Locations and Materials in Corvus work in conjunction with existing SCADA system definitions. During the commissioning stage of Corvus, we will work through with management to define and refine the specific mining location and materials.
It is the responsibility of the Administrator to maintain changes to Locations and Materials within Corvus.
Principally, to ensure new locations are added and old locations are deleted in a timely manner. If there is a change to a material definition, this must also be updated in Corvus.
- Locations / Materials can be found via the Data Administration Tab and select Locations / Materials using the drop down menu:
Manage Locations
Manage Locations are where mining locations are configured in Corvus.
- Manage Locations can be found via the Data Administration Tab, Selecting Locations / Materials using the drop down menu and select Manage Locations:
Mining Location Definitions
| Location | Description | Location Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ramp 1 | Name of access point into coal pit | Ramp / Strip / Black / Seam |
| Strip 10 | Parallel cuts made to expose coal for mining | Ramp / Strip / Black / Seam |
| Block 20 | Sub-division of Strip used for scheduling | Ramp / Strip / Black / Seam |
| Merriown | Name of a coal seam being mined | Ramp / Strip / Black / Seam |
| R1S10SP | Name of a top-of-ramp stockpile | Stockpile-Mining |
| East 1 ROM | Name of a ROM stockpile | Stockpile-Mining |
| Bin 1 | Name of a main coal dump hopper | Stockpile-Mining |
| Feed ROM A | Name of a raw coal ROM stockpile | Stockpile-Mining |
| Product A | Name of a product coal stockpile | Stockpile-Product |
| TLO Bin 1 | Name of a train load-out hopper | Stockpile-Product |
| T31050 | Name of a train consignment | Train |
| NC1 South | Name of a port stockpile | Port |
| HVW Waste 1 | Name of a waste collection bin | Buildings and Geographical |
Locations are also mapped to external system location definitions in the locationScadaSystemMappings table. The location names will need to be drawn from individual site mine plans and coal chain process flow definitions.
Location Types are utilised as part of reporting and form a link to ‘locations’ in a “1 to many” (1:M) relationship. Locations Types are stored in the table dbo.locationTypes and are associated with individual
sites by the dbo.siteLocationTypes table.Locations Types are stored in the table dbo.locationTypes and are associated with individual sites by the dbo.siteLocationTypes table.
Adding or Editing a Location
To Create a New Location:
- Select the Data Administration tab
- Select Locations / Materials
- Select Manage Locations
- Select New
- Enter the required Details
- Select Save
- The New location will now be created
To Edit a Location:
- Select a location record from the existing list
- Modify using the Details tab
- Select Save
Deleting a Mining Location
If a mining location is no longer being worked at your site, uncheck the Active check box to deactivate the mining location, which will remove it from being available in the drop down lists for selection, e.g. Process Activities. The Mining Location is not permanently deleted, as all data must be retained in Corvus for historical reporting purposed, but it will no longer be visible, unless it is re-activated.
- Select the Location from the locations displayed
- Untick the Active check box
- Select Save
