An open cut mine includes an area to be mined bounded by a perimeter. The area to be mined includes (a) a manned zone within the perimeter in which manned resources operate to the exclusion of unmanned resources, (b) an unmanned zone within the perimeter in which unmanned resources operate to the exclusion of manned resources, (c) a first manned resource access location in the perimeter including a roadway through which manned resources move into and from the manned zone, and (d) a separate second unmanned resource access location in the perimeter including a roadway through which unmanned resources move into and from the unmanned zone.

The invention relates to a milling machine having a replaceable milling drum, different types of milling drums being capable of being associated with the milling machine; and having a control unit for controlling the milling machine, machine parameters of the milling machine being settable by way of the control unit. Provision is made that the milling machine has associated with it at least one means that is designed to detect at least one characteristic feature of the milling drum; that the at least one means is connected to the control unit; and that the control unit is designed to specify for at least one machine parameter, indirectly or directly from the characteristic feature, a value to be set, and/or a setting range. The invention further relates to a corresponding milling drum and to a corresponding method. The milling machine, milling drum, and method allow the selection of machine parameters for operation of the milling machine to be simplified.

The invention relates to a milling machine having a replaceable milling drum, different types of milling drums being capable of being associated with the milling machine; and having a control unit for controlling the milling machine, machine parameters of the milling machine being settable by way of the control unit. Provision is made that the milling machine has associated with it at least one means that is designed to detect at least one characteristic feature of the milling drum; that the at least one means is connected to the control unit; and that the control unit is designed to specify for at least one machine parameter, indirectly or directly from the characteristic feature, a value to be set, and/or a setting range. The invention further relates to a corresponding milling drum and to a corresponding method. The milling machine, milling drum, and method allow the selection of machine parameters for operation of the milling machine to be simplified.

A method for providing a mining work machine at a work site with production control information, the method including: assigning, on the basis of overall production management information of the work site, the mining work machine with production control information, defining tasks to be performed by the work machine; downloading the control information to a mobile terminal from one or more downloading points associated with a production management system, the mobile terminal and the one or more downloading points including an application for mutually synchronizing desired control information; providing the mobile terminal in a vicinity of the mining work machine, the mining work machine further having an application for mutually synchronizing desired control information; performing an authentication between the mobile terminal and the mining work machine; selecting the control information to be downloaded to the mining work machine; and downloading the selected control information to the mining work machine wirelessly.

The present application comprises a system for controlling a plurality of autonomous vehicles on a mine site, the system comprising: a centralized platform configured to store an inventory list of vehicles travelling on the mine site and comprising a first communication interface configured to communicate missions to the vehicles; a plurality of autonomous vehicles, the autonomous vehicles comprising: a first communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with the centralized platform for receiving a predetermined mission, a trajectory control system configured to autonomously control the autonomous vehicle according to the predetermined mission; and at least one portable device, the portable device comprising a second communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a second communication interface of the plurality of vehicles from the mine site.

The invention relates to a milling machine having a replaceable milling drum, different types of milling drums being capable of being associated with the milling machine; and having a control unit for controlling the milling machine, machine parameters of the milling machine being settable by way of the control unit. Provision is made that the milling machine has associated with it at least one means that is designed to detect at least one characteristic feature of the milling drum; that the at least one means is connected to the control unit; and that the control unit is designed to specify for at least one machine parameter, indirectly or directly from the characteristic feature, a value to be set, and/or a setting range. The invention further relates to a corresponding milling drum and to a corresponding method. The milling machine, milling drum, and method allow the selection of machine parameters for operation of the milling machine to be simplified.

The invention relates to a milling machine having a replaceable milling drum, different types of milling drums being capable of being associated with the milling machine; and having a control unit for controlling the milling machine, machine parameters of the milling machine being settable by way of the control unit. Provision is made that the milling machine has associated with it at least one means that is designed to detect at least one characteristic feature of the milling drum; that the at least one means is connected to the control unit; and that the control unit is designed to specify for at least one machine parameter, indirectly or directly from the characteristic feature, a value to be set, and/or a setting range. The invention further relates to a corresponding milling drum and to a corresponding method. The milling machine, milling drum, and method allow the selection of machine parameters for operation of the milling machine to be simplified.

An improved long range coil and driver assembly for a magnetic field generator wherein the driver and coil generate a large magnetic field is provided. The coil and driver assembly includes a source impedance control network which includes a plurality of pairs of resistors and amorphous noise suppression devices, and a coil that utilizes a unique basket weave winding pattern to reduce the effect of the back EMF from one wire on the adjoining wires, thereby reducing the impedance of the coil. The reduced impedance and improved impedance control increases the current that can flow creating a larger field.

Invention relates to the mining industry and may be used for magmatic lava extraction and lifting to the surface for further processing. The disclosed method comprises using a carrier pipe for lava lifting and a smaller diameter pipe for injection of an incombustible gas, wherein the pipes are connected via a disperser. The carrier pipe and the disperser have a plurality of holes of various diameters to ensure efficient lava saturation by gas. The dispenser is preferably designed as cowl concentrically wrapped around carrier pipe. The effect of lava lifting through the carrier pipe is achieved via repetitive lowering and lifting motions of the carrier pipe with simultaneous lava saturation with the gas inside the carrier pipe, which lowers the lava viscosity. After stabilization of the flow velocity of the gas-saturated lava from the carrier pipe, the lava lifting process is changed to lava collection conditions.

Invention relates to the mining industry and may be used for magmatic lava extraction and lifting to the surface for further processing. The disclosed method comprises using a carrier pipe for lava lifting and a smaller diameter pipe for injection of an incombustible gas, wherein the pipes are connected via a disperser. The carrier pipe and the disperser have a plurality of holes of various diameters to ensure efficient lava saturation by gas. The dispenser is preferably designed as cowl concentrically wrapped around carrier pipe. The effect of lava lifting through the carrier pipe is achieved via repetitive lowering and lifting motions of the carrier pipe with simultaneous lava saturation with the gas inside the carrier pipe, which lowers the lava viscosity. After stabilization of the flow velocity of the gas-saturated lava from the carrier pipe, the lava lifting process is changed to lava collection conditions.