Patents
Patents for E21C 41 - Methods of underground or surface mining; Layouts therefor (2,789)
11/1980
11/18/1980US4234230 In situ processing of mined oil shale
11/18/1980CA1089883A1 Method of mining flat-dipping and sloping beds of a mineral with hydraulic excavation
11/12/1980EP0018582A1 Process for underground gasification of coal
11/11/1980US4232904 Method and apparatus for deep mining using chain driven in fixed direction
11/04/1980US4231617 Consolidation of in-situ retort
10/1980
10/28/1980US4230368 Method for displacing large blocks of earth
10/28/1980US4230367 Explosive fragmentation, retorting in situ
10/21/1980US4228856 Process for recovering viscous, combustible material
10/14/1980US4227743 Method of thermal-mine recovery of oil and fluent bitumens
10/14/1980CA1087518A1 Gas withdrawal from an in situ oil shale retort
10/07/1980US4226475 Underground mineral extraction
09/1980
09/23/1980US4223726 Determining the locus of a processing zone in an oil shale retort by effluent water composition
09/16/1980US4222612 Method of mining flat-dipping and sloping beds of a mineral with hydraulic excavation
09/04/1980WO1980001837A1 Process for sorting coarse-to-fine material according to the chemical composition thereof
09/02/1980US4220203 Method for recovering coal in situ
08/1980
08/26/1980US4219237 Method for maximizing shale oil recovery from an underground formation
08/12/1980US4216998 Method of underground mining by pillar extraction
07/1980
07/22/1980US4213653 Method of mining of thick seam materials
07/15/1980CA1081719A1 Method and apparatus for a combined hydraulic- mechanical recovery of extremely hard mineral raw material
07/15/1980CA1081606A1 Process for determining the location and/or extent of rock cavities, especially of artificially generated rock cracks
07/08/1980CA1081266A1 Method for the segmented mining and drying of bentonite
07/01/1980US4210366 Method of detonating explosives for fragmenting oil shale formation toward a vertical free face
07/01/1980CA1080757A1 Automatic face transfer linear cutting rotary head continuous mining machine
06/1980
06/17/1980CA1079757A1 Method of mining potash ores and the like
06/17/1980CA1079756A1 Mining method and apparatus
06/03/1980CA1078882A1 Drag bit excavation
05/1980
05/20/1980US4203625 Apparatus for sulfur melting by lateral displacement of heating element
05/20/1980CA1077973A1 Radial mining method
05/06/1980US4201420 Method of oil recovery by thermal mining
05/06/1980US4201419 Control of airblast during explosive expansion in an in situ oil shale retort
05/06/1980CA1077068A1 Method of mine backfilling and material therefor
04/1980
04/29/1980US4200366 Microform readers
04/29/1980US4200337 Catalyses of uranium oxidation
04/29/1980CA1076616A1 Method and apparatus for strip mining
04/22/1980US4199192 Method of mining bedded mineral deposits with hydraulic extraction
04/15/1980US4198097 Method of mining
04/15/1980CA1075729A1 Arrangement for transporting soil from the bottom of basins
04/15/1980CA1075728A1 Push pull mining system
04/08/1980US4196933 Safety wall cutting through method employed in long wall mining
04/08/1980CA1075148A1 Process for recovering viscous, combustible material
04/01/1980US4195886 Radial mining method
03/1980
03/25/1980US4194789 Staggered array of explosives for fragmented oil shale formation toward a vertical free face
03/25/1980US4194788 Method of forming a rubblized in-situ retort
03/25/1980CA1074083A1 Method of and apparatus for melting block sulphur
03/11/1980US4192554 Method for explosive expansion toward horizontal free faces for forming an in situ oil shale retort
03/11/1980US4192553 Method for attenuating seismic shock from detonating explosive in an in situ oil shale retort
03/11/1980US4192552 Method for establishing a combustion zone in an in situ oil shale retort having a pocket at the top
03/06/1980WO1980000361A1 A method of selective underground mining and stabilization of rock cavities
02/1980
02/19/1980US4189184 Rotary drilling and extracting process
01/1980
01/29/1980US4185871 In-situ retorting system
01/15/1980US4183584 Dressing a rock face for abandonment
01/09/1980EP0006656A1 Device for winning minerals via a borehole
01/01/1980US4181363 Mining method and mining machine for cutting away hard mineral materials
01/01/1980US4181362 Liquid seal for production level bulkhead for in situ oil shale retort
01/01/1980US4181361 Gas collection system for oil shale retort
12/1979
12/11/1979US4178039 Water treatment and heating in spent shale oil retort
12/04/1979US4176883 Oscillating liquid jet system and method for cutting granite and the like
12/04/1979US4176882 In situ oil shale retorts with gas barriers for maximizing product recovery
11/1979
11/13/1979US4174135 Underground formed wall single-entry mining method
11/13/1979CA1066310A1 Method of extracting coal
10/1979
10/16/1979CA1064528A1 Open pit mine
10/16/1979CA1064224A1 Sulfur melting by lateral displacement of heating element
09/1979
09/11/1979US4167291 Method of forming an in situ oil shale retort with void volume as function of kerogen content of formation within retort site
09/04/1979CA1061709A1 Subterranean mining apparatus and method
08/1979
08/28/1979US4165903 Injection of a viscosity reducing agent upward into drilled well to form a free-flowing hydrocarbon
08/28/1979CA1061249A1 Subterranean drilling and slurry mining
08/21/1979CA1060787A1 Coal or lignite field development by underground high pressure gasification
08/07/1979US4163580 Pressure swing recovery system for mineral deposits
07/1979
07/31/1979US4162808 In-situ retorting of carbonaceous deposits
06/1979
06/26/1979US4158963 Process for determining the location and/or extent of rock cavities
06/13/1979EP0002306A1 Process for transformation of coal in situ, particularly gazification
05/1979
05/29/1979US4156545 Process for heating and chemically treating an aqueous process fluid
05/22/1979US4155595 Mining method and apparatus
05/22/1979CA1054929A1 In situ recovery of shale oil
05/08/1979US4153300 Recovery of fluid fuels by in-situ retorting of carbonaceous deposits
05/08/1979US4153299 Combustion air supply to in-situ retorts
05/08/1979US4153298 Removal of pillars from a void for explosive expansion toward the void
05/08/1979US4153297 Ground water control for an in situ oil shale retort
05/08/1979US4153110 Ignition of fragmented oil shale below a sill pillar in an in situ oil shale retort
04/1979
04/24/1979US4150853 Method of strip mining
04/24/1979US4150852 Method of strip mining
04/24/1979US4150722 Determining the locus of a retorting zone in an oil shale retort by rate of shale oil production
04/17/1979US4149752 Controlled rate of combustion
04/17/1979US4149595 In situ oil shale retort with variations in surface area corresponding to kerogen content of formation within retort site
04/10/1979US4148529 Doping a retort to determine the locus of a processing zone
04/10/1979US4148358 Controlling air pollution resulting from combustion of oil shale, in situ
04/03/1979US4147389 Method for establishing a combustion zone in an in situ oil shale retort
04/03/1979US4147388 Method for in situ recovery of liquid and gaseous products from oil shale deposits
03/1979
03/27/1979US4146272 Explosive placement for explosive expansion toward spaced apart voids
03/27/1979US4146125 Bitumen-sodium hydroxide-water emulsion release agent for bituminous sands conveyor belt
03/13/1979US4143917 In-situ retorting of oil shale with in-situ formed arches
02/1979
02/20/1979US4140343 Gas withdrawal from an in situ oil shale retort
02/20/1979CA1049052A1 Method and apparatus for working deposits
01/1979
01/23/1979US4135762 Quarry operation
01/23/1979US4135450 Method of underground mining
01/16/1979US4134619 Subterranean mining
01/16/1979CA1046402A1 Retorting of oil shale
01/09/1979US4133581 Method of strip mining with cable supported conveyor
01/09/1979US4133580 Isolation of in situ oil shale retorts
01/09/1979US4133380 Establishing a combustion zone below a sill pillar in an in situ oil shale retort
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