61 patents
Utility
System and Method for Assigning a Haul Truck Dump to a Location
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Luciano Kiniti Issoe, Tianfang Ni, Luke Gerdes, Dana Geislinger, Travis Gaddie, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Muneeb Alam, Steven Chad Richardson, Akaash Sanyal, Raquel Crossman, Cory A. Demieville, Robyn Freeman, Oleksandr Klesov
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
System and Method for Determining Lift Heights of a Stockpile
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Dana Geislinger, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Akaash Sanyal, Robyn Freeman, Travis Gaddie, Muneeb Alam, Steven Chad Richardson, Raquel Crossman, Tianfang Ni, Cory A. Demieville, Luke Gerdes, Oleksandr Klesov, Luciano Kiniti Issoe
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
System and Method for Determining a Location of Ore In a Stockpile
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Cory A. Demieville, Dana Geislinger, Travis Gaddie, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Muneeb Alam, Steven Chad Richardson, Akaash Sanyal, Raquel Crossman, Tianfang Ni, Luke Gerdes, Robyn Freeman, Oleksandr Klesov, Luciano Kiniti Issoe
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
System and Method for Determining Changes to a Heat Profile of a Stockpile
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Steven Chad Richardson, Robyn Freeman, Luke Gerdes, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Dana Geislinger, Akaash Sanyal, Travis Gaddie, Muneeb Alam, Raquel Crossman, Tianfang Ni, Cory A. Demieville, Oleksandr Klesov, Luciano Kiniti Issoe
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
System and Method for Determining Locations for Recoverable Mineral In a Stockpile
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Luciano Kiniti Issoe, Tianfang Ni, Oleksandr Klesov, Luke Gerdes, Raquel Crossman, Muneeb Alam, Dana Geislinger, Travis Gaddie, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Steven Chad Richardson, Akaash Sanyal, Cory A. Demieville, Robyn Freeman
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
System and Method for Adjusting Leaching Operations Based on Leach Analytic Data
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Dana Geislinger, Travis Gaddie, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Muneeb Alam, Steven Chad Richardson, Akaash Sanyal, Raquel Crossman, Tianfang Ni, Cory A. Demieville, Luke Gerdes, Robyn Freeman, Oleksandr Klesov, Luciano Kiniti Issoe
Filed: 25 Apr 23
Utility
System and Method for Adjusting Leaching Operations Based on Leach Analytic Data
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Dana Geislinger, Travis Gaddie, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Muneeb Alam, Steven Chad Richardson, Akaash Sanyal, Raquel Crossman, Tianfang Ni, Cory A. Demieville, Luke Gerdes, Robyn Freeman, Oleksandr Klesov, Luciano Kiniti Issoe
Filed: 25 Apr 23
Utility
System and Method for Activating Deep Raffinate Injection Based on Leach Analytic Data
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Dana Geislinger, Travis Gaddie, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Muneeb Alam, Steven Chad Richardson, Akaash Sanyal, Raquel Crossman, Tianfang Ni, Cory A. Demieville, Luke Gerdes, Robyn Freeman, Oleksandr Klesov, Luciano Kiniti Issoe
Filed: 22 Jun 23
Utility
System and Method for Determining Estimated Remaining Mineral In a Stockpile
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Oleksandr Klesov, Luke Gerdes, Dana Geislinger, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Robyn Freeman, Akaash Sanyal, Muneeb Alam, Raquel Crossman, Travis Gaddie, Steven Chad Richardson, Tianfang Ni, Cory A. Demieville, Luciano Kiniti Issoe
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
System and Method for Determining a Dump Location for a Vehicle
28 Dec 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Travis Gaddie, Dana Geislinger, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Luciano Kiniti Issoe, Tianfang Ni, Muneeb Alam, Luke Gerdes, Oleksandr Klesov, Steven Chad Richardson, Akaash Sanyal, Raquel Crossman, Cory A. Demieville, Robyn Freeman
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
Methods and systems for deploying equipment required to meet defined production targets
19 Dec 23
Methods and systems determine at least one production constraint for a material loading system and a material processing system; estimate an effect of entropy on a cycle time of a material conveying system to produce a future cycle time estimate; estimate an effect of entropy on a material processing time to produce a future material processing time estimate; predict whether a delay will occur during the operation of the material loading, material conveying, and material processing systems; estimate a duration of the predicted delay; determine a loading system capacity and a conveying system capacity required to meet the defined production target based on the production constraint and estimates of the future cycle time, the future material processing time, and the duration of the predicted delay; and deploy one or more material loading and conveying systems to meet the determined loading and conveying system capacities.
Mary Amelia Walker, Nicholas Hickson, Robert Catron, Brian Vaughan, Hung Jung Lu
Filed: 8 Dec 21
Utility
Methods and systems for deploying equipment required to meet defined production targets
5 Dec 23
Methods of deploying shovels and haul trucks to meet a defined production target may include: Determining at least one production constraint for a shovel and a material processing system; estimating an effect of entropy on a cycle time of the haul trucks to produce a future cycle time estimate; estimating an effect of entropy on a material processing time of the material processing system to produce a future material processing time estimate; predicting whether a delay will occur during the operation of the shovel, the haul trucks, and the material processing system; estimating a duration of the predicted delay; determining a number of shovels and a number of haul trucks required to meet the defined production target based on the determined production constraint, the future cycle time estimate, the future material processing time estimate, and the duration of the predicted delay; and deploying the determined number of shovels and the determined number of haul trucks.
Mary Amelia Walker, Nicholas Hickson, Robert Catron, Brian Vaughan, Hung Jung Lu
Filed: 8 Dec 21
Utility
System and method for adjusting leaching operations based on leach analytic data
21 Nov 23
The method may comprise receiving historical data (e.g., mineralogy data, irrigation data, raffinate data, heat data, lift height data, geographic data on ore placement and/or blower data); training a predictive model using the historical data to create a trained predictive model; adding future assumption data to the trained predictive model; running the forecast engine for a plurality of parameters to obtain forecast data for a mining production target; comparing the forecast data for the mining production target to the actual data for the mining production target; determining deviations between the forecast data and the actual data, based on the comparing; and changing each of the plurality of parameters from the forecast data to the actual data to determine a contribution to the deviations for each of the plurality of parameters.
Luciano Kiniti Issoe, Tianfang Ni, Oleksandr Klesov, Luke Gerdes, Raquel Crossman, Muneeb Alam, Dana Geislinger, Travis Gaddie, Margaret Alden Tinsley, Steven Chad Richardson, Akaash Sanyal, Cory A. Demieville, Robyn Freeman
Filed: 25 Apr 23
Utility
Acid mist suppression in copper electrowinning
7 Nov 23
A method of acid mist suppression in copper electrowinning is described.
Scot Philip Sandoval, Stanberg Lee Tallman, William Duane Sanders, Ephrem Lemlem Gebrehiwot, Aron Tyab
Filed: 7 Oct 22
Utility
Systems, devices and methods for improved efficiency of ball mills
3 Oct 23
A drum assembly for a ball mill system may comprise: a drum having a first flange extending axially forward from a first radial wall, a second flange extending axially aft from a second radial wall, and a cylinder shell extending axially from a first radially outer end of the first radial wall to a second radially outer end of the second radial wall; a frame coupled to the first flange; and an inlet liner coupled to the frame, the inlet liner comprising a plurality of inlet segments disposed circumferentially adjacent to each other, the inlet liner defining an inlet radius for the drum assembly.
Dale Coray
Filed: 13 Jan 22
Utility
Systems and Methods for Monitoring Metal Recovery Systems
20 Jul 23
Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.
John Warren Dean, JR., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
Filed: 21 Mar 23
Utility
Systems, Devices and Methods for Improved Efficiency of Ball Mills
13 Jul 23
A drum assembly for a ball mill system may comprise: a drum having a first flange extending axially forward from a first radial wall, a second flange extending axially aft from a second radial wall, and a cylinder shell extending axially from a first radially outer end of the first radial wall to a second radially outer end of the second radial wall; a frame coupled to the first flange; and an inlet liner coupled to the frame, the inlet liner comprising a plurality of inlet segments disposed circumferentially adjacent to each other, the inlet liner defining an inlet radius for the drum assembly.
Dale Coray
Filed: 13 Jan 22
Utility
Real-time correlation of sensed position data with terrestrial features
23 May 23
Methods and systems of correlating sensed position data with terrestrial features receive sensed position data from a position sensing system operatively associated with a moveable object; select a reduced set of snap point candidates from terrestrial data based on a sensed position point; choose a best snap point candidate from among the reduced set of snap point candidates based on a plurality of predictive variables and corresponding weighting factors for each snap point candidate in the reduced set of snap point candidates; and snap the sensed position point to the best snap point candidate to produce a snapped position point.
Mary Amelia Walker, Robert Catron, Brian Vaughan, Hung Jung Lu
Filed: 5 Jun 20
Utility
System and Method Including Multi-circuit Solution Extraction for Recovery of Metal Values from Metal-bearing Materials
4 May 23
The present disclosure relates to a metal recovery process comprising a solvent extraction process.
Jason M. Morgan, Barbara J. Savage, David G. Meadows, Wayne W. Hazen
Filed: 29 Dec 22
Utility
Systems and methods for monitoring metal recovery systems
2 May 23
Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.
John Warren Dean, Jr., Christopher Wooten, Chase Zenner
Filed: 29 Apr 22