Scanning system for 3D mineralogy modelling
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1. A method of mining comprising:
- using a vehicle fitted with a scanning module to concurrently scan a bench face of a mine bench for both geometric and geological information;
processing the geological information to determine a geological classification;
fusing the geometric information and the geological classification to produce a model of the geometric and geological information including ore grade information of the bench face;
removing material from the bench; and
transporting removed material for processing, whereinat least one of said removing, transporting, and processing is performed at least partially dependent on assessment of the model in terms of the ore grade information.
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Abstract
A method of mining comprising: using a vehicle fitted with scanning module to scan a bench face of a mine bench for both geometric and geological information; making ore grade assessments of material at the bench face from the information provided by the bench face scan; removing material from the bench; and transporting removed material for processing. At least one of said removing, transporting, and processing is performed at least partially dependent on the ore grade assessments.
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1. A method of mining comprising:
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using a vehicle fitted with a scanning module to concurrently scan a bench face of a mine bench for both geometric and geological information; processing the geological information to determine a geological classification; fusing the geometric information and the geological classification to produce a model of the geometric and geological information including ore grade information of the bench face; removing material from the bench; and transporting removed material for processing, wherein at least one of said removing, transporting, and processing is performed at least partially dependent on assessment of the model in terms of the ore grade information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for exploiting a mine, comprising:
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a data processing station; and a vehicle capable of movement along a mine bench face and fitted with a scanning module, the scanning module operable to scan the bench face and concurrently generate both geometric and geological information relating to the bench face; and a transmitter for transmitting said geometric and geological information to the data processing station for; processing the geological information to determine a geological classification; fusing the geometric information and the geological classification to produce a model of the geometric and geological information including ore grade information of the bench face, and providing instructions that are at least partially dependent on assessment of the model in terms of the ore grade information for at least one of removing, transporting, and processing material from the bench face. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A data processing station comprising:
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a receiving module operable to receive geological and geographical data associated with a region of interest, the geological and geometric data having been scanned concurrently; a processing module operable to a) process the geological information to determine a geological classification, and to b) fuse the geometric information and the geological classification to produce a model of the geometric and geological information including ore grade information associated with a region of interest; and an instructing module operable to issue an excavation instruction dependent, at least in part, on assessment of the model in terms of the ore grade information.
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27. A non-transitory computer readable medium providing computer program code which when executed by a computer system causes the system to implement a method, comprising:
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providing instructions to a vehicle fitted with a scanning module to concurrently scan a bench face of a mine bench for both geometric and geological information; receiving scanned geometric and geological information; processing the geological information to determine a geological classification; fusing the geometric information and the geological classification to produce a model of the geometric and geological information including ore grade information of the bench face; and providing instructions for; removing material from the bench, and transporting removed material for processing, wherein at least one of said removing, transporting, and processing is performed at least partially dependent on assessment of the model in terms of the ore grade information.
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