Geometry
Catch width, face angle, crest and toe deviation.
Worked example
See what BenchOps looks like.
See how BenchOps stitches every data layer onto the same bench.
01 Geometry
Every metre along the bench, measured.
Engineers digitise the toe and crest on the as-built surface. BenchOps then calculates:
- Catch bench width
- Bench face angle
- Crest and toe deviation
The question shifts from "did we mine to design?" to "where did performance deviate?"
02 Face condition
Inspect post-blast, score the wall.
Complete the face inspection on a tablet in the field. BenchOps pins each score (open joints, loose material, half-barrels, smooth face) to the same geometry, then aggregates it with the design score per bench.
03 Context: blasting
Blasting.
Import blast holes and tag each by blast type. Show results against compliance to see where blast design might be influencing the wall result.
Toe and crest deviation bull’s-eye plots show the horizontal and vertical offset from design, so you can spot whether you’re systematically getting crest loss or toe flare.
Turn up to the blast review meeting with everything to hand instead of spending the morning collating it.
04 Context: geology
Geology drives bench performance.
Import the geological model. BenchOps compares bench performance by rock type so the question becomes specific: is the shortfall in the shale contact, the dyke, or somewhere else?
05 Consequence
Rockfall risk.
Compliance tells you what was built. Rockfall retention against target tells you what that means for the catch bench system.
BenchOps runs a 3D rockfall simulation on every signed-off section, automatically. So a 1 m crest loss isn’t just a tolerance number — it’s a measured drop in retention against target.
06 Trend
How is performance changing, and why?
Aggregate performance over time by wall, blast type and geological domain.
Compliance improves, walls track design: more ore, less waste, lower geotechnical risk and safer operations.