Patents
Patents for E21C 41 - Methods of underground or surface mining; Layouts therefor (2,789)
12/1978
12/26/1978US4131416 Slurry backfilling of in situ oil shale retort
12/19/1978CA1044709A1 Method of recovering useful minerals from subterranean deposits thereof
12/19/1978CA1044708A1 Method for mining of rock or ore according to the block caving principle in massive formations
11/1978
11/28/1978US4127303 Coal mining method at a long-walled pit face of the coal mine
11/21/1978CA1042783A1 In situ recovery of constituents from ore deposits
10/1978
10/31/1978US4123109 Mining method
10/17/1978US4120355 Method for providing fluid communication for in situ shale retort
10/10/1978US4119349 Underground oil-water separator
10/10/1978US4119345 In situ oil shale retorting process using introduction of gas at an intermediate location
10/03/1978US4118070 Subterranean in situ oil shale retort and method for making and operating same
09/1978
09/12/1978CA1038411A1 Method for mining oil shales, tar sands and other minerals
08/1978
08/15/1978US4106575 Tool string and means for supporting and rotating the same
08/01/1978US4103972 Open pit mine
07/1978
07/25/1978US4102397 Sealing an underground coal deposit for in situ production
07/18/1978US4101172 In-situ methods of extracting bitumen values from oil-sand deposits
07/11/1978US4099783 Method for thermoshaft oil production
06/1978
06/20/1978US4095845 Method of and apparatus for the mining of coal
06/13/1978US4094549 Process for hydraulically mining coal employing a cutting monitor and a breaking monitor
06/06/1978US4093310 Sealing an underground coal deposit for in situ production
05/1978
05/30/1978US4092052 Converting underground coal fires into commercial products
05/02/1978US4087131 Drag bit excavation
04/1978
04/25/1978US4085971 Energy conserving mining system and method
04/18/1978US4084384 Advanced slot stress control method of underground excavation
04/04/1978US4081968 Mining oil shale and backfilling with mechanically compressed spent shale
03/1978
03/21/1978US4079999 Method and apparatus for mining
03/07/1978US4077671 Subterranean drilling and slurry mining method
03/07/1978US4077481 Subterranean mining apparatus
02/1978
02/28/1978US4076312 Method and apparatus for retorting oil shale at subatmospheric pressure
02/28/1978US4076311 Hydraulic mining from tunnel by reciprocated pipes
02/21/1978US4074920 Mining apparatus and method for an augered seam
02/07/1978US4072352 Method for mining of rock or ore according to the block caving principle in massive formations
02/07/1978US4072351 Radial mining method
02/07/1978US4072350 Multi-stage method of operating an in situ oil shale retort
02/07/1978US4072018 Tunnel support structure and method
01/1978
01/10/1978US4067617 Subterranean drilling and slurry mining
01/10/1978US4067616 Recovering bitumen with fluorochlorocarbon solvent
12/1977
12/27/1977US4065183 Recovery system for oil shale deposits
12/13/1977US4062595 Automatic face transfer linear cutting rotary head continuous mining machine and method
12/06/1977US4061399 Mining by insertion of cutting modules into shaft for connection and actuation
11/1977
11/29/1977US4059963 Method of mine backfilling and material therefor
11/22/1977US4059309 Apparatus and method for cutting elongated slots in earth formations
11/22/1977US4059308 Pressure swing recovery system for oil shale deposits
11/22/1977US4059166 Subterranean drilling and slurry mining
11/08/1977US4056939 Inflatable envelope systems for use in excavations
10/1977
10/11/1977US4053182 Mining method and apparatus
09/1977
09/27/1977US4050740 Method of and apparatus for melting block sulphur
08/1977
08/30/1977US4045085 Fracturing of pillars for enhancing recovery of oil from in situ oil shale retort
08/23/1977US4043596 Forming shale oil recovery retort by blasting into slot-shaped columner void
08/16/1977US4042485 Combuston method of oil shale retorting
07/1977
07/12/1977US4035023 Apparatus and process for hydraulic mining
06/1977
06/28/1977US4032195 Push-pull mining system
06/21/1977US4030752 Longwall mining of thick underground mineral seams
06/14/1977US4029361 Longwall mining roof support for double deck machines
06/14/1977US4029360 Method of recovering oil and water from in situ oil shale retort flue gas
06/07/1977US4027731 Methods of and apparatus for hydrocarbon recovery
05/1977
05/24/1977US4025119 Method and apparatus for strip mining
05/24/1977US4025115 Method of enhancing recovery of oil from pillars adjacent in situ oil shaft retort
05/17/1977US4023862 Hydraulic mining and transportation of coal using hot oil under pressure
05/10/1977US4022511 Recovery of liquid and gaseous products from an in situ oil shale retort
05/03/1977US4021075 Excavators
04/1977
04/12/1977US4017122 Longwall trench mining system
04/12/1977US4017121 Longwall mining of trona with prefracturing to prevent slabbing
04/12/1977US4017119 Method for rubblizing an oil shale deposit for in situ retorting
03/1977
03/29/1977US4014575 System for fuel and products of oil shale retort
03/22/1977US4013320 Hook plough apparatus for longwall mining
02/1977
02/15/1977US4007966 Single-entry mining development system
02/15/1977US4007965 Method of recovering useful minerals from subterranean deposits thereof
12/1976
12/28/1976US3999804 Longwall mining with chain pillar recovery
12/21/1976US3998492 Method for selectively extracting magnesium chloride hexahydrate from magnesium chloride hexahydrate bearing materials in situ by solution mining
12/21/1976US3998061 Formation of cavities in the bed of a sheet of water
11/1976
11/23/1976US3993354 Multi-level hydraulic mining system
11/23/1976US3993146 Apparatus for mining coal using vertical bore hole and fluid
09/1976
09/14/1976US3980340 Method for longwall mining with side-by-side arch sections
09/07/1976US3979731 Method of and system for rationalizing the operation of open-pit mines
08/1976
08/31/1976USRE28945 Method and apparatus for excavating settled body of solids
08/17/1976US3975056 Longwall canted drum mining machine
08/17/1976US3975053 Mining methods as such and combined with equipment
06/1976
06/22/1976US3964265 Method and apparatus for mining and supporting the mine roof
06/01/1976US3960408 Tunnel layout for longwall mining using shields
05/1976
05/25/1976US3958830 Longwall mining system and archshield for mining tar sands, oil shales and the like
05/18/1976US3957308 Method of removing tar sands from subterranean formations
05/18/1976US3957305 In situ values extraction
04/1976
04/20/1976US3951459 Coal mining apparatus and method
04/20/1976US3951457 Hydraulic mining technique for recovering bitumen from tar sand deposit
04/13/1976US3950029 In situ retorting of oil shale
03/1976
03/09/1976US3942841 Slurry handling system
03/02/1976US3941423 Method of and apparatus for extracting oil from oil shale
02/1976
02/10/1976US3937520 In situ mining using bacteria
02/10/1976US3937025 Inflatable envelope systems for use in excavations
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