
Pit and blast outlines imported from DXF

Exclusion dome computed on the real topography
A circle applies the same distance in every direction, over ground that never is flat. On this deep blast, at the same 500 m radius, it covers 78 hectares where the dome intersected with the topography holds 36. It ties up twice the ground, and still falls short of the dome where the terrain drops away.
Estimates based on one open-pit operation. Actual gains depend on site context.