US 12,443,899 B2
System and method for adjusting leaching operations based on leach analytic data
Dana Geislinger, Chandler, AZ (US); Travis Gaddie, Phoenix, AZ (US); Margaret Alden Tinsley, Titusville, FL (US); Muneeb Alam, Alexandria, VA (US); Steven Chad Richardson, Thatcher, AZ (US); Akaash Sanyal, Boston, MA (US); Raquel Crossman, Mesa, AZ (US); Tianfang Ni, Boston, MA (US); Cory A. Demieville, Scottsdale, AZ (US); Luke Gerdes, Framingham, MA (US); Robyn Freeman, Menlo Park, CA (US); Oleksandr Klesov, Lexington, MA (US); and Luciano Kiniti Issoe, Sao Paulo (BR)
Assigned to FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2025, as Appl. No. 19/064,968.
Application 19/064,968 is a continuation of application No. 18/736,402, filed on Jun. 6, 2024, granted, now 12,288,169.
Application 18/736,402 is a continuation of application No. 18/306,640, filed on Apr. 25, 2023, granted, now 12,067,505, issued on Aug. 20, 2024.
Application 18/306,640 is a continuation of application No. 17/985,446, filed on Nov. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,681,959, issued on Jun. 20, 2023.
Application 17/985,446 is a continuation of application No. 17/850,834, filed on Jun. 27, 2022, granted, now 11,521,138, issued on Dec. 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0209388 A1, Jun. 26, 2025
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/00 (2023.01); C22B 3/06 (2006.01); C22B 15/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/04 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 50/02 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 10/04 (2013.01) [C22B 3/06 (2013.01); C22B 15/0067 (2013.01); C22B 15/0095 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2013.01); G06Q 50/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more tangible, non-transitory memories configured to communicate with the one or more processors,
the one or more tangible, non-transitory memories having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
forecasting, by the one or more processors at a first time, mining production using a plurality of parameters and a simulation model,
wherein the simulation model simulates adjustments to the plurality of parameters for leaching operations to optimize the mining production based on the plurality of parameters;
backcasting, by the one or more processors at a second time, an expected mining production, wherein the backcasting uses a predictive model to determine deviations from the expected mining production as compared to observed results of the mining production by replacing forecast values associated with the forecasting the mining production with the observed results of the mining production;
determining, by the one or more processors, an impact of one or more of the plurality of parameters on the deviations;
refining, by the one or more processors, the one or more of the plurality of parameters in the predictive model based on the impact and the deviations to improve the forecasting the mining production;
transmitting, by the one or more processors, an activation signal to a mining machine, wherein the activation signal is based on the forecasting the mining production; and
activating, by the one or more processors, the mining machine in response to the activation signal, to continue and to optimize the mining production.