💬 Ask a Geology Expert: AMA with Carly Thorpe (May 25–29)
We’re excited to host a special Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Carly Thorpe, Senior Technical Lead – Geology at Seequent, running from May 25 to May 29.
If you’ve ever had questions around workflows, modelling, or real-world challenges in mining and exploration - this is a great opportunity to ask and learn from an expert.
Topics Carly can help with:
- Mine geology
- Exploration
- Drillhole planning
- Geological modelling
- Estimation
- Leapfrog & Central workflows
How it works:
- Drop your question in the comments below ahead of time (one question per comment works best)
- Carly will review questions and start answering from May 25
- Throughout the week, responses will be shared as grouped answers, covering a few questions at a time
Whether you’re troubleshooting something specific or just curious how others approach similar challenges - feel free to jump in.
Looking forward to your questions in the comments below this thread!
Comments
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Dear All,
I would appreciate your advice regarding an issue I am encountering during geological modeling in Leapfrog.
I first created a broader geological model using the deposit option to model the main lithological units, including soil, combined sand, primary kaolin, and debris. Following this, I created a more detailed geological model within the combined sand unit using the vein option to model internal lithologies, including sandy loam, clay, silicate horizon, secondary kaolin, and sand top.
To constrain the second model spatially, I used the combined sand volume from the first model as the lateral extent. However, when applying this restriction, the modeling process fails and returns the following error:
“Volume cutter error: The cutting mesh failed to completely cut the volume or contains holes or bad triangles. [error_tag=incomplete-cut, context=VeinBlock.VolumeCutter]”
I have checked the inputs and geometry as much as possible on my side, but I would appreciate any advice on what may be causing this issue or how best to resolve it.
Kind regards,
Oktay
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Hi Carly,
Question about how I could roll out Mx deposit for a new mine geology department. Any resources for understanding the capabilities and how it works for entering and managing muck, chip/channel, and test hole data. What kind of data viewing interface and reporting options are available? Another thing would be the integration of a large set of legacy data.
Cheers,
Carey
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