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7931341 Narrow bench mining system  
A launch vehicle (10) is provided for a continuous mining system including modular conveyor units (U) that are connected together to form a conveyor train. The launch vehicle (10) includes a main...
7725232 Arrangement for monitoring the location of a mining vehicle in a mine  
A method and a system for monitoring the location of a mining vehicle in a mine. The mine comprises a first and a second work area. At least one identifier (29) whose exact location is known is...
7717522 Conveyor segment, driving means and method for high wall mining  
The invention relates to a conveyor segment for use in a train of conveyor segments for high wall mining, comprising: conveyor means for transporting mined material from and to opposite adjacent...
7207632 Shield system for coal mining  
A mining system for remotely mining ores and minerals which protects against falling rock and allows evacuation of a miner and conveying system in the case of a cave in. A shield is advanced into a...
7080888 Dual nozzle hydro-demolition system  
A dual nozzle hydro-demolition system is mounted on a robot vehicle having a tower, with the robot vehicle and tower permitting the device to be positioned in any desired location on a vertical...
6926368 Method and apparatus for remote self-propelled conveying in mineral deposits  
A method and apparatus for the mining of material from a seam includes a mining apparatus and a self-propelled conveyor capable of advancing or retreating in the seam on its own power and an...
6672673 Ore pass inspection system  
The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for imaging and clearing an ore pass hang-up. The apparatus includes: a platform that is movable along generally a longitudinal direction of...
6616244 Method and arrangement for determining position of unmanned mining vehicles  
A method of determining the position of unmanned mining vehicles. According to the method, control marks are provided in the mine, for positioning mining vehicles in production use by means of a...
6296317 Vision-based motion sensor for mining machine control  
A mining machine having a position sensing and control apparatus is claimed. The mining machine has a vehicle body having forward and rearward ends and movable along a mine floor. A cutter head is...
6285925 Method and safety device for the remote-control of self-propelling working machines  
A soil compacting machine has a receiver unit that can receive control signals from a transmitter unit to a receiver unit. The transmitter unit can be operated by a user and is separate from the...
6122598 Measurement and display of load of excavating blasted ground  
This invention relates to a measuring and display system for loads applied upon digging blasted earth, which can contribute to accurate blasting. An operating direction of a bucket of an excavator...
6109699 Tow line equipped remote mining machine and method  
A method and apparatus for advancing cables and hoses to a remotely operated mining machine and retrieval of the machine in case of accident, and for remote haulage of material in a self-propelled...
5967616 Electrical control system for apparatus and method for continuous underground mining  
Apparatus for controlling the operation of an underground mining system including a continuous miner, a roof bolting machine, a tramming conveyor and a control cab operatively connected to the...
5871260 Mining ultra thin coal seams  
A continuous mining machine is provided for mining ultra thin coal seams, e.g. seams having a thickness of about 24 inches or less. A chassis supported by crawler tracks has a substantially...
5810447 Apparatus and method for continuous mining  
Apparatus for controlling the operation of a mining system including a continuous miner, a tramming conveyor and a load-out vehicle operatively connected to the tramming conveyor. The apparatus...
5782020 Method and equipment for simultaneous excavation and land refill with minimum operating labor  
An excavator with a wireless controlled hopper-spreader allows a single operator to strip off topsoil and spread the stripped off soil more or less evenly after a mineable substance such as gravel...
5709433 Apparatus for continuous mining  
Apparatus for controlling the operation of a mining system including a continuous miner, a tramming conveyor and a load-out vehicle operatively connected to the tramming conveyor. The apparatus...
5692807 Highwall mining apparatus  
An apparatus for mining aggregate material from a partially exposed seam adjacent a bench on a surface mine and which extends from the bench at an elevation and angle relative to the bench, The...
5299857 Removable hydraulic apparatus with electric control for multiple positioning hydraulic cylinders  
An attachment apparatus which can be detachably mounted to a self-propelled vehicle, such as a skid-steer front end loader. The apparatus includes a frame which can be attached to the lift arms of...
5295733 Fiber optic remote control system for a continuous miner and method of use  
A mining machine is controlled by a fiber optic controlled remote control system that includes one or more fiber optic cables that extend from a remote control station through a hose supplying...
5246274 Remote mining haulage system with self-advancing mobile tailpiece and method of operating same  
A haulage system and related process are provided for intermediate continuous conveying of coal or other mined minerals from the discharge of a continuous mining device to a distant point...
5161857 Teleoperated control system for underground room and pillar mining  
A teleoperated mining system is provided for remotely controlling the various machines involved with thin seam mining. A thin seam continuous miner located at a mining face includes a camera...
5110189 Redundant remote control system used on a continuous miner and method of using same  
A redundant remote control system for use on a continuous miner having a radio remote control system for the remote control of a continuous miner. The radio remote control system having switches, a...
5056655 Highwall miner with conveyor module  
Conveyor belt supporting modules associated with an endless conveyor belt assembly for conveying mined material from a mine bore to the mouth of the bore allows for necessary length of conveyor...
4980681 Direct view remote control method for workings machine and transmitter and receiver assembly for carrying out such method  
A direct view remote control method, and a corresponding transmitter and receiver assembly, for rapid and reliable transmission of simultaneous orders to a works machine such as for mines and...
4953915 Roof fall separating and removing apparatus and method for use in thin seam highwall mining  
A thin seam highwall mining machine has a cutter head for mining coal from a seam while advancing forwardly into a mined hole, a power head anchored to a bench at the surface, and multisection...
4952000 Method and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of highwall mining  
A highwall mining machine having a power head located on a bench adjacent the highwall and a cutter head operable to cut a mined hole into a coal seam when thrust forward by the cutter head through...
4934757 Control of mineral mining machines  
A coal wining plough in a longwall working employs adjustable floor cutters mounted on curved carriers displaced in guideways on the body of the plough. Wedges abut on the upper ends of the...
4898428 Power supply system for an underground mining machine  
A power supply system for a drum-cutter mining machine utilized in longwall mining operations. Three-phase electrical power is supplied to a rectifier circuit positioned remote from the mining...
4884847 Apparatus and method for mapping entry conditions in remote mining systems  
The method and apparatus for mapping mine excavation or tunnel entry conditions by mounting an array of sensors on a vehicle some of which provide knowledge of the vehicle location in the entry and...
4870697 Two-way communication system for winning machines in underground mining  
A two-way communication system for transmitting command signals to and receiving operating data from a winning machine utilized in underground mining operations. The system includes a send-receive...
4819273 Mining machine control system  
A mining machine and control system therefor for use in a possibly explosive environment, wherein the control system includes electronics within a flameproof enclosure communicating with controls...
4753484 Method for remote control of a coal shearer  
A method for remotely controlling the mechanical functions of a coal cutting machine's electrohydraulic system which utilizes a medium frequency remote control communication system and a coal-rock...
4708395 Remotely sensing of excavation cavity during mining  
Method and apparatus for hydraulically mining a location using a hydraulic monitor which has horizontal and vertical positionable control apparatus. The hydraulic monitor is connected to a source...
RE31622 Mining machine having rectangular thrust transmitting conveyor column  
A mining machine comprises a laterally elongated cutting head including ms for cutting an earth formation, a laterally elongated thrust transmitting column connected to and extending rearwardly...
4407545 Mine system  
A mine system comprises at least one mining machine 4 adapted to haul itself, in a reciprocable manner, along a mineral face 3, and a control box 17 housing means to control the various electrical...
4403664 Earth boring machine and method  
An earth boring machine and method are disclosed. An above-ground reference line, such as a laser beam, is established for a hole to be bored. The direction of the reference line is detected. The...
4368924 Driving shield  
A driving shield having a shield shell and a transverse wall for defining a work chamber, and a removal arm pivotally journalled on the transverse wall. The removal arm has a removal tool for...
4367900 Mineral mining installation with electronic control  
A shearer-type mineral winning machine has three-phase a.c. motors on its main body for driving cutting drums and for propelling the machine along a mineral face. The frequency of the a.c. power...
4363519 Continuous mining machine  
A mining machine for performing a continuous mining operation in hard rock. The operating portions of the machine are mounted on substantial deck sections hingedly connected to each other to...
4323280 Remote controlled high wall coal mining system  
A high wall mining system including a continuous mining machine, a remote control station outwardly of the high wall from which extend electric cables wound on cable reels which extend to the...
4288125 Mining apparatus having an improved coupling assembly  
A mining apparatus for excavating material from an earth formation having a miner which is removably connectable to a carrier by a coupling assembly, the mining apparatus including other carriers...
4281876 Televised remote control system of a continuous mining machine  
A method of recovering particulate material from a seam of such material within the earth bounded above and below by different material which comprises the steps of positioning in mining relation...
4262964 System for detecting interfaces between mineral seams and the surrounding earth formations  
The present invention contemplates a system for detecting an interface between a mineral seam and the surrounding earth formation utilizing a radiation source and a radiation receiver mounted on a...
4192551 Remote control system for mining machines  
An intrinsically safe system controls all miner hydraulic and electrical functions from a hand held miner remote control pendant. Pendant control devices provide on/off control signals to...
4172615 Roof bolting apparatus  
The novel apparatus comprises a first, power unit module of limited mobility and a second, bolter unit which is flexibly and disengageably coupled to the first unit by means of an umbilical line....
4167290 Shield type hydraulic tunnel boring machine  
A shield type hydraulic tunnel boring machine having means for detecting an occurrence of excess excavation due to accidental collapse in tunnel face ground apt to occur during tunnel boring works...
4090736 Detachable cab construction for mining machines  
A mining machine is provided which incorporates a detachable cab construction. The mining machine includes a clamping mechanism including a pair of a clamping hook assemblies for releasably...
4053182 Mining method and apparatus  
A shaft is formed from ground level downwardly to a subterranean seam of coal or other solids following preliminary survey procedures to locate the seam and establish its dimensions. A passage is...
4023862 Hydraulic mining and transportation of coal using hot oil under pressure  
The method of mining coal entails the use of crude petroleum under high pressure together with elevated temperatures in hydraulic fashion to produce a hybrid oil-coal fuel. A powerful stream of oil...
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