A measurement system 50 measures a grade of an excavated material generated from an underground tunnel including a plurality of mining points. The underground tunnel is constructed based on a mining plan of a mine planned based on primary grade data and primary position data corresponding to the primary grade data measured in a preliminary geological survey. The measurement system includes a measuring unit (grade measuring unit) 61 that measures the grade of the excavated material generated from the underground tunnel, a secondary grade data acquisition unit (grade data acquisition unit) 72 that acquires secondary grade data indicating the grade of the excavated material from the measuring unit 61, and a secondary position data acquisition unit (position data acquisition unit) 73 that acquires secondary position data corresponding to the secondary grade data.

A measurement system 50 measures a grade of an excavated material generated from an underground tunnel including a plurality of mining points. The underground tunnel is constructed based on a mining plan of a mine planned based on primary grade data and primary position data corresponding to the primary grade data measured in a preliminary geological survey. The measurement system includes a measuring unit (grade measuring unit) 61 that measures the grade of the excavated material generated from the underground tunnel, a secondary grade data acquisition unit (grade data acquisition unit) 72 that acquires secondary grade data indicating the grade of the excavated material from the measuring unit 61, and a secondary position data acquisition unit (position data acquisition unit) 73 that acquires secondary position data corresponding to the secondary grade data.

The present invention provides a mounting device and method of a tandem-type rock mass three-dimensional disturbance stress sensor, and the device is formed by sequentially connecting a head end unit, a plurality of repetitive units, and a tail end unit. This invention enables the accurate installation of multiple three-dimensional disturbance stress sensors within a single borehole without requiring full-hole grouting. As a result, the sensors can be mounted in a multi-point distributed arrangement within the same borehole. Adhesive fluid in a top adhesive cartridge is triggered through a head end triggering mechanism to bond a three-dimensional disturbance stress sensor in a first repetitive unit, and adhesive fluid in a corresponding first adhesive cartridge is triggered by using the first triggering mechanism to bond a three-dimensional disturbance stress sensor in a next repetitive unit, to ensure good coupling between the three-dimensional disturbance stress sensor and a rock mass.

An apparatus for excavating a tunnel includes a cutting wheel equipped with measuring modules of sensor means on its cutting wheel face in order to directly sample the consistency of the material present between the cutting wheel face and a tunnel face by recording different types of measured values characteristic of this.

The present invention relates to an integrated raise caving mining method for mining deposits in rock mass comprising: developing at least one raise (102,102a-f,202,302a-g,402a-e) in the rock mass (10), developing a drawbell (100,100a-c, 200a-g,300a-f,400a-e) in the rock mass (10), wherein at least a portion of the drawbell is excavated from the at least one raise (102,102a-f,202,302a-g,402a-e), initiating caving through undercutting, wherein at least a part of an undercut is created by gradually expanding the drawbell (100,100a-c, 200a-g,300a-f,400a-e) in upwards direction by excavation, developing at least two drawpoints (106,206,406) into the drawbell (100,100a-c, 200a-g,300a-f,400a-e), wherein the drawpoints (106) are developed from drifts (115,207,407) arranged on different levels and progressively drawing fragmented rock (101) from the at least one drawbell through the drawpoints (106,206,406). The present invention also relates to use of an integrated raise caving mining method for mining deposits. The present invention also relates to an integrated raise caving mining infrastructure, a machinery, a control system of an integrated raise caving mining infrastructure, and a data medium.

The present invention relates to an integrated raise caving mining method for mining deposits in rock mass comprising: developing at least one raise (102,102a-f,202,302a-g,402a-e) in the rock mass (10), developing a drawbell (100,100a-c, 200a-g,300a-f,400a-e) in the rock mass (10), wherein at least a portion of the drawbell is excavated from the at least one raise (102,102a-f,202,302a-g,402a-e), initiating caving through undercutting, wherein at least a part of an undercut is created by gradually expanding the drawbell (100,100a-c, 200a-g,300a-f,400a-e) in upwards direction by excavation, developing at least two drawpoints (106,206,406) into the drawbell (100,100a-c, 200a-g,300a-f,400a-e), wherein the drawpoints (106) are developed from drifts (115,207,407) arranged on different levels and progressively drawing fragmented rock (101) from the at least one drawbell through the drawpoints (106,206,406). The present invention also relates to use of an integrated raise caving mining method for mining deposits. The present invention also relates to an integrated raise caving mining infrastructure, a machinery, a control system of an integrated raise caving mining infrastructure, and a data medium.

The invention relates to methods for determining a soil class, in which an earth borehole is introduced into the ground by means of a ground drilling device with a drill head, wherein a parameter of the ground drilling device and/or an operational parameter of the ground drilling device is assessed during the determination of which soil class is involved.

A method of analysing ore, wherein the method includes, during excavation, scanning/sensing ore, by using a sensor. The sensor is located at a position which is (i) spaced from a bucket/shovel of an excavator and (ii) operatively higher relative to the bucket/shovel. The sensor is also directed towards the bucket/shovel, so that the sensor can scan/sense operatively downwardly towards/into the bucket/shovel. The sensor may be secured to, or mounted on, an excavator at a position which is spaced from a bucket/shovel of the excavator.

A method of analysing ore, wherein the method includes, during excavation, scanning/sensing ore, by using a sensor. The sensor is located at a position which is (i) spaced from a bucket/shovel of an excavator and (ii) operatively higher relative to the bucket/shovel. The sensor is also directed towards the bucket/shovel, so that the sensor can scan/sense operatively downwardly towards/into the bucket/shovel. The sensor may be secured to, or mounted on, an excavator at a position which is spaced from a bucket/shovel of the excavator.

Method performed by a system for determining one or more parameters to use for drilling a subsequent hole in a rock to approach a target, wherein the target is related to a subsequent blasting of the rock. The system drills a first hole in the rock. The system collects data relating to the rock, which data is collected from a drill rig during drilling of a first hole in the rock. The system determines at least one drilling parameter, based on the collected data of the rock. The system drills a second hole in the rock using the at least one drilling parameter, thereby approaching the target.