Mining software group, MineSight has launched a new drillhole compositing solution as part of a new version of MSTorque. MineSight Torque Compositing is decribed as the highlight of MSTorque Version 2.0, that has just been released. Bench compositing and fixed length compositing are key features of the enhanced software, with seam compositing and rule-based ‘auto compositing’ to follow in future versions.
The MSTorque database now hosts the drillhole composites together with the surveys, assays, geology and other general sample data. MSTorque v2.0 includes tools to manage and view all project composite data, as well as utilities such as Overlay Geology on Composites. The MSTorque 2.0 release coincides with upgrades to a bundle of complementary programs. This MSTorque Bundle comprises:
MSTorque v2.0: Added compositing
MineSight3D v6.5: Added support for MSTorque composites (drillhole view, coding and spearing)
MineSight Basis interpolation programs: Added support for MSTorque composites
MineSight Data Analyst v2.7: Added support for MSTorque (all data, including composites)
“Naturally, we have upgraded our key drillhole client programs to work with MSTorque composites,” said New Products Manager, Jim Foote. “New versions of MineSight 3D, the MineSight Basis interpolation programs, and MineSight Data Analyst have all been released contemporaneously with MSTorque 2.0.” MS3D v6.1 had already been directly reading and working with MSTorque surveys, assays, and other sample data. Now Version 6.5 adds support for MSTorque composites. All of this data can be displayed in drillhole views, and can be coded from MS3D, just as before with MSBasis files. MS3D itself looks and works exactly the same, regardless of the data source.
The upgraded interpolation programs also will now read composites directly from MSTorque. Again, the programs closely resemble the procedures used with MSBasis, or any other data source. The user simply provides the basic MSTorque connection information on the MineSight Compass Setup menu, such as server name, database name and authentication details. The upgraded MSDA v2.7 tool reads and processes all MSTorque data, including composites. Once connected to an MSTorque database via the MSDA Data Source dialog, MSDA works exactly as it did with MSBasis files. MSTorque data types not supported in MSDA are handled by a table of “MSBasis equivalents”. For instance, an MSTorque enumeration such as ‘diorite’ may be replaced by an integer code such as ‘75′ in MSDA.
