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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2022
Applicant:
The Mosaic Company, Plymouth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Roy W. Tivas, Regina, CA;
Erik Rasmussen, Yarbo, CA;
Assignee:
The Mosaic Company, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21C 35/08 (2006.01); E21B 3/00 (2006.01); E21C 35/24 (2006.01); E21C 41/20 (2006.01); E21C 41/22 (2006.01); E21F 13/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21C 35/08 (2013.01); E21B 3/00 (2013.01); E21C 35/24 (2013.01); E21C 41/20 (2013.01); E21C 41/22 (2013.01); E21F 13/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mining system with an inertial guidance system configured to enable precise excavation of geological material without a need to advance a survey line over a long distance and/or nonlinear excavation path, thereby maximizing productivity of the mind by minimizing a width of un-mined material necessary for support between adjacent excavation paths and minimizing equipment downtime.