Bibliographic
Application Type
Patents
Application SubType
PCT
(10) Registration Number and Date
Status
Filed-Accordance of filing date
(180) Expiration Date
(20) Filing Number and Date
PG P/2024/000021 2023.03.03
(40) Publication Number and Date
(86) PCT Filing Number and Date
PCT/AU2023/050146 2023.03.03
(87) PCT Publication Number and Date
AU WO/2023164750 2023.09.07
(85) National Entry Date
(30) Priority Details
AU 2022900527
2022.03.04
(51) IPC Classes
(71/73) Applicant
(72) Inventor
(EN) DUNSTAN, Geoffrey : 2 Ischia StreetCronulla, New South Wales 2230 (AU)
(74) Representative Name
(EN) VAI IP & COMMERCIAL : Private Office 106, Hubworks
(54) Title
(EN) BLOCK CAVING MINE CONFIGURATIONS AND METHODS
(57) Abstract
(EN)

A block caving mine configuration including one or more drawbells that each funnel into a respective intersection of drives in an extraction level, such that there are at least four draw points at the base of each of the one or more drawbells.

(58) Citations
Document
Document Type Date Action
Event
Event NameDateStatus
Filing2023.03.03Filed
PCT National Phase Entry2023.03.03PCT National Phase
Filing2024.09.10Filed
Description
Claims

Drawings
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_6_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_5_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_1_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_11_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_3_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_9_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_10_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_7_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_8_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_4_PGP2024000021
  • PGP2024000021_DRAWINGS_2_PGP2024000021