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C-Master is designed to assist in managing drill hole data in an organized, efficient, and flexible manner. C-Master organizes your data into logical groupings based on the coordinates of the drill hole. You enter descriptive coordinate data for each drill hole, identifying its X and Y coordinates in latitude/longitude, Universal Transverse Mercator, or state plane (U.S. customers only). You can also enter company grid coordinates for your own locator system. Additional data that can closely identify the location of the drill hole can also be entered, as well as how the data was collected, the original source of the log (useful for consultants to separate client data), and methods used to enter lithologic data. These data, and more, form the header of the log.

For the drill hole record itself, entry of rock types can be either in plain text or in numeric code. C-Master uses the Ferm system of rock type identification, utilized extensively in the Eastern US for the coal industry. C-Master's flexibility accommodates other numbering schemes as well. Use of the Ferm coding scheme is required to use the strip log generation feature of C-Master. The lithologic record can be entered in decimal feet, feet-inches-fractions, or meters. The data entered can be either individual thickness, cumulative thickness ("down the hole"), or core barrel cumulative. In addition, any combination of the above measurement types can be mixed within a log. Additional data can be entered, if desired, to identify specific lithologic entities. These seams (or benches) can be used for data processing and specialized processing functions offered by C-Master.

Special processing of lithologic data is accommodated by a user defined project. This project contains one or more logs that can be subjected to a variety of user defined process steps. One such processing step is to determine if the overlaying material is of sufficient thickness to permit mining underneath it. Take the following example of processing lithologic records:

To determine roof characteristics, C-Master can be asked to identify a specific lithologic entry by its seam tag. Then, looking upward 5 feet determine the ratio of shale to other rock in that 5 foot interval as long as the individual shale thickness is greater than 5 inches. Up to three such intervals can be defined within a processing task.

Multiple processing tasks (called sub-projects) can be defined for any project.

The strip log generation mentioned earlier is an extremely powerful tool to perform correlation, prepare reports, or perform studies for mine planning activities. Strip logs are generated at any desired user scale, in English or Metric measure. Also, additional information available about the lithology being displayed is shown in the margin to assist the geologist. The strip log example shows the 5" width format. Other formats of 3.33" and 2.5" widths allows the maximum utilization of the print media. The DOS version of C-Master accommodates most popular dot matrix printers and a wide variety of HP compatible printers. Also, the strip log can be output in Autocad 10 format for manipulation. Contact CJD Software for specific printer support.

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