Extracting mined ore, minerals or other materials using sensor-based sorting

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#$%^&*AU2018214109A120180830.pdf#####C:InterwovenNRPortblDCCGW17364739 I.doc-9/082018 ABSTRACT A method of analyzing minerals received within a mining shovel bucket includes collecting data associated with ore received in the bucket, where the bucket includes at least one active sensor, where the ore includes one or more mineral, and where the ore is within a field of the active sensor. The method further includes determining a content of the minerals using the data, transmitting information relating to the content of the minerals to a decision support system, and sorting or processing the ore based on an output of the decision support system. Collecting data associated with the ores may include generating source signals, applying the source signals to the active sensor, collecting a response from the active sensor, and comparing the response with a reference or threshold. Other features are disclosed.1/12 110 COLLECT MINERAL ORES 120 CLASSIFY MINERAL ORES BASED ON GRADE INTO LOWER-GRADE, HIGHER-GRADE AND WASTE GROUPS 130 PREPARE LOWER GRADE AND HIGHER GRADE GROUPS FOR SORTING 140 SORT LARGER PARTICLES IN HIGHER GRADE GROUP BASED ON GRADE INTO HIGHER AND LOWER GRADE SUBGROUPS 150 COMBINE LOWER-GRADE SUBGROUP OF LARGERPARTICLE GROUP OF HIGHER GRADE GROUP WITH LARGER PARTICLE SUBGROUP OF LOWER-GRADE GROUP 160 SORT COMBINED GROUP INTO HIGHER GRADE AND LOWER GRADE SUBGROUPS FIG. 1