Table 5 Precision comparison analysis table of closed shell model and block models.

From: Research on the method of determining the block size for an open-pit mine integrating mining parameters and shovel-truck’s operation efficiency

Model

Type

2021–2022

2022–2023

2023–2024

2024–2025

Closed shell block model

Coal B (× 104 t)

671.03

740.59

111.36

26.06

Coal 12 (× 104 t)

1687.17

2472.32

2154.03

2230.13

Coal 21 (× 104 t)

327.91

443.93

524.59

523.41

Coal 31 (× 104 t)

288.95

370.44

422.61

294.38

Total coal weight (× 104 t)

2975.06

4027.28

3212.58

3073.99

Total volume (× 104 m3)

15,439.96

21,503.69

13,832.54

13,476.78

Traditional regular block model

3 * 3 * 3

Coal B (× 104 t)

667.67

720.98

111.23

23.54

Coal 12 (× 104 t)

1690.06

2457.53

2199.36

2240.21

Coal 21 (× 104 t)

336.03

451.71

528.30

527.99

Coal 31 (× 104 t)

288.99

376.93

429.57

297.05

Total coal weight (× 104 t)

2982.75

4007.16

3268.45

3088.78

Total volume (× 104 m3)

15,493.19

21,637.85

13,851.31

13,507.72

6 * 6 * 6

Coal B (× 104 t)

657.39

761.48

112.33

25.43

Coal 12 (× 104 t)

1683.14

2449.95

2207.76

2264.79

Coal 21 (× 104 t)

334.25

444.67

516.50

532.62

Coal 31 (× 104 t)

279.07

378.70

436.50

321.79

Total coal weight (× 104 t)

2953.85

4034.79

3273.09

3144.63

Total volume (× 104 m3)

15,284.31

21,824.79

13,991.01

13,810.98

12 * 12 * 12

Coal B (× 104 t)

460.03

687.54

103.83

31.87

Coal 12 (× 104 t)

1703.61

2457.09

2308.76

2187.49

Coal 21 (× 104 t)

304.08

467.44

460.43

453.81

Coal 31 (× 104 t)

286.44

374.44

374.64

177.80

Total coal weight (× 104 t)

2754.16

3986.51

3247.66

2850.97

Total volume (× 104 m3)

15,273.27

21,967.20

13,860.98

13,625.80

Error (%)

3 * 3 * 3

Coal B

0.5013

2.6471

0.1174

9.6828

Coal 12

0.1717

0.5982

2.1046

0.4516

Coal 21

2.4778

1.7520

0.7069

0.8744

Coal 31

0.0111

1.7519

1.6465

0.9083

Total coal weight

0.2585

0.4997

1.7391

0.4814

Total volume

0.3447

0.6239

0.1357

0.2296

6 * 6 * 6

Coal B

2.0322

2.8207

0.8698

2.4247

Coal 12

0.2389

0.9047

2.4946

1.5538

Coal 21

1.9334

0.1653

1.5410

1.7589

Coal 31

3.4195

2.2279

3.2866

9.3134

Total coal weight

0.7129

0.1865

1.8835

2.2981

Total volume

1.0081

1.4932

1.1456

2.4798

12 * 12 * 12

Coal B

31.4446

7.1633

6.7579

22.2816

Coal 12

0.9744

0.6158

7.1835

1.9123

Coal 21

7.2666

5.2958

12.2304

13.2965

Coal 31

0.8702

1.0781

11.3518

39.6023

Total coal weight

7.4252

1.0124

1.0918

7.2549

Total volume

1.0796

2.1555

0.2056

1.1057