Types of Data Supported by Micromine Origin & Beyond – Origin & Beyond Quick Articles

Micromine Origin and Beyond supports an array of data files, importable from various software (both specific to mining and general e.g. the Microsoft Suite, AutoCAD, GIS, etc.).

File type

Description

Command

Text

Extensions available:

CSV files (*.csv)

e.g. Assay results

File| Import| Text

File| Text

File| Import| Text (for importing multiple files at once)

Image

Extensions available:

ECW (*.ecw)
MrSID (*.sid)
JPEG2000 (*.j2k, *.jp2, *.jpc, *.jpx)
Virtual Raster (*.vrt)
JPEG (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.jfif, *.jpe)
PNG (*.png)
TIFF (*.tif, *.tiff)
Band Interleaved (*.bil, *.bip, *.bsq)
GIF (*.gif)
Windows Bitmap (*.bmp)
Enhanced Metafile (*.emf)
Arc/Info ASCII Grid (*.asc)
Arc/Info Binary Grid (*.adf)
ESRI .hdr Labelled (*.bil, *.flt)
ERMapper (*.ers)
Golden Software ASCII/Binary/Surfer 7 Binary Grid (*.grd)
Grid eXchange File (*.gxf)
USGS SDTS DEM (*.ddf)
USGS ASCII DEM/CDED (*.dem)
ASCII Gridded XYZ (*.xyz)
SRTM HGT (*.hgt)
GeoTIFF (*.tif, *.tiff)
Minex Grid (*.grid)
Carlson Grid (*.grd)
Vulcan Grid (*.00g)
WMS.WMTS Image File (*.mmwms, *.mmwmts)
XYZ Image File (*.mmxyz)

e.g. Raster images

File| Image | Image Georeference

CAD

Extensions available:

AutoCAD DWG (*.dwg)
AutoCAD DXF (*.dxf)
AutoCAD DXB (*.dxb)
AutoCAD DWF (*.dwf)
Microstation Design (*.dgn)

e.g. Survey files

Files| Import| CAD Import

Spreadsheet

Extensions available:

Excel Worksheets (*.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb, *.xls)
Excel Workbooks (*.xls, *.xlsx)
Excel Macro-Enabled Workbooks (*.xlsm)
Excel Binary Workbooks (*.xlsb)

e.g. Assay results

Files| Excel

Files| Import| MS Excel Import

Files| Import| MS Excel file (via ODBC)

Database stored-files

Extensions available:

ODBC (*.dsn)
dBase3 (*.dbf)
Microsoft Access (*.accdb)

e.g. Assay files stored in a database

Files| Import| ODBC Import

Files| Import| dBase3 Import
Files| Import| MS Access Import

Object/String

Extensions available:

Datamine Binary (*.dm)
Datamine Text (*.*)
Open Mining Format (*.omf)
Surpac (*.str)
Vulcan Archive (*.arch_d)
Deswick DUF File (*.duf)
Deswick DCF File (*.dcf)
Deswick VDCL File (*.vdcl)

e.g. Drillholes and other spatial objects

Files| Import| Strings

Files| Import| Datamine Binary Import

Files| Import| Deswick Import

Point Data

Extensions available:

IoGAS (*.gas)
PLY points (*.ply)
LAS/LAZ (*.las, *.laz)
Leica Cyclone (*.pts), *.ptx)
E57 (*.e57)

e.g. Surfaces, Downhole

Files| Import| ioGAS Import

Files| Import| Point Cloud
Files| Import| LAS (Downhole) Import

Wireframe

Extensions available:

AutoCAD DWG (*.dwg)
AutoCAD DXF (*.dxf)
AutoCAD DXB (*.dxb)
Microstation Design (*.dgn)
Vulcan (*.00t)
ASCII (*.*)
Surpac (*.dtm)
Datamine Text(*.tr)
Datamine Binary (*.tr.dm)
PLY (*.ply)
Adam Technology RAW (*.raw)
Open Mining Format (*.omf)
Wavefront Object (*.obj)
Collada (*.dae)
Blender 3D (*.blend)
3ds Max 3DS (*.3ds)
3ds Max ASE (*.ase)
Autodesk (*.fbx)
Stereolithography (*.stl)
Leapfrog Mesh (*.msh)
GOCAD TSurf (*.ts)
MIRCOMINE

e.g. Solids (including existing resource models)

Files| Import| Wireframes

Grids

Extensions available:

Arc/Info ASCII Grid (*.asc)
Arc/Info Binary Grid (*.adf)
ESRI .hdr Labelled (*.bil, *.flt)
ERMapper (*.ers)
Golden Software ASCII/Binary/Surfer 7 Binary Grid (*.grd)
Grid eXchange File (*.gxf)
USGS SDTS DEM (*.ddf)
USGS ASCII DEM/CDED (*.dem)
ASCII Gridded XYZ (*.xyz)
SRTM HGT (*.hgt)
GeoTIFF (*.tif, *.tiff)
Minex Grid (*.grid)
Carlson Grid (*.grd)
Vulcan Grid (*.00g)

e.g. Surfaces and Shells

Files| Import| Grid (Raster) Data Import

Block Model

Extensions available:

Vulcan Binary (*.bmf)
Surpac Binary (*.mdl)
Surpac Text (*.*)
Surpac FBM (*.fbm)
Datamine Text(*.*)
Datamine Binary(*.dm)
Open Mining Format (*.omf)
UBC Mesh (*.*)

e.g. Solids (Block Models)

Files| Import| Block Model Import

Seismic Data

Extensions available:

SEG-Y (*.sgy, *.segy)

e.g. Seismic Data

Files| Import| 3D Seismic (SEG-Y) Import

Vector/ GIS

Extensions available:

ArcView Files (*.shp)
Arc/Info Binary Coverage Files (*.adf)
Arc/Info .E00 (ASCII) Coverage Files (*.e00)
AutoCAD Files (*.dwg, *.dxf)
Comma Separated Value Files (*.csv)
Esri File Geodatabase (*.gdb)
GML Files (*.gml)
GMT Files (*.gmt)
GPSTrackerMaker Files (*.gtm, *.gtz)
GeoPackage Files (*.gpkg)
GPX Files (*.gpx)
KML Files (*.kml, *.kmz)
MapGIS Files (*.wt, *.wat, *.wl, *.wal, *.wap)
MapInfo Files (*.tab, *.mif)
Microstations Files (*.dgn)
SpatiaLite Databases (*.sqlite)
DEM Files (*.dem)

e.g. Meshes and other vector data files

Files| Import| Vector (GIS/GPS) Import

Files| Import| MapGIS Points Import

Files| Import| MapGIS Lines Import

Files| Import| DEM (China) Import

Mine Planning

Extensions available:

Deswick (*.duf, *.dcf, *.vdcl)
IREDES XML Drillhole data (*.xml)

e.g. Drillhole, Blas and Pit design files

Files| Import| Deswick Import

Mining| Production| Ring Design| Import from IREDES

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