticks (annotations etc.) along the hole trace.
Change the Tick Interval (m) to (50) and we will accept the remaining default
values and select the Data tab.
6. The Data and Plot type is selected from dropdown lists, just as you would select
data for your Plans or Sections. For this exercise, we selected Au (Assay) to be
plotted as Numeric bands and Rock (Geology) as Post Text.
Note: In Drill3D only two sets of data can be plotted down hole along the trace (Left
side and Right side). When these data appear in the 3D Viewer, the point-of-
view will always remain the same, no matter how the image is rotated, panned
or zoomed; i.e. the Au numeric band will always appear down the left-hand
side of the trace in this 3D view.
7. Plan oriented Gridded data can also be created from this tab. In this case, we will
grid the Au data using a minimum curvature technique (Kriging and a TIN based
technique are also available).
8. To define the Gridded data parameters, click the [Define] button. The Minimum
Curvature Gridding dialog is displayed.
9. The Data channel (column) to be gridded is displayed as Au (Assay). You can

add a File name tag to the grid; this is useful when distinguishing between grids
created using different gridding parameters.
10. For this tutorial we will use the default Colour zone file (note that, this is the same
Colour zone file used for the Numeric bands).
11. In the Location section of the tab, specify the Relative Level as (225) and we will
leave the Averaging Interval to the default value of (1) This means that data
within one metre of this elevation will be used to create the grid, the values being
averaged for this thickness.
12. We also specified in the Multiple Grids section that we wanted (3) grids in total,
incrementing at (50) metres downwards (i.e. 225RL, 275RL and 325RL).
13. To specify that the log of the data be used to create the gridded image (which
should be done with all log distributed Assay data), we selected the [Advanced
gridding options] button. The Minimum Curvature Advance Options dialog

box is displayed.
14. Using the Log option dropdown list, select (log) and in the Log minimum box,
specify (0.01). Note that, the minimum value for the Au channel (column) is 0.01.
Click the [OK] button to return to the previous dialog.
15. The final parameter on the gridding parameters dialog is the Transparency. Using
the slider you can control the level of transparency of the gridded data in the 3D
view. For this exercise, we set the slider to approximately half way or 50%.
16. Click the [OK] button to return to the previous dialog.
17. Select the Topography tab.
18. Check the Plot topography box to enable the topography parameters.
19. Using the [Browse] buttons, locate (in your working directory) the Topography
grid file topo.grd and the Overlay grid on topography file mag.grd. Note that, in
this case we are using the topography grid to display the surface relief and
colouring the surface using a magnetic grid image.
20. Check the Grid Clipping box, and specify 10 metres (ground units) for the Border
size.
21. Using the Transparency slider set the transparency of this plane to approximately
50%. Then, select the Voxel tab.
22. Check the Plot voxel file box to enable the voxel parameters.
23. Using the [Browse] button, locate (in your working directory) the Voxel grid file
Au_voxel.geosoft_voxel. Then, using the [Browse] button, locate (in the Geosoft
tbl directory) the Colour zone file colour.tbl.
24. Using the Transparency slider set the transparency of the Voxel to approximately
50%.
25. The final tab Load/Save is used to save the map and data parameters to file for
either sharing with other users or so these particular map settings can be used at a
later date. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will not save.
26. Click the [OK] button and the Drill3D map will be created and display in your
current project.
27. Using the Voxel tab on the 3D Tool move the Transparency slider approximately
50% and change the left Data value box to (0.3) (i.e. window the data between the
lowest value and 0.3). Your Drill3D.map should look similar to the map above.
Working in the 3D View

The Drill3D map includes drillhole traces and attributes, grid and or image files, and
map surrounds. Using the View/Group Manager Tool ( ) you can view the different
views and groups in the 3D map.
Note: To select the View/Group Manager Tool in the Project Explorer, select the
Drill3D.map file in the Project Explorer, right-click and from the popup
menu select Show View/Group manager tool for this map.
Accessing the 3D Tool

1. Open and select (highlight) the Drill3D.map and on the Map Tools Bar click the
Select or change the current view ( ) button.
2. On the map (Drill3D.map) select the 3D view, right click and from the popup
menu select 3D Viewer. The 3D Viewer and 3D Tool will be displayed.
3D Tool and 3D Viewer

The 3D Tool consists of a dialog with five tabs and a 3D Viewer. Each tab enables
you modify different aspects of the 3D View within the 3D Viewer.
tab enables you to modify the overall view of the 3D View on a map.
tab enables you to modify the individual planes within each 3D View
tab enables you to add labels, axis, and a box around the 3D View.
tab enables you to adjust the rendering resolution in the 3D tool.
tab enables you to modify the appearance of the Voxel in your 3D View
V IEW T AB
The View tab displays the visualisation controls for viewing in 3DRotate, Zoom
and Pan (these controls can also be selected from the popup menu, displayed when
you right click in the 3D Viewer).
The Centre button resets the focus point of the view and the current 3D View is
centred in the 3D Viewer (independent of the zoom).
The Slider bar controls the brightness of the image.
The Inclination, Declination and Distance are the current viewing parameters,
relative to the central point. Inclination and declination can be fixed, so when
rotating, that particular angle will always be used (e.g. fixing inclination at 25 degrees
will only allow a rotating view around the central point where the point of view is
locked at 25 degrees above the horizon).
P LANES T AB
The Planes tab enables you to modify the individual planes within each 3D View.
This tab controls the display and viewing characteristics of surfaces and images
displayed in the 3D Viewer.
All the planes in the 3D view are listed in the drop down box; in the example in this
tutorial the three gridded image of Au are listed as planes (225RL,275RL and
325RL) and the topography that we draped the magnetics image over is listed as
surface (by default).
If the Plane is a flat surface, i.e. the image is not draped over a topographic relief
surface, only the Offset and the Transparency can be controlled. If the Plane has a
topographic surface (i.e. has X, Y and depth components) there are additional
controls:
Sample the sampling resolution of the relief surface grid (16 to 512, 256 is the
default)
Base the base value of the grid relative to the Z-axis. Zero (0) implies that the relief
surfaces Z values are relative to the Z-axis.
Scale the vertical exaggeration of the relief surface. A scale of 1 indicates that the
relief surface is to true scale.
Clip min and max minimum and maximum values in the relief grid. These can be
set to clip higher or lower values in a surface.
A XIS T AB
The Axis tab enables you to annotate the X, Y and Z-axis with whatever nomenclature
you wish to use. For clarity, we entered; Easting, Northing and Depth for this
tutorial.
3D C ON
The 3Dcon tab enables you to set the rendering resolution for 3D Views. Full
rendering occurs every time you modify the 3D view and the view is redrawn, fast
rendering occurs when the image is constantly in motion; for example while rotating,
zooming or panning.
For users with graphics cards that are of low memory (below 64Mb) and/or slower
processors, then it is recommended to leave these at the default settings while
working in the 3D environment as it makes heavy use of the resources in the video
card.
Note: The controls on this tab are system controls and changes made to this tab will
affect all 3D maps in your Oasis montaj system.
For more information on working in 3D Views download the technical note, Drill3D
from the Geosoft web site at: http://www.geosoft.com/resources/technotes/index.asp
V OXEL T AB
The 3D Voxel tab enables you to modify the appearance of the Voxel in your 3D
view. For example you can select the Colour Tool, Voxel statistics, add a Box around
the Voxel, display Voxel grid lines, specify the transparency of the Voxel and the data
range for the Data, and the X, Y and Z coordinates of the Voxel.
For more information on working in 3D Views download the technical note, Drill3D
from the Geosoft web site at: http://www.geosoft.com/resources/technotes/index.asp
Appendix 1: Setting Drillhole Preferences

Drillhole preferences are global variables, and remain set for a given installation of
Drillhole. This means they remain the same for different data sets and projects. The
values are stored in the Advanced Settings dialog.
Note: Drillholes Advanced Settings (Edit|Settings|Advanced) have been upgraded
in version 6.0. Advanced settings are now displayed in a Metadata Browser,
which makes it easy to see all your settings. The settings metadata browser
replaces the Geosoft.ini file found in previous versions.
T O S ET D RILLHOLE P REFERENCES :
1. On the DH-Data menu, click Preferences. The Drill Hole Preferences dialog is
displayed.
2. You can use this dialog to set the specified global variables as shown in the chart
below:
Map template Select a standard template to be used to define the map layout. The map
layout includes the media size, map margins and page orientation.
Rock codes list file Two rock codes data files (asgo.csv and rockcode.csv) are provided, and
(*.csv) can be found in the C:\Program Files\Geosoft\Oasis montaj\user\csv
directory. You can specify one of these files or your own standard rock
codes list file (in CSV format). If you generate your own CSV files these
should be stored in the /Oasis montaj\user\csv directory.
Structure codes list The structure codes and their associated colours are normally used with
file (*.csv) point (single-depth) data and are used to colour structure symbols such as
structural ticks, tadpole plots, and symbols in Stereonet plots.
Resurveying method Resurveying is the mathematical process whereby a series of

measurements of dip and azimuth taken at depths down a borehole are
converted into (X, Y, Z) coordinates.
Two methods are currently available:
Radius of Curvature method is the original resurveying method used in
previous versions of Drillhole. It synthesizes the trace as a collection of
circular segments, each starting and ending at a single (dip, azimuth,
depth) location.
Polynomial Fit method models the traces as the polynomial of a given
order which best fits the set of (dip, azimuth, and depth) values. The
higher the order specified, the better the fit, with a trade-off in the overall
smoothness of the hole trace.
Order for polynomial This parameter is used for the Polynomial Fit resurveying method,
fit described above. The order of the polynomial is reduced to no greater
than the number of (dip, azimuth, depth) values, and a maximum of 20.
The larger this number, the more accurately the dip and azimuth are
matched at each surveyed hole depth. The smaller the number, the
smoother the final hole traces.
Hole discretization The resurveying process calculates the hole location at a spacing
interval determined by this interval. This interval also determines the accuracy of
intersection and cut-off points, such as when a hole leaves or enters the
current view "slice", and also averaging functions used when plotting
graphs of data down the holes.
Hole survey dip Drillhole has always used the convention that dip is negative downward,
angle sign so that vertically downward is 90.0.
(downward) Normally, though, vertically down is +90 degrees, and selecting the
"positive" setting will cause Drillhole to interpret all dip values in a
Drillhole database in this manner. This simplifies the import of data from
other packages or formats where dips are positive downward. This
convention is applied at plotting time, so if all your holes go up instead
of down change this convention to correct things.
Right/left for posted Use the dropdown list to select the method for posting data on a map.
data Two methods are currently available:
Hole reference, the side on which data is plotted is decided with
reference to the direction of the hole. If you turn the map so that the
collar is "up" and the hole runs down, then left and right are as viewed at
that time.
Map reference, Drillhole looks at the orientation of the hole on the
current map, and adjusts the plotting side accordingly. This is done with
reference to the collar orientation, so cases where a hole plots nearly
horizontally in a map can give somewhat unpredictable results.
N-S Sections face. Use the dropdown list to select the direction N-S sections face.
By default, N-S sections are defined with an azimuth of 0 degrees, facing
west; so that South is to the left and North is to the right, and the northing
value increases from left to right.
Traditionally, N-S sections have been defined with an azimuth of 180
degrees, facing east; so that North is to the left, South is to the right, and
the northing value decreases from left to right.
Auto-convert If Yes, all values in channels set to be ASSAY type are scanned on
negatives on Import? import, and those values less than zero are replaced by positive values
one-half the size (e.g. values are multiplied by 0.5).
Use mask channel If a default mask channel is specified (see note below), then you may use
for plotting/export? enable the usage of the mask channel to select and deselect individual
data points when plotting data, or exporting data to a file.
Note: As of v5.1.3, the initial values in the mask channel are set to 1,
so all points are automatically selected upon import of data.
Previous to v5.1.3, these values were initialized to dummy
"*", so they must be re-set manually to 1 in order for your data
to be selected once you enable the use of the mask channel.
Failure to set any values to 1 may result in errors such as the
inability to determine the range of selected data (since no data
is selected).
Default mask If a mask channel is specified, and if the use of a mask channel is enabled
channel (above), then only those data values where the corresponding mask value
is not a dummy "*" will be used for plotting, or when exporting data.
(NOTE: that "0", although logically a "NO", is treated as a non-dummy,
so the data remains selected. Only the dummy "*" can be used to mask
out data. Values can be set to dummy by selecting them in the database,
then pressing the space bar.)
When plotting, those points or intervals which are "masked out" will not
appear, nor will depth ticks appear for these values.
If no mask channel is specified, no masking occurs, even if the "use mask
channel" value is set to "yes".
The default mask channel has its "Class" set to "MASK", and so is
recognized inside Chimera as a valid mask channel. Only the "Mask"
channel or those channels with "MASK" class are listed in the drop-down
box.
Azimuth magnetic Many down-hole surveys are conducted with a Kodak-Eastman survey
declination device, which records the azimuth in relation to a magnetic compass
correction bearing. In this case the azimuth values recorded in the collar table and
dip-azimuth survey databases do not give the "true" azimuth measured
relative to north. This value will be added to the collar table and survey
database azimuth values before the resurveying of holes for plotting in
plans, sections etc.
For instance, if magnetic north is 10 degrees west of true north, and the
stored azimuth values are given relative to this value, put the value "-10"
as the correction. An azimuth of 10 will then be corrected to 0 (true
north) before the hole is re-surveyed. In effect, holes are rotated around
the collar position by the correction angle.
3. Click the [OK] button to accept the Drillhole Preferences.
Note: For more information on Drillhole Preferences, click the [Help] button.
Appendix 2: Setting QA/QC Options

The Drillhole system provides the tools to enable you to perform Quality Control &
Quality Assurance tests on each of the five different data types (Collar Data,
Dip/Azimuth Survey, Easting-Northing Survey, From-To Data, and Point Data).
The Drill hole- QAQC tools dialog asks you to select the type of data to perform the
QA/QC tests on. For each type there are a different set of options you can
enable/disable using the [Options] button. All are enabled by default except the hole
curvature test. This parameter requires you to specify a value for the curvature -- if it
is set it to 0 or left blank the test doesn't run. The system saves the settings to the
geosoft.ini file in your C:\arcgis\arcexe83\Geosoft\user\ini directory.
The individual QAQC tests are run automatically during data import. Each test
produces its own log file; e.g. Collars (Collars.log), From-To (FromToData.Log), All
data (QAQC.log). If no problems are found you receive a message such as: "No
problems were detected with the Dip-Azimuth Survey data."
The following sections detail the QA/QC options available for each data type.
QA/QC Collar data options

The following table lists the options for the Collar data type.
Option Description
Dummy East, North Values of East, North or RL that are dummy values are flagged.
or RL
Duplicated Duplicated collar locations are flagged. Though multiple holes can be drilled from the
Locations same collar, this may indicate a data entry error.
Reversed A simple test is performed on each collar location: The area covered by all the collars if
Easting/Northing each hole location (one at a time) is specified with Easting and Northings reversed is
compared to the original area. This test succeeds because reversing the two values
generally produces a location far away from the rest of the collars, and the total area
covered by all the holes changes markedly. This test can break down if more than a
single collars Eastings and Northings are reversed.
Dip out of range 90 Dips outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy dips
to 90 are set to 90 or 90, depending on the defined dip sign convention.
Azimuth out of Azimuths outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy
range -360 to 360 azimuth values are set to 0.
Dip sign If a dip value has the opposite sign of the current dip convention, it is flagged. This
discrepancy would indicate a hole heading back to the surface.
Top of hole depth While the collar may be located at a distance down the hole from the original Top
less than 0 value, it cannot be located before the start of the hole itself.
This error is reported just once per hole in any single database.
Hole depth less The hole depth should be greater than or equal to 0. Hole depths in the range 0 to 1.0
than 0 are reset to 1.0 on import so that the start of the hole will plot on maps.
Hole depth less The total depth of the hole must exceed the location of the start of the hole.
than top of hole
QA/QC - Dip-azimuth survey options

The following table lists the options for the Dip-azimuth survey data type.
Note: All are enabled by default except the hole curvature test. This parameter
requires you to specify a value for the curvature -- if it is set it to 0 or left
blank the test doesn't run.
Option Description
Dummy Depth Values of depth that are dummy values are flagged.
Depth less than Values of depth less than the defined hole top depth are flagged.
hole top
Depth greater than Values of depth greater than the defined hole bottom depth are flagged. The hole bottom
hole bottom depth is automatically reset to the maximum hole depth defined in the survey.
Duplicated Depths Duplicated depth values are flagged. Only one dip-azimuth value can be defined at a
single depth.
Out-of-sequence Depths that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase. Out-
Depths of-sequence depths may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice, depths are
sorted before the hole is re-surveyed.
Dummy Dip or Flags dip or azimuth values which are undefined. The last dip and azimuth for a hole
Azimuth may be left undefined (dummy).
Dip out of range 90 Dips outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy dips
to 90 are set to 90 or 90, depending on the defined dip sign convention.
Azimuth out of Azimuths outside this range (which are not dummies) are flagged. On import, dummy
range -360 to 360 azimuth values are set to 0.
Dip sign If a dip value has the opposite sign of the current dip convention, it is flagged. This
discrepancy would indicate a hole heading back to the surface.
Max curvature - One indication of erroneous depth, dip or azimuth values is the creation of a hole that
degrees per meter bends crazily at a certain location. Curvature is the mathematical description of how fast
(or feet) the borehole bends. If this value is left blank, or zero, no check is performed. A
maximum of 10 degrees per meter means that it would be okay if the hole could be
formed into a circle with a circumference of 36 meters.
QA/QC East-North survey options

The following table lists the options for the East-North survey data type.
Note: All are enabled by default except the hole curvature test. This parameter
requires you to specify a value for the curvature -- if it is set it to 0 or left
blank the test doesn't run.
Option Description
Dummy East, North Values of East, North or RL that are dummy values are flagged.
or RL
Duplicated Duplicated depth values are flagged. Only one dip-azimuth value can be defined at a
Locations single depth.
Reversed A simple test is performed on each surveyed location: The horizontal (East-North)
Easting/Northing distance between successive hole locations is measured, then compared with the
distance if the East and North values in the second location are reversed. This test
succeeds because reversing the two values generally produces a location far away from
the rest of the points, but has the opposite effect if the values were reversed to begin
with. This test can break down if more than a single locations Eastings and Northings
are reversed.
Broken trend in RL Generally a descending hole continues to descend and an ascending hole continues to
ascend. This test flags locations where the change in successive RL changes sign. This
can occur legitimately when a hole passes through the horizontal, but normally occurs
due to an error in the RL value.
Max curvature - One indication of erroneous east, north or RL h values is the creation of a hole that
degrees per meter bends crazily at a certain location. Curvature is the mathematical description of how fast
(or feet) the borehole bends. If this value is left blank, or zero, no check is performed. A
maximum of 10 degrees per meter means that it would be okay if the hole could be
formed into a circle with a circumference of 36 meters.
QA/QC From-To data options

The following table lists the options for the From-To data data type.
Option Description
Dummy From or To Values of depth that are dummy values are flagged.
From greater than Intervals are flagged if the From value is greater than the To value. Intervals cannot
To have negative thickness.
From equals To Intervals are flagged if the From value is equal the To value. Some Point data sets
are represented as From-To data sets with the From and To values equal, so this test is
not always desired.
From or To less No data can be plotted above the top of the surveyed hole. In practice, intervals are
than hole top truncated to the top of the surveyed hole depth.
From or To greater No data can be plotted beyond the surveyed hole depth. In practice, intervals are
than hole bottom truncated to the surveyed hole depth.
Duplicated From-To Only a single data definition can exist for any given From-To interval, so duplicates will
intervals be ignored when plotting.
Out-of-sequence Intervals that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase.
Intervals Out-of-sequence intervals may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice,
intervals are sorted before plotting.
Overlapping Intervals are flagged if they overlap with the previous interval. The From of the second
intervals interval must be greater than or equal the To of the previous interval.
Missing intervals Intervals where the From value is greater than the previous intervals To value are
flagged. In practice, this situation is often valid. Its presence in data that is supposed to
be complete in depth may indicate an error in one of the From or To values.
Duplicated sample In some data sets, such as geochemical data, each measurement is identified with a
numbers unique sample number or code. This test looks for duplicated sample numbers (codes).
QA/QC Point data options

The following table lists the options for the Point data data type.
Option Description
Dummy Depth Values of depth that are dummy values are flagged.
Depth less than No data can be plotted above the top of the surveyed hole In practice, no data points
hole top less than the surveyed hole top depth are plotted.
Depth greater than No data can be plotted beyond the surveyed hole depth. In practice, no data points
hole bottom greater than the surveyed hole depth are plotted.
Duplicated Depths Only a single data definition can exist for any given depth, so duplicates will be ignored
when plotting.
Out-of-sequence Depths that decrease from the previous value are flagged. Depths should increase. Out-
Depths of-sequence depths may indicate an error in the depth values. In practice, data are
sorted by depth before plotting.
Duplicated sample In some data sets, such as geochemical data, each measurement is identified with a
numbers unique sample number or code. This test looks for duplicated sample numbers (codes).
Appendix 3: AGSO Rock Code File

The following image displays the Rock Codes found in the AGSO.csv file, which is
included with the Drillhole system and can be found in your C:\Program
Files\Geosoft\Oasis montaj\csv directory.
The image below includes the Code, Description, Pattern and Pattern Code for
every rock code in the AGSO.csv file.
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Finding More Help Information 3

Contacting Technical Support 3

Tutorial 1: Drillhole Tools 4

Before you begin 4

Starting a New Project 4

Naming a Drillhole Project 5

Converting an old Wholeplot Database to a Drillhole Project 5

Refresh Drillhole Project 6

Subset Drillhole Project 6

Current X and Y Channels 6

Importing Data Files 6

Importing Collar Data 8

Importing Survey Data 12

Importing Geochemical Assay Data 14

Importing Geological Data 16

Saving your Databases 16

Quality Control and Quality Assurance Tests 17

Tutorial 2: Plan Maps and Data Integration 19

Quick Display of the Plan Map 19

Hiding groups on a Map 22

Selecting Holes using the Hole Selection Tool 25

Verifying Selected Drillholes 27

Creating a Drillhole Section Map 28

Geological Interpretation using CAD Tools 39

Tutorial 4: Strip Logs and Compositing Tool 42

Creating a Strip Log Plot 42

Using the Compositing Tool 46

Tutorial 5: Drill 3D Tool 50

Working with the Drill 3D Tool 50

Selecting an Area of Interest 50

Verifying Selected Drillholes 52

Creating a Drill3D Map 53

Working in the 3D View 62

Accessing the 3D Tool 63

3D Tool and 3D Viewer 63

Appendix 1: Setting Drillhole Preferences 66

Appendix 2: Setting QA/QC Options 69

QA/QC Collar data options 69

QA/QC - Dip-azimuth survey options 70

QA/QC East-North survey options 70

QA/QC Point data options 71

Appendix 3: AGSO Rock Code File 73

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Contacting Technical Support

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Tutorial 1: Drillhole Tools

Before you begin

Starting a New Project

Naming a Drillhole Project

Converting an old Wholeplot Database to a Drillhole Project

Refresh Drillhole Project

Subset Drillhole Project

Current X and Y Channels

Importing Data Files

Surveys (Optional) Hole deviation information in either Hole ID, Depth,

Point Data Point data is data acquired in discrete measurements made at a

Importing Collar Data

Importing Survey Data

Hole Depth Azimuth Dip

Hole Depth Easting Northing Elevation

Importing Geochemical Assay Data