Extracting mined ore, minerals or other materials using sensor-based sorting

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9958407
APP PUB NO 20160299091A1
SERIAL NO

15040991

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A method of analyzing minerals received within a mining shovel bucket includes collecting data associated with ore received in the bucket, where the bucket includes at least one active sensor, where the ore includes one or more mineral, and where the ore is within a field of the active sensor. The method further includes determining a content of the minerals using the data, transmitting information relating to the content of the minerals to a decision support system, and sorting or processing the ore based on an output of the decision support system. Collecting data associated with the ores may include generating source signals, applying the source signals to the active sensor, collecting a response from the active sensor, and comparing the response with a reference or threshold. Other features are disclosed.

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MINESENSE TECHNOLOGIES LTD8365 ONTARIO STREET #100 VANCOUVER V5X3E8

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bamber, Andrew Sherliker Vancouver, CA 20 261
Houlahan, Darcy James Vancouver, CA 5 76

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