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Table of Contents
Table of Contents........................
Introduction:
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Module 1: Mapping Surface Data..............................................
Lesson 1.1 Creating an MXD and Adding Data

Lesson 1.2 Displaying Data
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Lesson 1.3 Creating Gridded Data
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Lesson 1.4 Creating Geosoft Contours
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Module 2: Managing Drillhole Data
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Lesson 2.1 Creating a Drillhole Project and Importing Data
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Lesson 2.2 Working with Geosoft Databases and Profiles
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Lesson 2.3 Using QA/QC Tools
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Lesson 2.4 Creating Composite Databases
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Lesson 2.5 Using Drillhole Data Management Tools
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Module 3: Mapping Drillhole Data
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Lesson 3.1 Selecting Drillholes
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Lesson 3.2 Creating a Plan Map
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Lesson 3.3 Creating a Section Map
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Lesson 3.4 Creating a Fence Diagram
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Lesson 3.5 Creating a Strip Log.
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Lesson 3.6 Creating a3D Map
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lntroduction: Target tor ArcGIS
T arget for ArcG IS

Target for ArcGISTM is a surface and drillhole mapping extension to ESRI's
ArcGIS software that simplifies
subsurface
the visualisation,
mapping and analysis of
drillhole and borehole geology data within your ESRI GIS environment.
Built onthe same technology
as Geosoft's industry-Ieading
software, Target for ArcGIS
adds powerful spatial data processing capabilities
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About this Training Manual

The Target for ArcGIS
I course manual is for use in a classroom setting with a
qualified Geosoft instructor.
Your instructor is available throughout the course to
answer any questions you may have.

Each module in this book contains a series of hands-on lessons that let you work
with the software and a supplied dataset. Lessons have brief introductions
followed
by tasks and procedures in numbered steps.

The following modules are included in this course:
);, Module 1 - Mapping Surface Data
;:, Module 2 - Managing Drillhole Data
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Module 3 - Mapping Drillhole Data
Course Data
The data used in this course is contained in a folder called Geosoft
Please copy the whole folder of data to yourC:\
Training
Data.
drive or other hard drive where you
have at least 200 MB of available space.
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Module 1: Mapping Surface Data
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Creating an MXD and Adding Data
In thls lesson you will:

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:; Add data layers

;:, Add x, y tabular data and assign a coordinate system
~ Save the map document
Creating an MXD
An .MXD is the native map file format for ESRI ArcGIS.
layout and associated
layers, as well as information
It contains the map, its
about how those layers are
displayed. You will begin by creating a new ArcGIS map document.

T o create and save an MXD:
1.
Start ArcMap.
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The ArcMap starting dialog box opens.
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Ensure BJank Map is selected and click OK.
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From the FiJe menu, select Save.
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Locate the Geosoft
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This is the location where all your data output will be saved.
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Forthe File name, enterTarget
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Now that you have started ArcMap and created an .MXD file, you will display the
Target for ArcGIS
toolbars.
Displaying Target for ArcG 18 T oolbars

Once you have installed Target for ArcGIS
display the Geosoft Target for ArcGIS
and opened ArcMap, you need to
toolbars. The toolbars can then be docked
in various locations.
To display
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the Target for ArcGIS
From the Customize
toolbars:
menu, select Toolbars
and then select Geosoft
Database.
The Geosof Extensions
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Setup and DAP toolbar opens.
Repeat step 1 to display the Geosoft

Drillhole
andTargetSurface
Extensions
Setup and Seeker, Target
toolbars.
You will now add data to your map document.
Adding Data
The geographic data you add to your map is represented as a layer in the map's
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grids) and from databases.
To add data to a map:
1. On the Standard Toolbar, click the Add Data button ~:'.

The Add Data dialog box opens.
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Locate the Geophysics
folder.
Hold down the CTRL key, select mag_MC.grd
and magnetics.shp
and c1ick
Add.
The mag_MC.grd
and magnetics.shp
layers are Iisted in the Table Of Contents
and displayed in the map display area. By default, the mag_MC grid is
displayed as greyscale.
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Adding XY Data and Defining the Coordinate System

In Target for ArcGIS
you can spatially interpolate shapefiles,
event layers and
table files to create Geosoft grids. However, in order for the resulting grid to have a
coordinate system, you must grid either a shapefile or an event layerthat
has a coordinate system defined for it. The grid will adoptthe
already
coordinate system of
the source data.

In this example, you will add tabular x,y coordinate data as a layer and define the
coordinate system for the resulting event layer. Any grid created from this x,y
coordinate event layer will have the coordinate system defined for it.
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data frame. You must ensure the coordinate system ts appropriate forthe
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To add x,y data and define the coordinate
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From the File menu, selectAdd
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The Add XV Data dialog box opens. The coordinates
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The Add dialog box opens.
3. From the Geochemistryfolder,
select geochemistry_mga.csv
and click Add.
4. From the X Field list, select East.

5. From the Y Field list, select North.
6. Click Edit.
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8. Double-click the Projected Coordinate System folder and locate the National
Grids then Australia folders.
9. In the Australia falder, select GDA 1994 MGA Zone 50.prj and click Add.
The details forthe selected coordinate system are Iisted in the top ofthe Spatial
Reference Properties dialog box.
10. Click OK.
The coordinate system is applied to the XY data and you are retumed to the Add
XY Data dialog box.
11. Click OK.
A message window opens indicating the table does not have an Object-ID field.
12. Click OK.
The geochemistry _mga.csv Events layer is listed in the Table Of Cootents and
displayed in the map display area.
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The XY Event data (geochemistry _mga. csv Events) only exists in the
current map documento To save the layer as a separate ti/e, you must export
it as a shapefile orfeature class.
To save the layer as a shapefile:
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In the Table Of Contents,
right-click the geochemistry_mga.csv

and select Data then Export Data.
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The Export Data dialog box opens.

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4. For Name, enter geochemistry.shp.
5. From the Save as type list, select Shapefile and click Save.
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Click OK.
An ArcMap message window opens asking if you would Iike to add the exportad
data to the map as a layer.
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Click
Yeso
The geochemistry
.shp file s saved in the specified folder and is displayed as a
. layer on your current map.

Because you have created a shapefile of the surface geochemistry
data, you can
remove the Events layer.

To remove
the Events
layer:
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right-click the geochemistry_mga.csv
Events layer
and select Remove.
Saving a Map Document

When you save a map document,
the data itself is not saved, but rather it saves
references to the data sources and their display properties.

To save your map document:
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Ir you close your map document without saving it, you will be prompted to
save changes to your. MXD fije.
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Displaying Geosoft Grids

Gridded, or raster, data can be displayed on your map in a variety of ways, including
assigning different colour ranges, applying a shaded effect, and applying
trans parency.
You will begin by selecting the resampling method used to display the grid layer.
Then, you will select a colour ramp and contrast stretch.
To change the grid display:
1. In the Table Of Contents, right-click mag_MC.grd and select Properties.
The Layer Properties dialog box opens.
2. Click the Display tab.
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The Geosoft Default colour ramp is applied to the data; low values are shown in
blue and as the values increase, the colours change from green to yellow,
orange, red, and magenta.
Next, you will apply a stretch to increase the visual contrast of the data.
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1. From the Type list in the Stretch section of the tab, select Histogram
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The grid is now displayed with a histogram equalize stretch. The magnetic
features are now more prominent as there is a greater distribution of colours
representing the high and low magnetic values.
Examine the coloured display of the grid layer. You may wish to tum off the display
of the magnetics and geochemistry
layers in yourdata
frame.
To turn off the display

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point layers or change the display order of the
of a layer:
clearthe
check box beside the geochemistry
layer.
This layer is no longer displayed.

To change the display
order:
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select the magnetics
layer and drag it below the
layer.
The mag_MC.grd
layer is now displayed on top of the magnetics layer.
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Symbolising Point Data

Now that you have explored ways of displaying gridded data, you will display Au
values from the surface soil geochemistry
point layer. You will change the colour
and proportional size of the symbols to reflect the quantity of Au at the sample
locations.
To symbolise
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point
data based on quantity:
click the check box beside the gecichemistry
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The Symbol, Range and Label columns update to show the data classified
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other maps or identify populations in the data distribution.

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area in the
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A .LYR file saves the symbology
attributes used to display the data. Because this
file is saved on disk and exists outside your map, it can be reused so you do not
need to reapply the symbology;
it can also be applied to another dataset with
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another user.
To save the shapefile
1.
as a layer file:
right-click
the geochemistry
layer and select Save
As Layer File.
The Save Layer dialog box opens.
2.
If necessary,
3.
Ensure the layer Name is geochemistry.lyr

The layerfile
select the Geosoft
Training
Data folderfrom
the Look in list.
and click Save.
is saved on disk.
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Grdding Data
Gridding data is the process of spatial interpolation.
The process of gridding takes
paint data and interpolates the readings to determine the values at the nades af a
grid. The resulting interpalated dataset is known as a grid.
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gridding method that uses
Kriging to determine a value at each grid node based on the XYZ data. It first
calculates
a variogram of the data, which shows the carrelation of the data as a
functian of distance.
Mnimum Curvature Gridding

Minimum curvature gridding is a gridding method that fits a smoothest
possible
surface lo the data points, It is best used when data ls randomly distributed, when
data is sampled along arbitrary lines or if you want to include tie lines. The following
figure iIIustrates these types of data:
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locations,
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data), is
poorly sampled or clustered, use the kriging method.

Minimum curvature gridding has the following strengths:
::. works with any spatial distribution
of data
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Determining Cel! Size

If your data is distributed as random points, the cell size should be 1/4 to 1/2 of the
nominal sample interval. If the cell size is not specified, the data points are
assumed to be evenly distributed and the default cell size wil! be calculated as:
1/4 * (sqrt (grid area / # data points))

Because the geoehemical
data is randomly distributed,
it is difficult to manually
measure the nominal sample interval. In this lesson, you will grid the Au data using
the minimum curvature method and have the algorithm determine the cel! size for
you. You will then run it again adjusting some of the advanced parameters.
To grid data using the minimum
curvature
method:
1. On the Target Surface toolbar, elick the Minimum

table in current
document
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gridding
from
button ~.
The Seleet Table or Feature Class dialog box opens.

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From the Atlribute to grid list, select Au.
4.
For the Narne of new grid file, enter Au_MC.grd.

The Grid cel! size parameter is optional. By leaving it blank, the cel! size wil! be
calculated automatical!y.
5.
ClickOK.
The gridded data created using the minimum curvature gridding method is
saved in yourworking
directory and displayed in the map display area.
Figure 1.21 Minimum Curvature grid
6.
Drag the geochemistry
point layer on top of the grid.
The holes in the grid correspond to areas of no sample data. Later in this lesson
you wil! re-grid the data using several advanced options. One of these options is
the a blanking distance; this is the distance within which missing grid cel!
values wil! be interpolated.
Now you will examine information about the grid that was just created.
To examine the grid properties:

1.
On the Tarqet Surface toolbar, click Target Surface then Grid Properties.
The Grid Properties dialog box opens.
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2. Click the Browse button
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3. Click Next,
The Grid Properties dialog box opens.
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The Grid Statistics dialog box opens.
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The View Histogram dialog box opens and displays the grid histogram.
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Look at the statistics
and the histogram.
It appears that the data is log distributed. If
you compare the minimum and maximum value of the Au grid to those of the Au
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you can see that these values are different.
While the minimum curvature method attempts to create the smooth surface,
because the Au data is log distributed,
this linear grid does not fit the data very well.
You will now run the minimum curvature gridding again. This time you will specify a
grid cell size of 25 m. You will also examine some of the advanced options,
including the log option and the blanking distance.
To grid data using the minimum
curvature
advanced
1. On the Target Surface toolbar, click the Minimum

table in current
2.
document
options:
curvature
gridding
from
button ~.
From the Select Table or Feature Class dialog box, select geochemistry
and
click OK.
The Minimum Curvature Gridding of attribute using feature positions in layer
dialog box opens and remembers the parameters you used the first time.
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Forthe Name of new grid file, enter Au_MC_log.grd.
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point will be blanked out in the output grid. The default is the nominal sample
interval, i.e. 2*(sqrt (grid area / #data points)). This parameter should be set to
just greater than the maximum sampling interval through which interpolation
is
des ired. If there are too many holes in the resulting grid, increase the blanking
distance appropriately.
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The tolerance required for each grid cell (%). The default is 0.1
percent of the range of the data. Decrease the tolerance for a more accurate
grid.
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The required percentage of points that must pass the
tolerance. The default is 99.0 percent. I ncrease this percentage for a more
accurate grid.
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iterations:
Iterations at the finest coarseness
level will stop when
the maximum number or iterations is reached (default is 100). At each greater

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tension can be used to prevent overshooting
of valid data in sparse areas,
although curvature in the vicinity of real data will increase.

6.
From the Log option
list, select log, save as linear.
Because this is highly skewed geochemical

The log option transforms
the transformed
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data, the log option will be used.
the data into log space, generates the grid based on
data and outputs the resulting grid back in linear space.
Forthe Blanking Distance,
enter 225.
AII grid cells within this distance from a valid point will be interpolated.
Grid cells
that are further than this distance, will be left blank in the output grid.
You will use the intelligent defaults forthe remaining parameters.
8.
Click Finish.
The gridded data created using the advanced options for the minimum curvature
gridding method is saved in yourworking
directory and displayed in the map
displayarea.
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Zoom in to the upper-Ieft comer of the grid.
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Kriging
Kriging is a geostatistical
or orthogonalline
gridding technique for random data, non-parallelline
data, as illustrated
data
in the following figure:
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known to
be statistical
in nature, poorly sampled or clustered. Kriging is ideally suited to
geochemical
or other geological sample-based
geophysical
data; it is rarely used with
data, which tends to follow a natural smooth surface.
It first calculates
a variogram of the data showing the correlation of the data as a
functian of distance. The greaterthe
distance between data polnts, the greaterthe
variation between the points. Based on the variogram, you can select a model that
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1. On the Target Surface toolbar, click the Kriging gridding from table in
current document button ,Iflil.
The Select Table or Feature Class dialog box opens.
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3. Forthe Attribute to grid, select Au.

4. Forthe Name of new grid file, enter Au_K.
5. FOfthe Grid cell size, enter 25.
6. Click Advanced.
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For spherical, Gaussian and exponential
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the distance at which the variogram madel reaches the sill value. Beyond the
range, the data is uncorrelated.
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and Strike weight:
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For Name of output
8.
For Lag option,
These parameters control anisotropic grdding.
variogram
file, enter Au K.
select log, save as linear.
This option will grid in log space and output the results in linear space.
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For the Blanking
10. ForVariogram
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Dlstance,
model,
enter 225.
select spherical.
Only.
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data. Ideally, the red CUNerepresenting the variogram model should match the
black line representing the observad data.
Next, you will adjust the variogram parameters and then create the gridded data.
To adjust the variogram parameters:
1. On the Target Surface toolbar, click the Kriging gridding from table in
current document button ~.
2. From the Select Table or Feature Class dialog box, select geochemistry and
click OK.
The Krigridding of attribute using feature positions in layer dialog box opens and
remembers the parameters you used the first time.
3. Click Advanced.
4. For Range/Slope, enter 1300.
5. ForSiII, enterO.115.
6. Click Variogram Only.
AFile Validation window opens asking to overwrite the existing variogram.
7. ClickYes.
The variogram is updated based on the adjusted parameters.
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On the Target Surface toolbar, click the Kriging gridding from table in
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From the Select Table or Feature Class dialog box, select geochemistry and
click OK.
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ClickOK.
The gridded data created using the kriging gridding method is saved in your
working directory and displayed in the map display area.
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Compare the grids created using the two different gridding methods.
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Contours are Unes drawn at specified
intervals or multiples of ntervals on your map
based on a gridded dataset. After you create a grid, you may want to generate
contours and display them on your map. The contouring tool in Target for ArcGIS
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You can output the contours to a Geosoft map layer for display in the ArcMap
window or make a shapefile (*.SHP) with Z attributes for use in ArcMap. You can
also select different contour options and line styles.
You will begin by creating multiple contour levels for magnetic data.
To create contours
1.
and output
to a shapefile:
On the Target Surface toolbar, click the Create Contours
from grid on disk
button ~.
The Create a contour plot of a grid dialog box opens.
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From the Geophysics
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In the Output
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folder, select mag_MC.grd
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Type list, ensure shape file is selected,
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5. In the Contouring
option list, ensure multiples of levels is selected.
This option plots the levels and their multiples.

6. Forlntervallevel1,
enter 100.
You will create contours in 100 nT (nanotesla) intervals.

7. Click Next.
The Contour: Create a shape file as output dialog box opens.
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8. ForOutput shape le, entermag_100nTand
click OK.
The contour shapefile with Z attributes is saved in your working directory and
displayed in the data frame.
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lines (mag_100nT Jnz) and a polygon layer (mag_1 OOnT_ pgz) representing lows in
the data. Highs are marked with a star and lows are marked with a triangle. Notice
with the contour line layer that the lines are suppressed
in areas where the values
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get really close together.

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control the characteristics
To regenerate
1.
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of the output.
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the contours:
from
grid on disk
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button ~.
The Create a contour plot of a grid dialog box opens and remembers the
parameters you just used.
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Click Options.
The Contour options dialog box opens.
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hiqh-low
annotation:
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label di;play:
label strle:
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A value of zero means the lines will not be suppressed; they will be drawn
regardless of how close together they are.
5. For high-Iow
'annotatlon, select none.
6. ClickOK.
7.
Click Next,
8.
For the Output shape file, enter mag_100nT _2 and click OK.
The contour shapefile is created, saved in yourworking
directory and displayed
in the data frame.

Figure 1.41 Contourswithoutsuppression
9.

and mag_100nT_
(zoomed)
right-click and remove the original mag_100nT _Inz
pgz layers.
Now you will set the properties of the layer and symbolise the contours using
graduated colours.
To apply colours
1.
to the contours:
right-click the mag_100nT _2_lnz layer and select
Properties.
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the
layer in fhe Table Of Contents.

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ArcMap automatically
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selects Graduated colors,
From the Value list, select ZValue.

The ZValue is the value from the grid that the contours were made frorn.
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The contours are now coloured based on increasing mag values.
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Shapefiles and Geosoft Map l.ayers

The Target for ArcGIS plotting tools provide two types of output; shapefiles as you
sawabove,
and Geosoft map layers. The shapefile output includes databas e (DBF)
files populated with attribute information
related to the plotted feature. Geosoft map
layers are static images ready for printing; they contain Geosoft's pre-defined
annotations
and legends, and allow you to pre-define colours, pattems and line
styles.
The Geosoft Map Layer is not a typical GIS layer. The ArcMap 'Identify' cursor,
symbology
and labelling tools are not available. You cannot modify a Geosoft Map
Layer; if changes are required, you must create a new Geosoft Map Layer.
To output
1.
contours
to a Geosoft
map layer:
from grid on disk
button ~.
2.
From the Output Type list, select Geosoft
3.
For Intervallevel
map layer.
2, enter 200.
This will create a second intervallevel.

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Click Line Styles.

The Line colour and weight dialog box opens.
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8. For Output map file, enter mag_contours and click OK.

The Geosoft contour layer is displayed.
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specified at an lnterval of 200 nT have labels and are displayed with a thicker blue
line style.
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the coiour, weight and style of the lines and which fevefs have labe/s.
Using the minimum curvature Au grid, you might want to determine the boundary of
an anomalous zone. You can create a contour at an exact level to define that
boundary on your map.
To create exact value contours:
1. On the Target Surface toolbar, click the Create Contours from grid on disk
button rull.
2. From the Output Type list, select shape file.
3. From the Contouring
option list, select exact levels.
This option plots only the exact stated contours.

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and click OK.
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working directory and displayed in the map display area. You may want to tum
off the display of your other contour layers and tum on the display of the mag_
MC grid layer.
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Data View versus Layout View

ArcMap provides two ways to view your data:
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data.
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such as a title, north arrow and scale bar.
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The entire map is displayed and the Layout toolbar is activated.
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Create a drillhole project
Import data
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Creating an MXD
You will begin by making a new .MXD file for your drilling project.
To create an MXD:
1. From the File menu, select New.
2. Select Blank Map and cllck OK.
A new, untitled map is created.
3. From the File menu, click Save.
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Locate the Target for ArcGIS Training Data folder.
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5. Forthe FiJe name, enterTarget for ArcGIS Drilling.mxd
and click Save.
The drillhole system uses a special window within ArcMap to create and view
Geosoft's unique three-dimensional databases. The Geosoft Database Window is
specifically designed to access drillhole data using organised and self-contained
spreadsheet tabwindows.
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,. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, click the Show Geosoft Database Window
button
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The Geosoft Database Window opens. Because you have not yet imported
drillhole data into the project, the window displays the "No Geosoft Databases
Loaded"message.
You may wish to dock the Geosoft Database Window at the bottom of your ArcMap
window and click the Show Geosoft Database Window button to tum this window
on and off when needed.
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Creating a Drillhole Project

Target for ArcGIS uses Geosoft's
These Geosoft Databases
unique three-dimensional
database structure.
are linked by a common project name that provides easy
data management.
When you start a new drillhole project, the collar databas e is created and displayed
in the project window. Separate databas es are created for each data type and are
linked by the project name. For example, in a project named "Prospect"
the
following databas es could be created:

Prospect_Collar.gdb
(collar information)
,. Prospect jsurvey.qdb
(hole dip-azimuth
~. Prospect_Geology.gdb
survey information)
(geology information - the "Geology" label is user
specified)
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Prospect_Assays.gdb
(assay information - the "Assays" label is user specified)
Target tor ArcGIS scans the open project for all the databas es 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 Target for ArcGIS project, ifyou wish to hide a database,
click the display of the Geosoft Database Window on and off instead of closing it so
it can continue to be accessed
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To create a drilihole
1.
project:
From the Target Project
menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select New
Project.
The Drill Hole - New Project dialog box opens.
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2.
Forthe New project
name, enterTarget.
The Project directory displays your current working directory.
3. Use the default values for Maximum holes and Maximum data fields per
dataset.
You should specify a number that is representative
of the final estimated project
size. This ensures you have enough space available in your project while not
consuming
excessive
storage space. However, decreasing these values from
the defaults will not enhance performance.
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/f you have more ho/es and fie/ds to impon /ateron, you can graw the
database to accommodate them by using the Grow option fram the Data
then Maintenance menu.
4.
Click OK.
The empty collar databas e with the project name Target_Collar.gdb
is created
and displayed.
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Importing Data
The Dril! Hole Import Wizard guides you through the import process and
automatically
CSV/text
displays yourdata
or XLS/database
in a spreadsheet window. You can import data in
format
Each type of data (collar, survey, from-to and point) has certain required fields. You
can include otherfields
as well, as long as the required felds are present. Each
type of data and their requred felds are outlined below.
Collar Data (Drillhole Locations)

Collar data must contain unique Hole ID, Easting (X), Northng (Y), Elevation
(Relative Level), and Total Depth (EOH). The X, Y, and Depth data must all be in
the same units. The following is an example of these fields in CSV or Excel format:
Figure 2.4 Example Collar Data
AXE001,10600,12400,367.7,38,-60,90,
AXE003,10700,12400,367.6,60,-60,90,
AXE005,1 0800,12400,367.5,60,-60,90,
AXE007,1 0900,12400,368.1,60,-60,90,
AXE009,11 000,12400,368.3,52,-60,90,
AXE011 ,11100,12400,368.9,54,-60,90,
AXE013,11200,12400,369.7,37,-60,90,
AXE014,11200,12200,369.9,33,-60,90,
Survey Data
Survey data can be in one oftwo
forms; a Dip-Azimuth
survey oran Easting-
Northing survey (less common). The required fields depend on the type of survey
you have:
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survey: Hole ID, Depth, Azimuth,
Easting-Northing
Dip
survey: Hole ID, Depth, Eastng, Northing, Elevation
Survey data includes depth from the collar, increasing from O depth. The X, Yand
depth data must all be in the same units. A survey file is only requred if a hole has
adually
been surveyed and the dip and azimuth change at depth. If a survey is not
present, the collar dip and azimuth will be used. An example of a Dip-Azimuth
survey file is shown in the following
table:
Table 2.1 ExampleSurveyData
AXE001,O,90,-60
AXE003,O,90,-60
AXE005,O,90,-60
AXE007,O,90,-60
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From-To Data
Also known as lnterval data, this data is acquired over specified depth intervals
down the hole; for example, at a 1 m interval with a measurement
starting at O m
and extending to 139 m. From-To data must include the Hole ID, Depth From,
Depth To and some data values. These data values can be assay results, lithology
results from core logging, grain size, mineral content, etc. Note that for assay
results you can include the units in the second row and these will be imported as
well. Table 2.3 shows an example of From-To assay data and Table 2.4 shows an
example of Frorn-To lithology data.
Table 2.2 Example From-To AssayOata
AXE005,49040,50,54,-0.01,15
AXE005,49041 ,54,58,-0.01 ,25
AXE005,49042,58,60,0.04,20
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Point data is data acquired in discrete measurements
made at specific depths. It
must include the Hole ID, Depth and some data values. The difference between
Point data and From-To data is that Point data only has one depth per sample, while
From-To has a depth interval. Below is an example of structural notes from the core
logger, but this could be any point source measurements
(e.g., Magnetic
Susceptibility).
Table 2.4 Example Point Data
00003 ,35.24,FOLlATION ,356 ,20,

00003,36.16,VEIN,19,25,
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Now that you have created your drillhole project, you will import Collar, Survey,
Structure, and two types of From-To data: geochemical assay results and logged
geological rack codeso
Importing Collar Data

When importing data into Target tor ArcGJS, 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.
To import Collar data:
1. From the Data menu on the Target Orillhole toolbar, select Import then
XLSlDatabase.
The Orill Hole -Impart XLSlDatabase dialog box opens.
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2. Forthe Fije to import, click the Browse button
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3. Change the Fije of type frorn Files (*.xls) to Fijes (*.mdb).

4. From the Drilling Data falder, select Target Drilling.mdb
and click Open.
5. Click Wizard.
The Orill Hole Import Wizard opens.
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The Types of Data to import is automatically
with the Collar data.
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Data.
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Click Next.
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parameters for the database file you are importing. The shaded check boxes
indicate required fields.
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Importing Survey Data

Various types of surveys (for example,
acid, gyroscope and magnetic orientation)
can be used to record hole depth (depth measured from the drillhole collar at the
surface).
Now that you have imported the collar data, you will import the survey data.
To import
1.
Survey data:
From the Data menu on the Target D rillhole toolbar, select
1m port
then
XLSlDatabase.
The Drill Hole -Import
2.
XLS/Database
dialog box opens.
Click Wizard.
The Drill Hole Import Wizard opens.
3.
From the Database
Table list, select Survey.
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with the Survey
detected as being Dip-
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Click Finish.
Type for each item in the Database
Fields list.
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database and is displayed as
another tab in the Geosoft Database Window.
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to the survey databas e based on the HolelD field.
data
for each drillhole is stored as an individual table or "line" in the spreadsheet window.
In the survey databas e (and all other databases,
except the collar database),
Each line represents a single drillhole.
Importing From-To Data
Next, you will import two types of Frorn-To data: geochemical
assay results and
logged geological rock codeso
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 retumed from the laboratory in
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Before import, you must make sure
that your data files contain the fol!owing information - Holeld, From, To and a series
of Assay results.
To import
1.
geochemical
assay data:
From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Import then
XLSlDatabase.
The Dril! Hole -Import XLS/Database
dialog box opens.
2. Click Wizard,
3.
From the Database Table list, select Assay.

The Wizard updates the list of Database Fields associated with the Assay
data. The Types of Data to impart is automatically
detected as being From-To
Data.
4.
Click Next.
parameters forthe databas e file you are importing.
5.
6.
Click Next.
Type far each item in the Database
Fields list.
The Dril! Hole Import Wizard - Step3 opens. Here you will specify a name for
this data.
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For the Da~ Name, use the default Assay and click Finish.
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anothertab
in the Geosoft Database Window,
database and is displayed as

The DH_East,
DH_Narth and
DH_RL channels have also been added to this databas e; these fields are
calculated from the collar and survey data.
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Importing Geological Data

Target for ArcGIS
provides a versatile environment
for importing a wide variety of
geological data 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.
This type of information generally consists
values; for instance,
of text, but you can also add numerical
if you want to retain numeric codes for statistical
you want to run your own advanced classification
purposes or
strategies in Target for ArcGIS.

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To import
1.
geological
data:
From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select lmport
then
XLSIDatabase.
The Dril! Hole -Import
2.
XLS/Database
dialog box opens.
Click Wizard.
The Dril! Hole Import Wizard opens.
3.
From the Database
Table list, select Gealogy.

data. The Types of Data to import is automatically
4.
with the Geology
detected as being From-To
Data.
Click Nex!.
The Dril! Hole Import Wizard - Step 2 opens. In this step, you specify the import
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anothertab
databas e and is displayed as
in the Geosoft Database Window. The DH_East,
DH_North
and
calculated frorn the collar and survey data.
Structure Data
Structural data is point data collected at specific depths down a drillhole.This
often represents planar structures
veins) or linear structures
otherforms
(bedding, cleavage, schistosity,
(planar structure intersections,
data
faults, joints and
mineral stretching,
and
of lineation). In general, each structure type consists of an alpha and
beta angle of measurement
to determine the geological orientation of structures
down the drillhole. The alpha angle represents the dip of the structure and the beta
angle represents the dip direction of the structure.
To import structure data:

1. From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Import
then
XLSlDatabase.
The Drill Hole -Import XLS/Database
2.
dialog box opens.
Click Wizard.
3.
From the Database
Table Iist, select Structure.
The Wizard updates the list of Database Fields associated with the structure
data. The Types af Data to impart is automatically
detected as being Point
Data.
4.
Click Next.
5.
6.
Click Next.
Type for each item in the Database
Fields list.
The Drill Hole Import Wizard - Step 3 opens. Here you will specify a name for
this data.
7.
Forthe Data Name, use the default Structure
and click Finish.
The data is imported into the Target_Structure.gdb

as anothertab
database and is displayed
in the Geosoft Database Window. The DH_East,
DH_North
and
calculated from the collar and survey data.
After importing all of your data, examine the databases and ensure all the data was
imported correctly. Note how the data is stored differently in each database; collar
data is stored on a single row in the database, while in other databas es it is stored
as different lines.
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When the line headercell is selected, you can use the Page Up and Page
Down keys to seral! through the fines.
Assigning the Coordinate System

Now that you have imported your data and the coordinates from the collartable
have been added to your databas es , you will assign the coordinate system to all
databas es at once.
Target drillhole coordinates and downhole depths must be in the same units.
You can work with local coordinate systems and projected coordinate
systems, but the DH_East and DH_North coordinates cannot have a
geographic (long, lat) projection.
To set the coordinate system
information:
1. From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Coordinate
System.
The Coordinate System dialog box opens indicating the current coordinate
system is unknown.
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Voxel, Geosoft Projection, ESRI Projection, Watp, Polygon, orGM-SYS
Mode/.
3.
From the Datum list, seled
GDA94.
The Local datum transform defaults to [GDA94} (1m) Australia - all states.
4.
From the Projection

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method
llst, select Map Grid of Australia
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The coordinate system is applied to the DH_East,

in all four of the databases in your Drillhole_Mapping
DH_North and DH_RL channels

project. These channels are
the current X, Y and Z channels as indicated by the blue x, y and
markers in the
channel header cells.

To ensure consistency belween yourdatabases
and grids, you should
define the coordinate system informalion foryourdatabase
before creating
maps from it.
Saving a Database
It is always a good habit to save changes you make to your databases, including
new databas es.
To save all databases:

.
From the Target Project menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Save
Databases.
To
save changes
1.
In the Geosoft Database Window, select the database you want to save.
2.
From the Geosoft

Geosoft
to
database
an individual
database:
Data menu on the Geosoft Database toolbar, select Commit

changes.
The Save Changes dialog box opens.

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3.
Click
Save a.ll changes
to current datab asef
Yeso
The selected databas e is saved to yourworking
directory.
To undo changes, seleel Discard Geosoft databas

Geosoft Data menu. This will restore yourdatabase
e c/Janges
from the
to its last saved state.
If you close your project withoui saving it you wil! be prompted to save any
modified documents.
In this lesson you:

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Profiles
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Examine the databases
:; Hide and view channels

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Protect channels
:; View profiles
:. Use channel math tools
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Display multiple profiles
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Save changes to the databas e
Geosoft Databases
The Target drillhole project consists
of a set of Geosoft Databases (*.GDBs). The
databas e is organised in lines, channels and elements and stores all data
"elernents" of a particulartype
are a collection
in individual "channels" (columns). Database "Iines"
of related "channels".
In Target for ArcGIS,
the collar database contains a list of holes and collar-related
data stored in individual rows on one page or'ne". In the otherdatabases,
data is
stored in lines representing different drillholes; one drillhole is visible at a time,

The figure below outlines the main characteristics
of a Geosoft Database.
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Channel Header Cells are label cells used to identify the type of data contained in a
spreadsheet
column. The channel headers provide a visual indication of the current
status of the displayed channel. A black triangle in the top left comer of the header
cell indicates the channel is read-only and may not be modified.
Now that you have imported your data, you will examine the databas es and ensure
that the data was imported correctly.
To select a line in a database:
1.
In the Geosoft Database Window, select TargeCAssay.gdb.

Data for drillhole AXE005 is currently displayed.
2.
Click the line header cell in the top left comerofthe
3.
Righ-click
spreadsheet.
and select List.
A lst of line numbers correspondinq
to each drillhole in the current databas e is
displayed.
4.
Scroll down and select SKA332.

The spreadsheet window displays the data for drillhole SKA332.
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Geosoft database buttons on the Geosoft Database too/bar
When the line heedercetl
is
setectea,
you can use the Page Up and Page
Down keys io scral/ through the dril/ha/es.
A single esietisk (*) indicates
a dummy
or nul/ va/ue. A dauble asterisk
i") indicates the channe/ is not wide enough to display the va/ues and
shou/d be resized.
When you import data, all of your data is automatically
displayed. You may want to
hide certain channels from display in the Geosoft Database window.

To hide a channel
1.
from view:
In the Target_Assay
channel.
databas e, click the channel
header cell of the Au
The Au channel is selected.

2.
Right-click
and select Hide Column.
The channel is hidden from view; however, the Target_Assay
databas e still
contains the data.

You can also hide the se/ected channe/ by pressing the Spacebar.
To view a channel
1.
Click the ehannel
in the spreadsheet:
header
eell of the empty channel,
The empty channel is selected.

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A box appears beneath the empty ehannel header cell listinq the available
channels that currently are not being viewed in the spreadsheet window.
3. Seleet Au and click OK.

The channel is now displayed in the spreadsheet.
If you know the name of the data chennel, you can position the cursar in
an empty channel header cell, type the name af the channel and press
Enter.
After importing your data into a databas e, there may be a channel you want to
protect. When ehannels are proteeted, they eannot be edited.
To protect
:li
channels:
Riqht-click the Au channel header cel! and seleet Protected.

The blaek triangle appears in the channel header cell and the ehannel is
protected. You can also select Protect AII and all channels will be protected
from editing.
To remove
::o
channel
protection:
Right-click the Au channel header eell and clear the check mark beside
Protected.
The black triangle disappears and the channel is no longer protected. You can
al so select Proteet None and all channel protections will be removed.
Channel Statistics
Statistical
information about your data can be very useful for general quality control
and to ensure the values are in range with what you would expect.
You will now ealculate statistics
forthe
Au channel.
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Calculate statistics for selected cells
Click and drag lo seleet Ihe desired

cells, right-click and seleet Statistics.
Calculate statisties for a selected line

efthe database
Click the channel header ee" two

times, right-eliek and select Statistics.
Caleulate ehannel slatisties for all of

the seleeted lines in the database
Click the ehannel header eel/ three

times, right-cliek and select Statistics.
The Stat Report dialog box opens.
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Figure 2.13 stat Report dialog box
You will now edit the properties ofthe Au channel to display more decimal places.
To edit the channel

1.
Right-click
properties:
the Au channel headercell
and select Edit.
The Edit Channel dialog box opens.

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For Decimals,
enter 3 and click OK.
The Au values are now displayed with three decimal places.
Profile Windows
The profile window shows a graphical representation
of the data in your Geosoft
Database. The profile appears dlrectly below its corresponding

window. You can display up to five profile windows
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To display
1.
a profile:
Undock the Geosoft Database Window by double-clicking
on the title bar.
The window undocks and can be resized as necessary.

2.
Right-click
in the Au channel and select Show
ProfiJe.
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The Profile Window opens below the spreadsheet.
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select a value or range of values in either the database or profile window, they are
also highlighted in the other window.
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in the channel header cel! and select Remove
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Creating a New Channel

You can create new channels in your database to store the results of mathematical
expressions
or other processing
operations. You should create a new channel for
storing any changes you make to the original imported data.

In this lesson, you will create a new channel
to
store the results of a mathematical
expression.
To
craate a
new channel:
1. In the Geosoft Database Window, ensure the Target_Assay.gdb
database is
selected.
2.
Right-click
in the DH_East
channel header cell and select lnsert Column.
A new empty channel appears to the left of the DH_East

3.
In the empty channel header cell, type Au_As
channel.
and press ENTER.
The Create Channel dialog box opens.

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When plotting channel information,
this optional Channel Label will be used
instead ofthe Channel Name.

5.
For Decimals,
6.
Click OK.
enter 4.
The new channel is added and is filled with dummy, or null, values indicated
with a single asterisk.
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resized.
Computing a Mathematical Expression

Now that you have added a new empty channel, you will use the advanced status
bar feature in the spreadsheet
window to apply a mathematical
data selected in your spreadsheet
expression
to the
window. You can select a portion of a channel,
an entire channel on a single line, or the same channel on alllines
in your database.
In this example, the contents ofthe new channel will be the results of dividing the
Au channel by the As channel.
To compute
1.
a new channel
of data:
Click the A u_As channel headercell
three times.
This entire channel is selected in the database.

2.
3.
Press the equal sign (=) on your keyboard.
This changes the status bar at the bottom of the spreadsheet window to
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box, type AulAs
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and press ENTER.
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Now you will use the Channel Math Expression
the Channel Math Expression
expressions
Builderyou
Builder to compute new data. With
can create, save, load and execute math
for your channel data.
In this example, you will use a true/false expression to create a new channef named
H igh_Au representing Au values higher than 10 ppm; if the value is less than 10
ppm, it will receive a dummy value.
To use the Channel
1.
Math Expression
Builder:
From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Utilities
Channel
then
Math.
The Channel Math Expression
Builderdialog
box opens.
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express ion.
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In the Expression
box, change the value of 5000 to 10.
In this example, all Au values greaterthan

4.
In the Assign
channels
10 will be output to the new channel.
box, c1ick in the list beside the CO channel and enter
High_Au.
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A new channel called High_Au will be created when this expression
is
computed.
5.
From the list beside the C1 channel, select Au.

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(e 1) that are greaterthan
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the Au values
1.
Go to line SKC242.
2.
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in the High_Au
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vaJues:
channel and select Show Symbol
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Click in the line headercell
and use the Page Up and Paqe Down keys to
move to different lines in the Geosoft Database.

Unes that have High_Au values are more easily identified by examining the
profiles.
Saving a Database
Changing how data appears in the spreadsheet
(i.e., showing or hiding channels)
does not alter the data in your database; however, editing (Le., adding or deleting
channels or altering data values) does change your underlying database.
You should save changes to your databas e whenever you perform a major editing
or precessing step. If you process your data and the results are not as you
expected, you can restore your databas e to its previousiy saved state.
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To save changes
1.
to your database:
From the Geosoft

Geosoft
database
Data menu on the Geosoft Database toolbar, select Commit

changes.
The Save Changes message window opens asking if you want to save all
changes to the current database.
2.
Click Yeso
Yourdatabase
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changes are now saved.
To undo changes, select Discard Database Changes from the Database

menu. This will restore your databas e to its last saved state.
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Protected channels
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Lesson 2.3
Using QA/QC Tools
Lesson 2.3 Using QA/QC 10015

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Run QAQC tools on all data
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Run QAQC tools on the Frorn-To data
Quality Control and Quality Assurance Tests

Target
for ArcGIS
Assurance
provides tools to periorm Quality Control and Quality
(QAQC) tests on each of the five different database types (Collar Data,
Dip/Azimuth
Survey, Easting-Northing
Survey, From-To Data, and Point Data). For
each databas e type you can select different QAQC options.

The QA/QC tool also reports unregistered holes in each database. These
are dril/ha/es in the databas es that do not correspond to any entry in the
col/ar table.
An important point to note about the QAQC tools is that they are designed to look
forvarious
errors in your datasets and report them to you; the tools themselves
do
not fix these errors for you but indicate to you where you may need to investigate
yourdata.
The following table lists the QA/QC tool options for each data type:
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Dummy East, North or RL

Duplicated Locations
Reversed Easting/Northing
Dip out of range -90 to 90
Azimuth out of range -360 to 360
Dip sign discrepancy
Top of hole depth less than O
Hole depth less than O
Hole depth less tha n top of hole
Dip-azimuth survey
Dummy Depth
Depth less than hole top
Depth greater than hole bottorn
Duplicated Depths
Out-of-sequence Depths
Dummy Dip or Azimuth
Dp out of range -90 to 90
Azimuth out of range -360 to 360
Dip sign discrepancy
Max curvature - degrees per metre (or feet)
East-North survey
Dummy East, North or RL

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From-To data
Point data
Dummy From or To
From 9 reater than To
From equals To
From or To les s than hole top
From or To greater than hole bottom
Duplicated From-To intervals
Overlapping intervals
Missing intervals
Duplicated sample numbers
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Depth less than hole top
Depth greater than hole bottom
Duplicated Depths
Duplicated sample numbers
You will run the QAQC tools first on all data and then you will change some of the
From-To options and run the tools again.
To run the QAQC tools on al! data:
1. From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select QA/QC.
The Dril! Hole - QAQC tools dialog box opens.
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2. Frorn the Data Type to QAQC list, select AII Data.

3. From the Hole selection list, select AII holes.
4. Click OK.
Ifthis is yourfirst time editing a file in Target for ArcGIS, the Select a default
text editordialog box opens.
Fig ure 2.25 Selecta defaulttext editordialogbox
5. Click the Browse buttan to select a default text editor or clck OK to select the
default.
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The QAQC.log file opens in a text editor.

Figure 2.26 QAQC.logfile
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AX~005 [lin"
AXRC013 [line
AXRC016 (line
AXRC027 [line
AXRC030 [line
AXRC036 [line
AXRC046 (line
SKA041 [line
SKA052 [line
SKA053 [line
SKA065 [lino
SKA070 [li ne
SKC255 [1ine
SKC380 [l;ne
SKC386 [line
SKC389 [line
SKC390 [line
sKC391 [line
SKC392 [line
SKC392 [line
SKc393 [line
O] : ~lis5ing Fram/To imorva1

at ho l e t:ap (0.00 : 50.00].
1928] : Missing Fram/To int:erval
ar hale t:ap [0.00 : 34.00].
2233] : Missing Fram/To imerval
ar hale 't op [0.00 : 34.00].
3711] : Missing From/To in10erval [36.00 : 40.00].
4319) : Missing From/To in.erval
a1: hol. bottom (189.00 : 190.00).
5213) : ~lissing From/To imerval
(153.00 : 154.00).
5924) : Missing Fram/Ta interval
at halo top [0.00 : 34.00).
7098] : Missing FrOm/To imerval
at nol e bonom [81.00 : 83.00).
71.46] : Missing Frorn/To interval
at; hole bonorn [87.50
88.00).
71.72) : Missing FramTa interval
ar hale bor rom [75.50 : 76.00).
7467) : Missing Fram/To interval
at; ho l e bot tom [72.00 : 73.00).
7580) : Missi n9 From/To i m.erval at halo bot tom [75.00 : 78.00].
1l057j
~lissing FrOm/To imerv a l [39.00 : 42.00l.
14601
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14878)
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a. ho'l e t op [0.00
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at halo top [0.00
42.
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at: hol. tOP Io.oo
42.00 .
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[54.00 : 55.00].
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a10 hole "top [0.00
36.00).
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Examine the contents of this reporto It shows that there are no errors in the Collar
Data, the Dip-Azimuth
SUNey Data, northe Structure data, and that an East-North
SUNey databas e was not imported.

However, the From-To data retumed several "errors". Errors occur in the Geology
databas e; most of these are because of missing intervals and overlapping lntervals.
lntervals are flagged if they overlap with the previous interval. The "From" of the
second interval must be greaterthan
or equal to the "To" ofthe previous interval.
There are numerous drillholes withoverlapping
intervals and it may be necessary
forthe data logger to retum to the source and make the necessary corrections.
The Assay databas e also has numerous missing intervals and a few errors where
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inconsistency
in the data logging ofthese
fhe total hole bottom. There is an
drillholes.
Once changes are made to the source data tables, they can be re-imported into
Target for ArcGIS
by selecting the Refresh Project tool from the Target Project
menu menu.
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Next, you will run the QAQC tools on the Frorn-To data and select some specific
options.
To run the QAQC tools 'on the Frorn-To
1.
data:
From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select QA/QC.
The Drill Hole - QAQC tools dialog box opens.
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From the Data Type to QAQC list, select Frorn-To
3.
Click Options.
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The QA/QC - From-To data options dialog box opens.

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Figure 2.27 OAlOC - From-To data optionsdialog box
4.
For Overlapping
5.
Click Back.
6.
Click OK.
intervals
and Missing
intervals,select
no.
The FromToData.log
file opens in a text editor. The QAQC tools are run only on
the Frorn-To data.
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Errors in the databas es should be corrected in the original source data ratherthan
the Geosoft Databases.
That way, any colleagues
in
using the same data will have
access to the latest, updated data. As long as the channel names do not change
and additional channels are notcreated,
the Refresh Project tool, can be used to re-
import your data instead of using the data import wizard. New drillholes that are
added to the source will also be imported into the drillhole project.
Now would be
a good
time to save your map documento

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Creating Composite
Databases

In thls lesson you wlll:
> Create a composite
databas e using the fixed interval method
,.. Create a composite
database using the lithological interval method
Com posite Databases

A composite databas e is a database where the From-To data intervals have been
re-calculated to correspond to lithology orfixed intervals. The composite
database
will include all the selected lines from the input database and the From, To, Mask
channels and all the assay channels from the input database.
Composite
databases allow you to see yourdatabases
interval from the original database.
at a different ,From-To'
In this lesson, you will create a composite
databas e from the Assay database. The original Assay databas e has inconsistent
'From-To' intervals; you will make the intervals an even 10 m with the average
assay value calculated over this new interval.
To create a composite
1.
database
using
fixed intervals:
From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Composite
database.
The Drill Hole Composite
Database dialog box opens.
Figure 2.29 Drill Hole Composite Database dialog box
2.
Ensure the Input assay database

Forthe remaining parameters,
3.
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use the defaults.
Click Next.
The Fixed interval dialog box opens.
Figure 2.30 Fixed intervaldialog box
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lesson there is no need to specify
any rejection options.

Figure 2.31 Rejectoptionsdialog
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box
Click Finish.
The composite Frorn-To assay databas e is created.
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The assay values are now averaged over intervals of O-10m, 10-20 m, 20-30 m,
etc. This can be useful for many reasons, bu! in particular it is useful for labelling. In
Module 3, you will plot assay values down drillholes; if the values are pulled from
the original databas e, the map can become very cluttered, Using the composite
databas e for labelling substantially
consistent
reduces the c1utter and plots readings at

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intervals.
Another example is to create a composite
databas e based on rock codeso This can
be used to composite assays within a certain unit or it can be used lo merge
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sequential interval rock codeso This is done using the Iithological interval method.
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To create a composite
1.
database
using
lithological
intervals:
From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Composite
database.
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2.
From the Input assay database
3.
For the Output composite
4.
From the Interval
selection
dialog box opens.
list, select TargeCGeology.gdb.
database
tag, enter litho-composite.
list, selec! Lithological
interval.
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Databases
Click Next.
The Lithological interval dialog box opens.
Figure 2.33 Lithologicalinterval dialog box
6.
From the Lithology
data channel
list, select Rack [Geolagy]
and click Next.
The Reject options dialog box opens. For this lesson there is no need to specify
any rejection options.
7.
Click Finish.
The TargeUitho-composite
From-To assay database is created.
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strip log or to calculate statistics
Now would be
a good
lithology that can be used to plot labels along a
for the assay results in different units.
In this lesson you:

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LeS50n 2.5
Using Drillhole Data Management Tool5
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In this lesson you wili:

1>
Create, edit and delete a drillhole
:. Create and edit a rack code file

~ Set global drillhole preferences
Target for ArcGIS
provides several drillhole management
tools, including tools to
create, edit and delete drillholes, edit rock and structure codes and set project
preferences.
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Adding a Proposed Hole to a Drillhole Project
With the New Drill Hole tool, you can manually add new drillholes to your project.
There are a number of different ways of defining a new drill hole:

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based on the collar and end-of-hole locations
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based on the collar location, dip and azimuth
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based on setting a target location to be intersected
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fram a given dip and azimuth
In this lesson, you will define the location for a new proposed hole.
To create a new drillhole:
1.
From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select New drill hole.
The Orill Hole - New Hole dialog box open.
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For Dril!
Hole name, enter SKC350.
3.
For Location,
enter the following:
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Y: 6531283.4
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For Di p, enter -60.0.
5.
For Azimuth,
6.
For Planned
7.
ClickOK.
enter 90.0.
depth, enter 170.
The new proposed drillhole is added to your collar and survey databases.
Edit Dril! Hole

With Target for ArcGIS
you can edit drillhole collar information and save the
changes to your project database. By using this editing tool, any edits you make to
a drillhole will be reflected in all the databases.
Here, you will edil the proposed
drillhole and move it 5 m to the east.

To edit a drillhole:
1.
From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Edit dril! hojeo
The Edit Drill Hole dialog box opens.
2.
From the Drill
3.
Click Edit.
Hole name list, select SKC350.
The Edit Drill Hole dialog box displays the drillhole collar information foryour
proposed hole SKC350.
Figure 2.36 Drill Hole dialog box
Drill Hole ame:
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Planned Ho!e
C;:CH~rCoordlnate '. .
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716756.5
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4.
In the Collar Coordinates
5.
ClickOK.
section, change the Location
X value to 716761.5.
The edited location for the proposed drillhole is now updated in both the Target_
Collar and Target_Survey
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If you are sharing data with colleagues, you should edit the original source
data ratherthan making edits in the Geosoft Databases. Once changes are
made to the soutce data tables, they can be re-imported into yourproject
using the Refresh Project 100/ from the Target Project menu.
Delete Dril! Hole

Target for ArcGIS
enables you to delete a drillhole from your project collar
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database. This tool deletes not only the hole in the database, but any tables
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associated
with the selected hole(s) in the survey and assay databases.
To delete
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holes and tables of holes that do not appear in the collar database, use the Remove
unregistered holes tool.
To delate a drillhole:
1.
From the Data menu on the Target Orillhole toolbar, select Delete dril! hole,
The Oelete Hole(s) dialog box opens.
Figure 2.37 Delete Hole(s) dialog box
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From the Dril! Hole or Mask list, select SKC350 and click OK.
A message window opens indicating the drillhole has been removed from the
praject.
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Next, you wili examine the tool for editing rack codeso
Editing Rock Codes

Rack codes and their associated
pattems are usualiy used with From-To data to
display pattern fills on maps. You can use the editing tool to edit the rack codes in
an existing file orto create a new file.
To create a new rock code file:
1.
From the Data menu on the Target Orilihole toolbar, select Edit rock codeso
The Orili Hole - Edit Rock Codes dialog box opens listing the default agso.csv
rock code file or which ever rack code file that was used in your last drillhole
project.
Fig ure 2.38 Drill Hole - Edil Rock Codes dialog box
2.
Forthe Rock codes list file (*.csv), enter New rack codes.csv,
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Click Edit
The Edit Rock Codes dialog box opens,
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The Seleet data source dialog box opens. This lets you seleet a channel from
which the rock code file will be automatically
populated.
Figure 2.40 Selec!dala source dialog box
5.
From the Cbannel/Database
list, select Rock [Geology]
and c1ick OK.
This ls the Rock Channel from the Geology database.

A message window opens indicating there are new items to irnport into the rock
code file.
6.
Click Yeso
The Edit Rock Codes dialog box is populated with the rack codes from the
Rock channel in the Target_Geology.gdb
Now you will assign descriptions
database.
and pattems forthe rock codeso
To edit rock codes:
1. Click in the Description
box beside the Ca rack code and type Alluvium
depositional.
2.
Click in the Pattern box beside the Ca rock codeo
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The Pattem Attributes dialog box opens. You can use this to select the Pattern
Family (Solid Fill, Objects, Hatches and Geology), Colour, Background Colour,
Pattem, Size, Density and Thickness.
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4. Select a Pattern and click OK.

5. Once you have edited the Description and Pattern for a few rock cedes, click
OK.
Because there are a number of rack codes in this file, you will now view an existing
rack code file. You will then specify this as your default rack code file.
To view an existing rock code file:
1. From the Data menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Edit rock codeso
The Drill Hole - Edit Rock Codes dialog box opens.
2. Forthe Rock codes list file (*.csv), click Browse.
3. From the Logos and Legends folder in the Geosoft Training Data folder, select
Lithology Rock Code.csv and click Open.
4. Click Edit.
The Lithology rock codes are displayed in the Edit Rock Codes dialog box.
Edits can now be made to this file, although it is not necessary forthis lesson.
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Drillhole Preferences
Drillhole preferences are global variables. Once set, they are applied for all Target
for ArcGIS projects.
To set drillhole
preferences:
1. From the Target Project menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select
Preferences.
The Drill Hole Preferences dialog box opens.
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By selecting your default rock code file here, you will not need to browse for it
while creating section maps, strip logs or 3D views.
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Module 3: Maeping Drillhole Data
Lesson 3.1 Se!ecting Drillholes

In this lesson you wili:
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Selecting Drillholes
A key requirement for geologists
and geochemists
evaluating
drillhole data is the ability to select various combinations

visualization
and presenting
of drillholes for optimal
and plotting. The following selection methods are available:
); Selecting
(or Deselecting)
AII Holes: Allows you to quickly select or
deselect all holes and enables quick development
of plan maps or resetting of
drillholes priorto making new selections.

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Selecting
Holes
by Name or Name Mask: Enables batch selectionof
multiple holes with systematic
drillhole identifiers. This requires a standard
drillhole naming scheme for identifying related holes.

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Holes from
List: Enables single or multiple selection from a list.
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Holes via a Selection
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Tool: Enables custom selection of single or
multiple holes from a list of all the holes in the database. You can select
interactively
by drawing a polygon or by clicking holes individually.
This method
is best used if you have pre-existing knowledge of your drillholes, but is an
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excellent way to preview the locations of your drillhole and the extents of your
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drillhole traces.
You can also select or mask data by code or range:
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Masking
Data by Code: Enables the creation or update of a mask channel
based on values matched from any other channel.

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Masking
Data by Range: Enables the setting of a mask channel dependent on
whether values in a specified channel are within a specified
range
In addition, you can also save and load your selections:

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Saye and/or
selections,
Load Selections:
Enabl~s you to save the current hole
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Selecting Holes using the Hole Selection Tool

The Hole Selection Tool enables you to interactively
select single or multiple holes
from a plan view of the drillhole project. You can view all holes, selected holes and
holes including full traces or labels.
You will now use the Hole Selection Tool to select the holes to be plotted on your
plan map.
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the Hole Selection
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menu on the Target Drillhole toolbar, select Selection
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selected.
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2. To clearthe selected holes, click Select None.
3. Ensure the Selection Mode is set to Select.
4. Click the SelectlDeselect using rectangle tool button fll.
5. Click and move your mouse to define the size and location of the rectangle
selection tool, as shown in the figure below.
The drillholes within the rectangle you defined are now selected.
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To change the page size and orientation:
1. From the ArcMap File menu, select Page and Print Setup,
The Page and Print Setup dialog box opens.
2.
From the Paper Size list, select either 11x17 or A3.
3. For Orientation, select l.andscape.

4.
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For Map Page Size, select the Use Printer

Select the Scale Map Elements
Paper Settings
proportionally
to changes
option.
in Page Size
option and c1ick OK.
6, Save the Target for ArcGIS Dnlllnq.mxd.
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Symbolise the shapefiles and add map elements
Plan Maps
Plan maps provide surface views of drillhole collars, drillhole traces, graticules, and
surface grids. You can also include a title block, list of the holes, map information,
north arrow and scale bar. Plan maps represent an important organisational
and
navigational tool to quickly display drillhole collars and traces to help establish
subsurface
drilling coverage, and construct
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drillhole sections.
plotting tools provide two types of output; shapefiles and
Geosoft Map Layers. The Shapefile output creates points, fines, and polygons to
represent data in your maps which you can then modify using the tools available
within ArcMap and create ESRI-style
map layouts.
Geosoft Map Layers are static images that are ready for printing; they contain
Geosoft's
pre-defined annotations
and legends, and allow you to pre-define colours,
pattems and line styles. The Geosoft Map Layers is not a typical GIS layer. The
ArcMap 'Identify' cursor, symbology
and labelling tools are not avaiJable for Geosoft
Map Layers. You cannot modify a Geosoft Map Layer; if changes are required, you
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Since ArcMap is designed to function as a single-map environment,
the Target for ArcGIS Drilling.mxd
you will save
fiJe as a new .mxd file in which you will create
the plan map.
To create a new .MXD:

1.
From the File menu, select New.
2.
Select Blank
Map and click OK.
A new, untitled map is created.

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From the File menu, click Save.
4.
Forthe File name, type Plan Map.mxd
and click Save.
This map document has the Target Project loaded, the drillholes selected and
the correct page setup.
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You will now create a plan map in Geosoft Map Layerformat.
You will begin by
creating a plan map of the selected drillholes using the default parameters. Then,
you will adjust various parameters to change the display of the map.
To create a
1.
plan map:
On the Target Drillhole toolbar, click the Generate
Target
Plan Plot button
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The Target Plan Generation initial parameters dialog box opens.

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Remove.
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available to help you customise
plan map. The following table describes
the display of your
each tab in the Plan Map Parameters
dialog box:
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Output
Use this tab to specify the output of the plan map as either
Geosoft Map Layer or shapefile formal.
Page Layout
Use this tab to specify the page layout ofthe plan plot(s),
including Ihe map components, legend, and titles.
Plan Location
Use this tab to specify the localion ofthe plan map. By

default, this is defined by the extent oflhe seleded holes.
Collars
Use this tab lo select specific symbols for plolting hole collars.
These options only affect Geosoft Map Layer output.
Hole Traces
Use this tab to define the hole traces on the plan map. The
hole traces can be modified in the shapefile output; line width
and colour options only apply lo Geosoft Map Layer output.
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Use this tab to specify the data and plot type for your map.
Referenee Grids
Use this tab to specify the parameters for displaying

referenee grds of local eastngs and northngs on the plan
map. These optons only affeet Geosoft Map Layer output.
Plan Grid
Use this tab to plot a plan grid on the map.
Load/Save
Use this tab lo load and/or save map and data plotting
parameters to afile for sharing or for reuse.
Voxel
Use this tab to plot a voxel slice on the plan map.
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reopen the Plan Map Parameters dialog box and change the way the collars are
displayed on the Geosoft Map Layer.
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The Target Plan Generation initial parameters dialog box opens.

2. Select Use defaultlprevious
parameters and click OK.
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4. For Frame/Layer Name Tag, enter Map 2.

5. Click the Collars tab.
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Click Define.
The Define Colour Zones dialog box opens. Here you can specify the number of
zones, the maximum value of each zone, the colourto
represent each zone and
the distribution of the data.

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again later on if you want to use the same parameters
in another map.
12. Click OK.

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To change the hole trace parameters:
1. Open the Plan Map Parameters dialeg box
2. Click the Output tab.
4. Click the Hole Traces tab.
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To change the display ofthe Reference Grid and display topography:
1. Open the Plan Map Parameters dialog box .
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reference grid is now displayed with border ticks instead of solid lines and the
topography grid is displayed.
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You will now create a plan map in shapefile format.
To create a plan map in shapefile format:
1. Open the Plan Map Parameters dialog box.
Al! the parameters you used to create the Geosoft Map Layer are remembered.
3. For Frame/Layer Name Tag, enter Shapefiles.
4. Clear the Geosoft Map Layer option and select the Shape File Output option.
5. Click the Page Layout tab and clearthe Plot Legend option.
6. Click the Reference Grids tab and clear the Plot grid option.
7. ClickOK.
Three shapefiles are created in the new PlanT_Shapefiles data frame: PlanT_
Collar and PlanT_Bottom are point layers representingthe locations of the
drillhole collars and the bottom of the traces, respectively; the PlanT_Trace is a
line layer representing the hole traces.
8. Turn off the display of the PlanT_Map 5 and PlanT_Legend_Map 5 data frames.
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now edit the symbology to display this layer similariy to the Geosoft Map Layer.
To change the symbology of the collar shapefile:
1. Double-click the PlanT_Collar layer in the Table Of Contents.
2. Click the Symbology tab.
3. In the Show area on the left, click Quantities.
The Graduated colors option is automatically selected.
4. From the Value list, select Depth.
The Symbol, Range and Label columns update to show the data classified
based on the natural statistical groupingsof data values.
5. From the Classes list, select 8.
6. Click the Symbol column header and select Properties for AII Symbols.
7. Select Circle 1 and for Size enter 12.
8. ClickOK.
9. Referring to the table below, change the Symbol colours and enter the following
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10. Click OK.

These symbol colours and range values now correspond to those in the Geosoft
Map Layer.
Next you will change the symbology
To change
the symbology
1. Double-click
ofthe
of the hole traces and trace bottoms.

hole traces and trace bottoms:
the PlanT _Trace layer.

2.
On the Symbologytab,
c1ick the Symbol
button showing you the current
default symbol.
3.
Change the line colour to Black and click OK.
4.
Click OK.
The hole traces are now displayed as black Iines.
5.
Change the symbology
for the PlanT _Bottom
layer to a black cross.
It is a good idea to change the symbology ofthe shapefiles once you are
l7appy with the output from Target for ArcGIS; othetwise, if you recreate
thetn your shapefiles may be overwritten and wi/l be displayed with the
defau/f symb%gy.
Before inserting map elements on your map, ensure you are in Layout View mode
and that PlanT _Shapefiles
To switch
between
is the active data frame.
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The entre map is dsplayed and the Layout toolbar s actvated.
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and the Layout View buuons) Oll the lower left of ihe display window.
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frame by pressing the ALT key and clicking the
name of the data trame.
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of the display window or press F5 on your keyboard.
You will now insert a title, legend, north arrow and scale barto your map using the
ArcMap tools.
To insert a title:
1.
From the Insert menu, select Title.

The Insert Title dialog box opens.
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map and a Properties dialog box opens where you can make changes to
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From the Insert menu, select Legend.

The Legend Wizard opens. You can use this wizard to control which layers are
included in your legend as well as the size, spacing and text properties.
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Click Next in each window to use the defaults.

You can also use the Preview button to help adjust the display properties.
3.
Click Finish.
The legend is added to your map.
4.
Using the Select Elements tool tt , you can select the legend on your map and
resize and reposition as necessary.
You will now insert a north arrow.

To insert a north arrow:
1.
From the Insert menu, select North Arrow.

The North Arrow Selector dialog box opens.
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The selected north arrow is added to your map. You can resize and reposition it
as necessary.
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The selected scale bar is added to your map and shows the scale based on the
extent of your data frame. You can reposition the location of the scale bar as
necessary.
As you insert map elements on your map, them may overlap the data displayed in
your PlanT _Shapefiles
the map layout.
data frame. You will now resize the data frame to improve
To resize the Plan Map Shapefile
data frame:
1.
Click on the map to select the PlanT _Shapefiles
data frame.
2.
Click and drag the right selection handle towards the left side of your map.
As you resize your data frame, your scale bar is automatically
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Change the display of the collar symbols and hole traces
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Section Maps
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Section maps provide cross sectional views of drillhole traces, coordinates,
reference grids, assay values and geological units. Section maps represent an
important tool that enable you to display drillhole traces to help establish
subsurface
drilling coverage and visualise the geology and related geochemistry
beneath the surface. A section plot is a slice of the ground, which is normally
vertical but may also swing away from the vertical to produce a longitudinal section.
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you will begin
by creating a new map file in which you will create the section map.
To create a new.MXD:
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On the Standard toolbar, click the New Map File button
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The New Document dialog box opens.

2.
ClickOK.
A new, untitled map with the Target Project loaded, the drillholes selected and
the correct page setup is created.
3.
Save the map as Section
Map.mxd.
Geosoft Map Layer Output

You will now create a section map in Geosoft Map Layerformat.
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parameters and click OK.
The Section Parameters dialog box opens. Both Geosoft Map Layer and Shape
File outputs are selected by default. In this lesson you will start by only creating
a Geosoft Map Layer.
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4. Clear the Shape File Output option.
5. Click the Section Location tab.
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into selected
holes.
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Beside E-W in the Section Azimuth section, click Define.
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Click and move your mouse to define the size and location of the section.
Define your section as narrow as possible making sure to include the hole
traces, as shown in the figure below.
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11. For Map Scale, enter 1500,
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right-click the Layers data trame and select
Remove.
There are several parameters
available to help you customise
section map. The following table describes
the display of your
each tab in the Section Parameters
dialog box.
Table 3.2 Section Parameters diaJog boxtabs
Output
Use this tab to specify the output of the plan map as either
Geosoft Map Layers or shapefile formal.
Page Layout
Use this tab to specify the page layout ofthe section plot(s),
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Use this tab to specify the location ofthe section plot(s).
Collars
Use this tab to select specific symbols for plotting hole collars.
Topography
Use this tab to plot topography on the section plot(s).
Plan View
Use this tab to plot a plan view on the section plot(s).
Load/Save
Use this tab to load and/or save map and data plotting
parameters to afile.
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Use this tab to plot a voxel slice on the section map.
Hole Traces
Use this tab to define the hole traces of the section plot(s).
Data
Use this tab to specify the data and plot type for your map.
Profiles
Use this tab to plot pretiles of gridded data on the section

plot(s).
Reference Grid
Use this tab to specify the parameters for a reference grid

dsplayed on the section plot(s).
By default, the collar locations and depth ticks are plotted. Next, you will you will
reopen the Section Parameters dialog box and plot the collar symbols with different
colours based on who logged the data.
To change the display ofthe collar symbols:
1. Open the Section Parameters dialog box and click the Output tab.
3. Click the Collars tab.
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5. Select the String Classified Symbols option.
6. From the Class Channellist,
select GEO and click Define.
The Select collar symbol classification file name dialog box opens.
7. Forthe File name, enter SymbolCodes.
This will automatically create a new .csv file with this name.
8. Click Save.
The Edit Syrnbol Codes dalog box opens.
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9.Click
Populate
dialog box
from channel.
The Select data source dialog box opens.
10. From the ChannellDatabase
list, select GEO and click OK.
A message window opens indicating there are new items to import into the
symbol code file.
11. Click Yeso

12. For each Code, click in the Description box to enter the following text and click
in the Symbol box to select the following fill colours:
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Sara Oeschamps
orange
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Tara Macey
blue
13. Click OK.

14. Click OK.
A new data frame, Section_6531180N_Map
2, is added to the Table Of
Contents. The collars are now plotted using coloured symbols based on who
logged the data.
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To plot topography on the section map:

3. Click the Topography tab.
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The Select File Type dialog box opens.

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6. From the Topography folder, select Topo.grd and click Open.

7. Click in the Une Style box.
The Une Attributes dialog box opens.
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Contents; the topography profile is displayed and listed as a Geosoft Map
Layer.
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data frame and select Remove.

Now you will change the hole trace parameters to remove the labellines
and depth
ticks.
To change the hole traces parameters:
1. Open the Section
Parameters
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For Frame/Layer
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dialog box and click the Output tab.
3. Click the Hole Traces tab.

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4. In the Hole Labels section, click Advanced.

The Hole Labels Advanced Options dialog box opens.
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6. Clearthe Plot label lines option.
7. ClickOK.
8. Clearthe Plot Depth Ticks option.
9. ClickOK.
A new data trame, Section_6531180N_Map 4, is added to the Table Of
Contents; the depth ticks and labellines are no longer plotted.
10. Remove the Section_S531180N_Map 3 data frame.
Next, you will plot four different types of data on your section map. First you will
plot rock pattems, then a bar plot, a grid and finally post values.
To plot rack patterns on the section map:
1. Open the Section Parameters dialog box and cllck the Outputtab.
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From the first Data list, select Rock (Geology).
5. From the Plot Type list, select Rock patterns.

To plot a bar plot of Au assay values:
1. From the second Data list, select Au (Assay).
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From the Plot Type list, select Bar plot and click Define.
The Bar Plot Parameters dialog box opens.
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fill will be created automatically.
Click Define.
The Define Colour Zone dialog box opens.
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percentages.
Enter the following values for each zone:
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97
95
90
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8.
For Zone 1, click the black colour box and change the colour to grey.
9.
ClickOK.
10. In the Plot Scale Bars section of the Bar Plot Parameters dialog box, clear the
At the end of hole option.
11. Click OK.
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From the third Data list, select Au (Assay).
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From the Plot Type list, select Grid: Min. curve.
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1. From the fourth Data llst, select Au (composite).
These are the Au values from the composite database you created earlier.
2. From the Plot Type llst, select Post values and click Define.
The Post Numeric Values dialog box opens.
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7. To view the four data plots on the section map, c1ickOK.
A new data frame, Section_6531180N_Map S, is addedto the Table Of

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5. Select Plot logo and click Browse.

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8. For the logo Location, select top centre and click OK.
Next, you will set up to display the plan view on your section map to plot the hole
traces and display an image.
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1. Click the Plan Viewtab.
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6. From the Geophysics falder, select mag_MC.grd and click Open.
7. Click OK.
Three new data frames are added to the Table Of Contents; one for the section
plot data, one forthe legend and one forthe plan map.
8. Remove the Section_6531180N_Map 5 data frame.
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You wil! now create a section map in shapefile formaL
To create a section map in shapefile format:
1. Turn off the display of the three existing Map 6 data trames,
2. Open the Section Parameters dialog box.
Al! the parameters you used to create the Geosoft Map Layer are remembered.
4. For Frame/Layer Name Tag, enter Shapefiles.
5. Clear the Geosoft Map Layer option and select the Shape File Output option.
6. Forthe Shape File Output Filename Tag, enter Shapefile.
7. Click the Page Layout tab and clear the Plot Legend option.
8. Click the Reference Grid tab and clearthe Plot grid option.
9. Click the Plan Viewtab and c1earthe Plot plan view option.
10. Click OK.
Eight shapefiles are created and displayed on your map; two polygon layers
represent rock codes and the Au bar plot, two line layers represent the hole
traces and the topography, three point layers represent the collar locations,
drillhole bottoms and the Au post values, and finally, a raster layer representing
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Fence Diagrams
Fence diagrams provide a two-dimensional
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from a limited number of holes.

Since ArcMap is designed tofunction
as a single-map environment,
you will begin
by creating a new map file in which you will create the fence diagram.
1. On the Standard toolbar, c1ick the New Map File buttonPl.
The New Document dialog box opens.
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Click OK.
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To select holes and create a fence diagram:

1. On the Target Drillhole toolbar, c1ick the Generate Target Fence Diagram
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To plot geology polygans:
1. Open the Fence Parameters dialog box and click the Output tab.
2. For Frame/Layer

Figure 3.51 Fence Parameters Data tab
4. From the first Data list, select Rack (Gealagy).

5. From the Plat Type list, select Geolagy polygons and click OK.
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geology polygons are now plotted on the fence diagram.
6. Remove the FenceSection_Map 1 data frame.
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To add a legend and plan map:
1. Open the Fence Parameters dialog box and click the Output tab.
2. For Frame/Layer Name Ta9, enter l\I1ap3.
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Strip logs are useful for visualising
your drillhole data side by side, one drillhole at a
time. The drillhole is plotted vertically

plotted at regular or customised
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6. From the hole/mask list, select SKC236.
7. ClickOK.
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rack pattems, then a bar plot, post values and a profile,
To plot rock patterns on the strip log:
1. Open the Strip Log Parameters dialog box and click the Output tab.
Figure 3.58 Strip Lag Parameters Data tab
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From the first Data list, select Rack (Gealogy).
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To plot a bar plot of Au assay values:

1. From the seeond Data list, seleet Au (Assay).
2. From the Plot Type list, seleet Bar plot and click Define.
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5. In the Fill seetion, select Zone File.
The Au_WP.itrzone fill will be used automatieally.
6. In the Depth ticks secton, elearthe Plot depth ticks option.
7. ClickOK.
To plot post values:
1. From the third Data list, select Au (composite).
These are the Au values from the composite databas e you created earlier.
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The Post Numeric Values dialog box opens.
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6. ForText colour, select Use colour zone file.
7. Click OK.
8. In the Strip Log Parameters dialog box, click the Link button straddling the bar
plot and post values data selections.
This willlink the hole traces so that these two data plots will be plotted down
the same vertical hole. The dialog box should appear as follows:
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To plot a profiJe:
1. From the fourth Data list, select As (Assay).
2. From the Plot Type list, select Profile and click Define.
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4. Click the black colour box and chance the profile line colour to green.
5. In the Scaling section, enter an Auto-scale to size (cm) value of 20.
5. In the Depth ticks section, clear the Plot depth ticks option.
7. Click OK.
Al! four data plots are now setup in the Section Parameters dialog box.
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8. To view the four data plots on the strip log, click OK.
A new data frame, L09_SKC 235_Map 2 is added to the Table Of Contents; the
data plots are added to your strip log as Geosoft Map Layers.
9. Remove the L09_SKC236_Map 1 data frame.
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3. Click the Legend tab.
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6. In the Plot data info section, select Post text, Post values, Bar plotand
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Leave the remaining aptions selected as well.
7. Select Plot logo and click Browse.
8. Change the Files of type to JPEG Image (*.jpg), select geosoft-logo.jp9 from
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9. For the lago Locaton, select bottom centre and click OK.
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Creating a 3D Map

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3D Mapping tools enable you to display drillhole, surface and other data types in an
interactive three-dimensional
three-dimensionallocation
environment.
Drillholes are displayed in their "true"
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their trace.
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to traditional drillhole data. You can view
drillhole traces and gridded data from different angles in three dimensions,
easier to identify relationships
making it
between surface and subsurface features.
In this lesson you will create a simple 3D map and explore the navigation tools.
you will begin
by creating a new map file in which you will create the 3D map.
1. On the Standard toolbar, click the New Map File buttonD!.

The New Document
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dialog box opens.
ClickOK.
3.
Save the map as 3D Map.mxd.
To create a 3D map:
1.
On the Target Drillhole toolbar, c1ick the Generate
3D Drillhole
Plot button~j.
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Map Setup
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The Geosoft 3D Viewer provides a range of options forvisualising

dimensions,
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3D:
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Zoom In/Out
To zoom in and out of the displayed view
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To move the entire displayed view
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To centre the current 3D view in the 3D Viewer display

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To toggle the visibility of the shadow cursor On/Off
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To refresh/redraw the 3D view automatically alter changes

are made
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Redraw
To refresh/redraw the 3D view in the 3D Viewer window
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Auto Zoom
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To automatically adjust the 3D view as objects are

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To centre the 3D view based on the currently selected

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south (Iooking north)
EastView
To set the observation point of the current view lo directly

east (Iooking west)
WestView
To set the observation point of the currenl view to direclly

wesl (Iooking east)
Top View
To sel the observaion point of the current view lo directly

above (looking down)
BotlomView
To set the observation point of the current view to directly

below (Iooking up)
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View
Right-click in the 3D Viewerforquick
access to some ofthese navigation
tools. You can also zoom in and out using the track wheel on your mouse.
Take some time now to experiment with the 3D navigation tools.

Now you will plot two types of data on your 3D map; rock pattems and a bar plot.
To plot data in the Geosoft 3D Viewer:
1. From the Add to 3D menu in the Geosoft 10 Viewer, select Drillholes.
The Draw holes to an existing 3D view dialog box opens.
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4. From the Plot Type list, select Rack patterns.
5. From the Data list in the Right side section, select Au [Assay].
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The rack pattems and bar plots are displayed in the Geosoft 3D Viewer.
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side and Right side). When tbe data appears in the Geosoft 3D Viewer, the
point-of-view wil/ always remain ihe same, no matter how the lmeqe is
rotated, panned
or zoomed.
Next you will plot gridded data by interpolating the drillhole values at a specified
relative rever or elevation. You will create three grids at 50 metre intervals.
To plot gridded data:
1.
From the Add to 3D menu in the Geosoft 3D Viewer, select Drillholes.

The Draw holes to an existing 3D view dialog box opens.
2.
Cllck the Data tab.
3.
From the Data llst in the Gridded Data section, select Au [Assay].
4.
From the Plot Type list, select Grid: Min. curve and click Define.
The Minimum Curvature Gridding dialog box opens.
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intersect the grid plane. Because these values may var quite rapidly with
location down the hole, an averaging interval is used to sample the hole in the
area of the intersection, and smooth out this variation.
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7. For Increment, enter -50.
8. ClickOK.
The Minimum Curvature Gridding dialog box closes.
9. ClickOK.
The three grids are created and displayed in your Geosoft 3D Viewer.
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To plot topography on the 3D map:
1. From the Add to 3D menu in the Geosoft 3D Viewer, select Drillholes.
2. Click the Topography tab.
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Exporting a 3D View to a 3D PDF

By exporting your current 3D View to a standard Adobe PDF file, you can share
your 3D subsurface
models with colleagues who do not have Geosoft software
installed. The 3D interactive

transparency
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tools, such as zoom, rotation, layer controls, and
are included in the exported PDF file.
to a-3D PDF:
1, From the Export menu in the Geosoft 3D Viewer, select 3D PDF.
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Lesson 3.6
Creating a 3D Map
Figure 3.79 3D Toolbar
To view the static 3D map:

,. Close the Geosoft
3D Viewer.
The Geosoft 3D Viewer closes and a static view of the data manipulated
in the
Geosoft 3D Viewer is displayed on the map.

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Module 1: Mapping Surface Data..............................................

Lesson 1.1 Creating an MXD and Adding Data

Lesson 1.3 Creating Gridded Data

Lesson 1.4 Creating Geosoft Contours

Module 2: Managing Drillhole Data

Lesson 2.1 Creating a Drillhole Project and Importing Data

Lesson 2.2 Working with Geosoft Databases and Profiles

Lesson 2.3 Using QA/QC Tools

Lesson 2.4 Creating Composite Databases

Lesson 2.5 Using Drillhole Data Management Tools

Module 3: Mapping Drillhole Data

Lesson 3.1 Selecting Drillholes

Lesson 3.2 Creating a Plan Map

Lesson 3.3 Creating a Section Map

Lesson 3.4 Creating a Fence Diagram

Lesson 3.5 Creating a Strip Log.

Lesson 3.6 Creating a3D Map

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