Keeping Geology and Pit Control Aligned

In most operations, Geology and Pit Control are entering different views of the same activity. What matters is that the numbers reconcile before they feed reporting, stockpiles, grades, and royalties.

The Eclipse Ore Tally is designed to make that reconciliation straightforward and repeatable. Rather than relying on offline spreadsheets or ad-hoc conversations, the Ore Tally compares Geology haul data with Pit Control excavation data inside Eclipse, using a common set of attributes such as pit area, material, date, shift, truck type, and load counts.

Where the two sides don’t line up, the differences are obvious.

What the Ore Tally actually does

The Ore Tally groups production data from both sources and presents it side by side. Rows that match are left alone. Rows that don’t are flagged so they can be reviewed.

From there, users with the right access can drill into the underlying Pit Control record and adjust values such as:

  • Digger
  • Truck type
  • Destination
  • Material classification
  • Number of loads

The aim isn’t to “correct” one department with another, but to make it easy to bring both views into alignment before the data is used elsewhere in the system.

Designed to fit how a mine actually works

No two sites capture data in exactly the same way. In some operations, Geology records the excavator or digger. In others, they don’t. From a matching point of view, recording it helps — but it shouldn’t block reconciliation if that data isn’t available.

The Ore Tally logic is configurable - matching rules can be adjusted to include or exclude specific parameters depending on how a site operates. If a mine doesn’t record a particular field today, the tally can still work. If that field is added later, the logic can be tightened. That flexibility is deliberate, as it allows the tool to be adapted to existing workflows rather than forcing sites to change their processes just to make the software fit.

Why this matters

Once Geology and Pit Control are aligned:

  • Daily production numbers agree
  • MTD and EOM figures don’t need manual reconciliation
  • Stockpile balances are based on consistent inputs
  • Material classification
  • Downstream reporting is less fragile

The Ore Tally reduces the friction involved in keeping two systems in sync.

Built to be extended

The current implementation focuses on the fields that provide the most reliable matches across most sites.

Additional parameters, alternative grouping rules, or site-specific logic can be introduced where it adds value. The goal is always the same: make it easier to spot differences early and deal with them in the system, not after the fact. The Eclipse Ore Tally is less about reporting and more about keeping production data usable before it gets reported.

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