Appendix A - Opencontour Properties

This appendix will outline each of the properties that are available to manage within Opencontour, and will be separated by which layer they are found in as well as their use case.

This section is a work-in-progress, as there are many properties constantly being added and altered from Opencontour. If a certain property is not found in this document, please reach out to our Support Team for further assistance.

A.1 Base Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Default
projection	Legacy Coordinates Feature	Default
z	Current Topographic Elevation	Default

A.2 Geotech Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
bfa	Bench Face Angle	orient = false
bfa1	Bench Face Angle 1	orient = true
bfa2	Bench Face Angle 2	orient = true
bfa3	Bench Face Angle 3	orient = true
bfa4	Bench Face Angle 4	orient = true
bfa5	Bench Face Angle 5	orient = true
high z	Maximum elevation for geotech parameters	Default
ira	Inter-Ramp Angle	orient = false
ira1	Inter-Ramp Angle 1	orient = true
ira2	Inter-Ramp Angle 2	orient = true
ira3	Inter-Ramp Angle 3	orient = true
ira4	Inter-Ramp Angle 4	orient = true
ira5	Inter-Ramp Angle 5	orient = true
low z	Minimum elevation for geotech parameters	Default
name	Name of geotech section	Default
occount	Modify number of strike angles	orient = true
orient	When orient = false, single IRA/BFA. When orient = true, multiple BFA/IRA	Default
strike1	Strike Angle 1	orient = true
strike2	Strike Angle 2	orient = true
strike3	Strike Angle 3	orient = true
strike4	Strike Angle 4	orient = true
strike5	Strike Angle 5	orient = true
z	Elevation of geotech feature	Default

A.3 Cutter Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
catch	Indicates if current layer contains a catch bench	Filler - Cut Contour
ccw	Indicates if cutter was built in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction	Default
cutColor	Color of Cutter	Default
cut_fill_num	Cutter Layer Number	Default
dens	Density, tns/volume	Default
dir	Indicates direction that cutter will be cut	Default
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Default
pn	Phase Name	Default
rampOn	Indicates if ramp was used when building feature	Default
sb	Indicates presence of switchback when sb=1	Default
seq	seq = 1	Default
type	Indicates layer type (cut)	Default
up	Indicates whether cutter has been built in an upwards (1) or downwards (0) orientation	Default
z	Elevation of the mid bench contour	Default

A.4 Filler Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
catch	Indicates if current layer contains a catch bench	Cutter - Cut Contour
ccw	Indicates if cutter was built in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction	Default
cut_fill_num	Filler Layer Number	Default
dens	Density, tns/volume	Default
dir	Indicates direction that filler will be built	Default
fillColor	Color of Filler	Default
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Default
ow_max	Maximum ow value that filler will accept	Default
ow_min	Minimum ow value that filler will accept	Default
pn	Phase Name	Default
rampOn	Indicates if ramp was used when building feature	Default
seq	seq = 1	Default
type	Indicates layer type (cut)	Default
up	Indicates whether filler has been built in an upwards (1) or downwards (0) orientation	Default
z	Elevation of the mid bench contour	Default

A.5 BaseResult Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
ccw	Displays "true" if any cutter/filler was built in counter-clockwise direction and cut from base topography	Default
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Default
pn	Displays most recent cutter/filler phase that was cut from base topography	Default
seq	seq = 1	Default
z	Current Topographic Elevation	Default

A.6 CutterResult Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
ag	Silver Grade	Stacking - Populate Mineplan, Recovery Model
area	XY plane surface area	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
au	Gold Grade	Stacking - Populate Mineplan, Recovery Model
auer1	Block extractable metal remaining beginning of model	Recovery Model
auer2	Total extractable metal remaining at end of model	Recovery Model
aufi1	Block flowing solution metal inventory at beginning of model	Recovery Model
aufi2	Flowing solution metal at end of model	Recovery Model
aum1	Metal placed initially	Recovery Model
aum2	Metal placed end of time = aum1	Recovery Model
aur1	Block metal remaining beginning of model	Recovery Model
aur2	Metal remaining at end of model run	Recovery Model
aurp1	Block recoverable metal placed beginning of model	Recovery Model
aurp2	Block recoverable metal placed end of model = aurp1	Recovery Model
ausi1	Block stagnant solution metal inventory beginning of model	Recovery Model
aux1	Block extraction beginning of model	Recovery Model
ausi2	Stagnant solution metal at end of model	Recovery Model
aux2	% Metal extracted at the end of the model run	Recovery Model
catch	Indicates if current layer elevation contains a catch bench	Cut Contour
ccw	Indicates if layer was built in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction	Cut Contour
cu	Copper Grade	Stacking - Populate Mineplan, Recovery Model
cut_fill_num	Cutter/Filler Layer Number	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
days_leaching	Number of days leaching, includes cut point and slope calculations	Recovery Model
dens	Density, tns/volume	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
dir	Indicates direction that cutter/filler will be built	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
fi	Filler phase name	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
flow_out_bottom	Flow out of the bottom of block at the end of the model run	Recovery Model
gid	Grid id (string) - a unique string for each grid point (e.g. 18 x 10, gx x gy) (default is X x Y, or data.gx + "x" + data.gy), gx and gy will be integers. Originates from the Model layer	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
gx	Grid x-direction sequence number	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
gy	Grid y-direction sequence number	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
imc	Initial Moisture Content	Stacking - Populate Mineplan, Recovery Model
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Recovery Model
lchHt	Elevation difference between pad base and current stacking elevation	Stacking - Leach Height
ld	"Leach Days" which represents how many days the panel must stay under leach	Stacking - Assign Leaching Days
lt	Property to contain the leach time value. Will initially be zero	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
ltp	Leach type	Recovery Model
midx	Panel X centroid coordinate	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
midy	Panel Y centroid coordinate	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
midz	Panel Z centroid coordinate	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
moisture_content	Moisture content of last day of model run	Recovery Model
on	Property to contain the on-date value from the Solution layer. Will initially be null	Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
on_seq	Sorted number used for variance turning blocks on/off	Recovery Model
ow	Ore Routing #	Recovery Model
ow_max	Maximum ow # contained in phase section	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
ow_min	Minimum ow # contained in phase section	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
padZ	Elevation of leach pad base	Stacking - Leach Height
pn	Phase Name	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
pm	Period Mined	Scheduling, Stacking - Populate Mineplan, Recovery Model
pm2	Date placed block above	Stacking - Solution Time, Recovery Model
pm3	Difference between date placed above and current blocks date place	Stacking - Solution Time, Recovery Model
rampOn	Indicates if layer was built with a ramp on	Cut Contour
r_ar	Reference application rate	Recovery Model
seq	Panel sequence for stacking order	Cut Contour, Stacking - Discretize, Recovery Model
sseq	Stacking sequence property	Stacking - Populate Mineplan, Recovery Model
swell	Swell factor of material	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
tns	Total tns of section	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
type	Indicates layer type	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
ultimate	Ultimate from extraction curve	Recovery Model
up	Indicates whether cutter/filler has been built in an upwards (1) or downwards (0) orientation	Cut Contour
vol	Volume of phase section	Cut Contour, Recovery Model
z	Elevation of phase section	Cut Contour, Recovery Model

A.7 Mineplan Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
ac	Auxiliary Cost	Scripting
ag	Silver grade	Build Mineplan (Model)
area	XY plane surface area	Build Mineplan
au	Gold grade	Build Mineplan (Model)
bc	Blast cost	Scripting
ccw	Indicates if feature was built in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction	Build Mineplan
cu	Copper grade	Build Mineplan (Model)
cut_fill_num	Cutter/Filler Layer Number	Build Mineplan
dc	Drilling cost	Scripting
dens	Density, tns/volume	Build Mineplan, Stacking - Populate Mineplan
dest	Destination of mined block	Scheduling, Stacking - Populate Mineplan
dir	Indicates build direction of cutter/filler	Build Mineplan
dist	Distance of block to destination	Scheduling
dstb	Distance to Bench	Build Mineplan
dsto	Outside Road distance: one-way road distance from road designated as phase name (pn) to destination outside the pit	Scheduling
dstr	One-way ramp road distance from the ramp to the destination. Calculated as vertical height (elevation of Mineplan block to crest location (road designated as pn)) / ramp grade	Scheduling
fi	Filler Phase Name	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
gid	Grid id (string) - a unique string for each grid point (e.g. 18 x 10, gx x gy) (default is X x Y, or data.gx + "x" + data.gy), gx and gy will be integers. Originates from the Model layer	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
gx	Grid x-direction sequence number	Stacking - Discretize
gy	Grid y-direction sequence number	Stacking - Discretize
hc	Haulage Cost	Scripting
iarea	Intersect area - if the block intersects a wall or topography and is a partial block - the value is < 1 (% remaining), otherwise = 1	Build Mineplan
id	Unique ID number for each truck load	Scheduling
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Build Mineplan
lc	Loading Cost	Scripting
loads	Loads per block: total block tns / designated truck fleet tonnage factor	Scheduling
lon	Shovel name/model	Scheduling
lt	Zero property written to the layer	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
mc	Mining Cost	Scripting
midx	Panel X centroid coordinate	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
midy	Panel Y centroid coordinate	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
midz	Panel X centroid coordinate	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
noOre	noOre = true when block/elevation contains no ore	Build Mineplan
on	Blank property written to the layer	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
order	Controls the order in which the feature is sent to be processed in a given schedule	Scheduling
otns	Ore Tns	Build Mineplan
ow	Ore Routing Number	Build Mineplan
pc	Processing Cost	Scripting
pm	Period Mined	Scheduling
pn	Phase Name	Build Mineplan
pp	Period Processed	Scheduling
pr	Indicates what process that truck load is being sent to	Scheduling
prof	Profit	Scripting
pt	Indicates period type	Scheduling
rev	Revenue	Scripting
seq	seq = 1	Build Mineplan
sseq	Stacking sequence property	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
sp	Indicates what stockpile that truck load is being sent to	Scheduling
speed	Speed for total haul: dist*2/trwh/1000 (metric – km/hr, imperial – x 1000ft/hr)	Scheduling
status	Indicates what process truck load is being sent to	Scheduling
swell	Volumetric Swell, from project settings	Stacking - Populate Mineplan
tf	Truck Factor, truck tns per load	Scheduling
tns	Total Tns	Build Mineplan
trah	Available Truck Hours	Scheduling
trch	Calendar Truck Hours	Scheduling
trhb	Two-way truck hour of block to bench exit (1st Segment)	Scheduling
trho	Two-way truck hour of road outside of pit (3rd Segment)	Scheduling
thhr	Two-way truck hour of ramp (2nd Segment)	Scheduling
trn	Truck name/model	Scheduling
trph	Effective Truck Hours	Scheduling
trwh	Operating Truck Hours	Scheduling
type	Indicates layer type	Build Mineplan
vol	Volume of block	Build Mineplan
XC	X-Coordinates	Build Mineplan
YC	Y-Coordinates	Build Mineplan
z	Elevation of block/panel	Build Mineplan, Stacking - Populate Mineplan

A.8 Schedule Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
avail	Availability of machinery	Load, Haul
c1, c2, c3, ... cn	Capex cost during a given period	Capex
capacity	Maximum capacity of dump	Dump
capex	Number of periods incurred by capex	Capex
designation	...	Plant, Pond
dest	The designated destination is written to the block and used to calculate the distances traveled (one-way). The available destination options are Dump, Leach or Stockpile	Run Schedule
dist	Unit distance (one-way) from block to destination. data.dist = data.dstb + data.dstr + data.dsto	Run Schedule
dsto	Outside Road Distance: one-way road distance from road designated as phase name (pn) to destination outside the pit	Run Schedule
dstr	The one-way ramp distance from the ramp to the ramp exit vertice. Calculated as vertical height (elevation distance of Mineplan block to crest location, road designated as pn) / ramp grade	Run Schedule
efficiency	Efficiency of machinery	Load, Haul
fleetCount	# of trucks/shovels used in the schedule	Load, Haul
fm1, fm2, fm3, ... fmn	Fixed mine cost during a given period	Capex
fp1, fp2, fp3, ... fpn	Fixed process cost during a given period	Capex
initial_vol	Starting volume of pond	Pond
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Default
Link	Contains URL to reference information used for preset shovels and trucks	Load, Haul
loads	Loads per block = total block tns / designated truck tonnage factor (payload). data.loads = data.tns / data.tf	Run Schedule
lon	Loader fleet name, from load schedule feature fleet name	Run Schedule
max_vol	Maximum volume capacity of pond	Pond
min_vol	Minimum volume capacity of pond	Pond
name	Specific name of a given feature	Default
order	Controls the order in which the feature is sent to be processed in a given schedule	Stockpile, Phase
owmax	Maximum ow # that stockpile will accept	Stockpile
owmin	Minimum ow # that stockpile will accept	Stockpile
pm	Period Mined	Run Schedule
pp	Period Processed	Run Schedule
pr	Process used for the block. Property data.pr is written to ore blocks in the Mineplan according to the process used. Waste blocks will be blank.	Run Schedule
pt	Period duration selected in the Schedule Window (mnthly, qtrly, or annual)	Run Schedule
Q_tar	Flowrate target	Plant, Pond
s1, s2, s3, ... sn	Sustaining capex cost during a given period	Capex
sp	Process used for the block. Property data.pr is written to ore blocks in the Mineplan according to the process used. Waste blocks will be blank.	Run Schedule
spdHiGrdDwnEmpty	Downhill speed of empty truck when road grade > 7%	Haul
spdHiGrdUpEmpty	Uphill speed of empty truck when road grade > 7%	Haul
spdHiGrdDwnFull	Downhill speed of full truck when road grade > 7%	Haul
spdHiGrdUpFull	Uphill speed of full truck when road grade > 7%	Haul
spdLowGrdEmpty	Speed of empty truck when road grade < 3%	Haul
spdLowGrdFull	Speed of full truck when road grade < 3%	Haul
spdMidGrdDwnEmpty	Downhill speed of empty truck when road grade is between 3% and 7%	Haul
spdMidGrdUpEmpty	Uphill speed of empty truck when road grade is between 3% and 7%	Haul
spdMidGrdDwnFull	Downhill speed of full truck when road grade is between 3% and 7%	Haul
spdMidGrdUpFull	Uphill speed of full truck when road grade is between 3% and 7%	Haul
speed	Speed for total haul. data.speed = data.dist * 2 / data.trph / 1000 (metric – km/hr, imperial – x 1000ft / hr)	Run Schedule
speedBench	Speed of truck when it is driving along bench	Haul
stage_storage_curves	...	Pond
status	If data.ow = 1, block will be processed or stockpiled. The available statuses are: Stockpiled, Dumped, or Processed	Run Schedule
tf	Truck factor (payload), truck tns per load (same as that entered in Truck Fleet feature)	Run Schedule
tns	Current tonnage of a given dump	Dump
tnsPerHour	Shovel production rate in tns per hour	Load
trah	Truck Available hours: data.trah = data.trwh / %trUtilization, where %trUtilization = Haul schedule feature property entered (Utilization = util)	Run Schedule
trch	Truck Calendar hours: data.trch = data.trah / %trAvailable, where %trAvailable = Haul schedule feature property entered (Availability = avail)	Run Schedule
trhb	Truck Bench hour (two-way) while travelling (dstb) Metric Calculation data.trhb = data.dstb / (truck speed speedBench 1000m * 2 * data.loads) Imperial Calculation data.trhb = data.dstb / (truck speedBench / 5280feet * 2 * data.loads)	Run Schedule
trho	Truck Outside road hour (two-way) outside pit while travelling (dsto). shortRouteDist.trkhr * 2 * loads & if (shortRouteTrkhr > 0) shortRouteTrkhr * loads	Run Schedule
trhr	Truck Ramp hour (two-way) while travelling (dstr) Metric Calculation data.trhr = (data.dstr / truck speed spdHiGrdUpFull / 1000m * data.loads) + (data.dstr / truck speed spdHiGrdDwnEmpty / 1000m * data.loads), or Imperial Calculation data.trhr = (data.dstr / spdHiGrdUpFull / 5280feet * data.loads) + ( data.dstr / spdHiGrdDwnEmpty / 5280feet * data.loads)	Run Schedule
trn	Truck fleet name, from haul schedule feature fleet name	Run Schedule
trph	Truck Value Productive Hours to haul the entire block (two-way): data.trph = (data.trhb + data.trhr + data.trho)	Run Schedule
truckfactor	Truck capacity percentage	Haul
trwh	Truck Working hours: data.trwh = data.trph / %trEffective, where %trEffective = Haul schedule feature property entered (Efficiency = efficiency)	Run Schedule
type	Indicates feature type	Default
util	Utilization of machinery	Load, Haul
wait_time	Input for any wait time associated with truck cycle	Haul
z	Elevation of a given feature	Default

A.9 Model Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
gid	Grid id (string) - a unique string for each grid point (e.g. 18 x 10, gx x gy) (default is X x Y, or data.gx + "x" + data.gy), gx and gy will be integers	Stacking - Build
gx	Grid x-direction sequence number (integer), common for all elevations	Stacking - Build
gy	Grid y-direction sequence number (integer), common for all elevations	Stacking - Build
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Stacking - Build
midx	Panel X centroid coordinate	Stacking - Build
midy	Panel Y centroid coordinate	Stacking - Build
midz	Z origin of Grid. It is the encompassing elevation of the grid that will break up the CutterResult blocks	Stacking - Build
on	Date when the block receives solution, used with ‘lt’ to decide when it turns	Stacking - Build
pn	Panel number, using the order in the Direction Portion, common for all elevations	Stacking - Build
seq	Sequence number for filling sequence, fills panels in that numerical order	Stacking - Build
swell	Swell used in calculating volume for the Filler layers, as written in the Volumetric Swell, found using the Project Settings button from the Utility Menu	Stacking - Build
type	Used to specify the type of information stored in the layer. This will read "panel" for grids	Stacking - Build
z	Current elevation of feature	Stacking - Build

A.10 Solution Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
app_rate	Application rate of solution	Default
cell_id	Leach cell ID number	Default
Color	Color of leach shape	Default
cycle	Chosen cycle. 1=Primary, 2=Secondary, 3=Tertiary or 4=Quaternary. Will default to the cycle option chosen for the Solution Layer in the Layer Menu	Default
lt	Leach solution time (days). Default is 120	Default
max_z	Top of leach lift	Default
min_z	Bottom of leach lift	Default
on	Start of leaching for the polygon, the values inside [] shows date value in general format. To display the calendar option, press the calendar icon	Default
z	Elevation of leach shape	Default

A.11 Roads Layer

Property	Description	Use Case
from	Indicates from what destination/junction the road segment is coming from	Default
la	Layer Saving Functionality	Default
grade	Indicates the overall grade of the road after scheduling	Scheduling
projection	Legacy Coordinates Feature	Default
to	Indicates the destination of the road segment	Default
type	Used to specify the type of information stored in the layer. This will read "road" for roads	Default
trkhr	Indicates the time in truck hours required to navigate this road segment when scheduled	Scheduling
z	Starting road elevation	Default
zto	Ending road elevation	Default