System and methods(s) of blended mine planning, design and processing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7925474
APP PUB NO 20060265342A1
SERIAL NO

10530846

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The present invention relates to the field of extracting resource(s) from a particular location. In particular, the present invention relates to the planning, design and processing related to a mine location in a manner based on enhancing the extraction of material considered of value, relative to the effort and/or time in extracting that material. The present application discloses, amongst other things, a method of and apparatus for determining the removal of material(s) from a location, determining the removal of material(s) of a differing relative value from a location, determining a schedule corresponding to a risk and/or return basis, determining aggregated block ordering for the extraction of material from a location, determining a schedule for extraction of dumps and determining a mine design.

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BHP BILLITON INNOVATION PTY LTD600 BOURKE STREET MELBOURNE VIC 3000 AUSTRALIA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Froyland, Gary Allan Kensington, AU 3 32
Menabde, Merab Cheltenham, AU 6 40

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