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WO/2002/030792A2
The present invention relates to an automated continuous haulage apparatus and method designed for use in underground environments. Each mobile bridge carrier (10) contains distance measurement (70) and angular position (74) means for de...  
WO/2002/022974A1
The invention relates to an installation carriage that can be displaced within a channel in order to facilitate the installation of cable supports on a channel wall and to automate installation as far as possible. Said installation carri...  
WO/2002/022388A1
A battery powered shuttle car (10) incorporates features and components that facilitate use and operation and effect efficient application in a mining environment. The shuttle car (10) incorporates at least one battery (20) that is secur...  
WO/2002/018749A1
An apparatus for installing a support assembly for a rock structure, the apparatus comprising a data collection means (30) for collecting rock data, being data relating to a rock structure to be supported, a transmitter (35) for transmit...  
WO/2001/086118A1
The invention relates to a device for guiding and operating a mining machine used in underground mining. Said device comprises a toothed rack, which is fastened to the lateral walls of the conveyor inner troughs (3) of a face conveyor (1...  
WO/2001/081211A1
The invention relates to a scraper chain conveyor for use in underground mining, especially in hard coal mining, comprised of interconnected profiled conveyor troughs (10), of conveyor chains (11), which are guided therein, of carriers (...  
WO/2001/078841A2
The invention relates to a pressure generation device with a pressure chamber (1), in which the medium to be pressurised is found and which is provided with exchangeable explosive material cartridges (12), for the purpose of pressure gen...  
WO/2001/077490A1
An apparatus (10) for obtaining dust samples from minerals in underground mines. The apparatus (10) is built on a motorized mobile carrier (14) and includes an onboard lab station (12). A power driven tool (68, 90), such as a rock saw (9...  
WO/2001/075271A1
A mine door system (10) including at least two doors (20 and 22) positioned in a mine passageway (14) in spaced relation forming an airlock (24). The doors (20 and 22) include at least one leaf (60A-D) movable between open and closed pos...  
WO/2001/069042A1
Devices and methods for excavating valuable materials, particularly oil sands or oil shale. The tunneling machine (100, 105) excavates the material (103) from underground. After excavation, the oil or bitumen is separated from the sand o...  
WO/2001/069041A1
The invention relates to a method of determining the position of unmanned mining vehicles. According to the method, positioning marks are provided in the mine, for positioning mining vehicles in production use by means of a marking devic...  
WO/2001/064556A1
A method of transporting slimes which includes the steps of adding a suspension agent to the slimes at least at a first location, transporting the slimes from the first location to a second location, and adding a dewatering agent to the ...  
WO/2001/063095A1
A mining apparatus dust collection component including a vessel to receive and circulate an airflow and an entrained particulate material; said vessel separating said particulate material from airflow by a centrifugal effect said vessel ...  
WO/2001/055557A1
The inventive method can be used for artificial aeration of open casts where metallic and non-metallic mineral ores are extracted. Said method comprises a cascade, multilevel disposition of ventilating installations and the mixing of fre...  
WO/2001/053658A2
The invention relates to a method and to devices used in the field of mining and in the production of underworkings. The aim of the invention is to maintain the primary state of stress of rock formations and to prevent rock bursts. Accor...  
WO/2001/031168A1
The invention relates to a method and arrangement for preventing the passage of preferably an unmanned mining vehicle. The invention is based on the idea of providing a mining vehicle, such as a loading vehicle, with a mast (7) arranged ...  
WO2000036275A9
A ventilation system for tunnels (1) comprising active ventilation components such as controllable fans (6, 7) and/or throttles, and a method for controlling same. The ventilation system which is to be used during the tunnel excavating p...  
WO/2001/009484A2
The invention relates to a device and an operations vehicle (18, 101), and methods for combating accidents in a driving area (4) of a tunnel (1, 102), comprising a device and measures for moving a mass of air, e.g. an air fan (124) or a ...  
WO/2000/075604A1
The invention relates to a method for measuring shifts in mountains according to which a borehole is bored into the mountain and means for measuring the shift are inserted into said borehole. At least one electrically conductive tube (2)...  
WO/2000/073626A1
A coated panel for use in constructing a mine stopping has a sandwich structure and comprises a panel of a lightweight material e.g. foamed polystyrene where opposite faces of the panel have a coating of a fire resistant material such as...  
WO/2000/060018A1
A method of suppressing dust in and around a mine in which a metal ore obtained from the mine is treated with a leach solution followed by a solvent extraction process, comprising wetting the dust with an aqueous composition comprising a...  
WO/2000/060214A1
The invention relates to a method for determining a previous state of stress in the area of a mountain range or soil. Said method comprises the following steps: applying a reference bit for a radial position, excavating a tunnel section,...  
WO/2000/055431A1
The invention relates to a guide system (20) placed along roadsides (13, 14), preferably in tunnels, that has guide elements and support bodies (30) which are anchored in the ground and which hold said guide elements. These guide element...  
WO/2000/051922A1
A method is provided for incorporating a foaming agent into mixtures of particulates and then forming a foam within the mixture to increase the flowability of the particulates. A method is also provided for excavating solid particulates,...  
WO/2000/031376A2
Improved method and system for accessing subterranean deposits from the surface that substantially eliminates or reduces the disadvantages and problems associated with previous systems and methods. In particular, the present invention pr...  
WO/2000/019063A1
The invention relates to apparatus (1) for closing off a space or an area, in the embodiment a passage comprising a device (3) adapted for mounting in the passage (2) and to be deployed against a boundary wall (4) of the passage whilst p...  
WO/2000/008305A1
The invention concerns a method of providing support and controlled ventilation in a mine working (10). In the method, inflatable bags (28, 30) are positioned adjacent one another in the mine working and are inflated so as to form mine s...  
WO/2000/005530A1
The invention relates to a device for supplying a consumer, which can be displaced alongside a compressed air line (1), with compressed air. According to the invention the compressed air line (1) presents a lateral slit (2) through which...  
WO/2000/005487A1
A cladding for a partially-overhanging substrate, such as a tunnel wall which comprises, in sequence from the tunnel wall, a drainage means, a sprayed polymeric membrane and a final layer of concrete. The cladding gives an effective clad...  
WO/1999/066212A2
The invention describes a regulating device for at least two working tools (2, 3) operated with a hydraulic fluid, more particularly, hydraulic oil (7), e.g. cutters (4), expanders (7) used in mining, etc. each of which includes a tool (...  
WO/1999/064723A1
The invention relates to a method and a device for extracting fumes and heat and for providing operational ventilation for traffic structures and enclosed traffic spaces. The inventive system for drawing off fumes and heat and for provid...  
WO/1999/062794A1
An installation for storing of natural gas or some other fluid comprises a lined underground storage space (10). Inside the rock wall (11) of the storage space there is a concrete layer (27) for supporting an inner impermeable lining lay...  
WO/1999/056258A1
A lightweight, self-contained, portable, intrinsically-safe warning device for providing warning to personnel of an unsafe condition is provided. This warning device is especially adapted for attachment to the roof of a mine to indicate ...  
WO/1999/056002A1
A cable line stopping for use in underground mining comprising a number of anchor bolts placed in a plane required to be sealed off, wire ropes attached to the anchor bolts, wire rope tensioning means and a mesh affixed to the wire ropes.  
WO/1999/056003A1
A system for real-time monitoring of the dynamic loading rate on support systems used in underground mines and other situations is provided. The load rate monitoring apparatus uses a programmable microcontroller to monitor and calculate ...  
WO/1999/046479A1
A ventilation system for mining or tunnelling apparatus is disclosed. The ventilation system has a feed system with two supply tubes. The ventilation system includes vehicles each having a ventilation duct with two inlets and a check val...  
WO/1999/041164A1
The invention relates to a method in operating a lined cavern provided for the storage of gas, such as natural gas, coming from a pipeline, in the form of gas. During filling of the cavern with gas to a nominal pressure, at least a porti...  
WO/1999/041488A1
A system for providing utilities and support infrastructure on a continuous basis from the surface to the cutting face of an underground operation. A flexible belt structure system incorporates water supply and discharge lines (102, 106)...  
WO/1999/030004A1
A roof monitoring safety system which is especially adapted for use in underground mines, especially underground stone mines, is provided. More specifically, this roof monitoring safety system can accurately and inexpensively gauge movem...  
WO/1999/024695A1
Transport apparatus suitable for use in mines, tunnels and the like, the apparatus including a primary transport device which includes a primary support rail having a remote section, a plurality of primary carriages which are movable alo...  
WO/1999/005052A1
A conveyor cart (10, 11) for a mining machine is made from readily available components, including conventional golf cart components, and has a maximum height of 20 inches or less (e.g. about 18 inches) so that it can be effectively util...  
WO/1999/002814A1
A self-contained underground drill rig (10). The rig (10) includes a vehicular drive system in the form of an endless belt tramming system (18) for locomotion of the drill rig (10) and a drilling drive system for driving a drilling machi...  
WO/1998/046859A1
A device (11) for sealing an opening in a mine, the device including at least two vertically aligned subchambers (17) having a substantially circular cross section, each subchamber being at least partially able to be filled with a filler.  
WO/1998/044237A1
The constructive solution of the system for absorption of the exhaust gases in tunnels for road traffic, according to picture 1, consists of the sprinklers (3 and 3a) where the sprinkled absorption liquid makes a protective curtain which...  
WO/1998/044235A1
The modular ladder assembly (20) is to be installed in upwardly inclined mine raises (10) having a peripheral wall (12) and upper and lower ends. The ladder assembly comprises a number of transverse cross-bars (24) transversely and relea...  
WO/1998/041733A1
A device (11) for sealing an opening against the flow of gas, the device having a plurality of zones (13) adapted to be at least partially filled with a non-flammable material, the device being able to pivotally attach to an upper perime...  
WO/1998/040607A1
A method and a system for facilitating rescuing work and evacuation of people from closed areas, such as tunnels and then in particular during fire with smoke emission. The most important feature is that the small amount of air is emitte...  
WO/1998/039555A1
A method for obtaining gas-sealing around rock chambers or rock storage chambers. Hydrates of petroleum gas are made in pores and cracks in the rock (11) around the rock chamber (1) with the aid of cooled water and a suitable gas mixture...  
WO/1998/039554A1
The invention relates to an advancing tailpiece (10) of a continuous belt conveyor (84) system used in the mining industry. The advancing tailpiece (10) is supported by telescopic booms (16, 18) extending from a support structure (14) ri...  
WO/1998/031920A1
A construction assembly (17) for use in a mine, including an expandable panel (10), fastening means (20) for securing the panel to a wall surface (19) of the mine; and filler (14) for expanding the panel, wherein the fastening means serv...  

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