http://www.freshpatents.com/Mining-or-in-situ-disintegration-of-hard-material-dtnewntc299.php USPTO Class 299 - Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material en-us Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:13:20 -0800 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Waste-disposal-during-pit-mining-dt20081127ptan20080290718.php Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:13:20 -0800 A method, apparatus and computer program for pit mining with waste dumping is disclosed, in which material is extracted from an open pit and some of that material is sent to waste. The method optimises a joint extraction and waste refill schedule.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Process-for-producing-hydrocarbon-fluids-combining-in-situ-heating-a-power-plant-and-a-gas-plant-dt20081127ptan20080290719.php Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:13:20 -0800 An in situ method of producing hydrocarbon fluids from an organic-rich rock formation is provided. The method may include heating an organic-rich rock formation, for example an oil shale formation, in situ to pyrolyze formation hydrocarbons, for example kerogen, to form a production fluid containing hydrocarbon fluids. The method may...