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.

The invention relates to a method for mining and processing of an ore. The method comprises at least one mobile comminution device (26) comprising at least one mobile crusher unit and at least one mobile grinding unit located proximate to an ore body that is being mined (20), fragmented ore (22) from the ore body is comminuted in the mobile comminution device (26) to a size which can be readily pumped (28) without the use of special carrier fluids, preferably to a particle size p50 in the range between 0.05 to 1 mm and the comminuted ore is combined with water to form a slurry.

Systems and methods for monitoring extraction height and volume of material extracted for a mining machine. The method includes operating the machine using a shearing motion at a plurality of cut locations. The method includes receiving boom height data and power consumption data. The method includes determining a cut start time. The method includes determining whether a relocation has occurred. The method includes, when the relocation has occurred: determining a cut end time. The method includes storing, in a memory, the cut start and end time, and the boom height and power consumption data. The method includes adjusting the operation of the mining machine based on the cut start and end time, and the boom height and power consumption data for at least one of the cut locations.

Systems and methods for monitoring extraction height and volume of material extracted for a mining machine. The method includes operating the machine using a shearing motion at a plurality of cut locations. The method includes receiving boom height data and power consumption data. The method includes determining a cut start time. The method includes determining whether a relocation has occurred. The method includes, when the relocation has occurred: determining a cut end time. The method includes storing, in a memory, the cut start and end time, and the boom height and power consumption data. The method includes adjusting the operation of the mining machine based on the cut start and end time, and the boom height and power consumption data for at least one of the cut locations.

Methods and systems for efficiently operating haulers of varying sizes for transporting mined material at a mine site. The haulers can include right-sized haul trucks (RSATs). Methods and systems for efficiently using containers for mined material, including loading, handling and transporting mined material within a mine or from a mine. The containers can be carried on haulers such as movable units and moving units.

The disclosure provides a method that comprises the combination of two processes: Mine Planning and Network Planning. The fusion of these two processes can reduce the operation costs of a mine, enable the installation of a cheaper wireless network, and provide a higher quality and coverage that better meet the operation needs of the mine.

The disclosure provides a method that comprises the combination of two processes: Mine Planning and Network Planning. The fusion of these two processes can reduce the operation costs of a mine, enable the installation of a cheaper wireless network, and provide a higher quality and coverage that better meet the operation needs of the mine.

A method for mining using a laser to cause spalling includes the steps of generating and delivering a laser beam to a work surface of a geological strata having a sought after mineral to be removed from the stratum; moving the laser beam about three perpendicular axes so that a focal point of the laser beam moves across the working surface and rapidly increases the surface temperature of the working surface; providing a source of a cooling media, and delivering the cooling media to the working surface so as to rapidly cool the working surface subsequent to the rapid surface temperature increase generated by the laser beam so as to effect a fracturing of the working surface and to generate a plurality of chips from the working surface; and removing the chips spalled from the working surface.

A method for mining using a laser to cause spalling includes the steps of generating and delivering a laser beam to a work surface of a geological strata having a sought after mineral to be removed from the stratum; moving the laser beam about three perpendicular axes so that a focal point of the laser beam moves across the working surface and rapidly increases the surface temperature of the working surface; providing a source of a cooling media, and delivering the cooling media to the working surface so as to rapidly cool the working surface subsequent to the rapid surface temperature increase generated by the laser beam so as to effect a fracturing of the working surface and to generate a plurality of chips from the working surface; and removing the chips spalled from the working surface.