公开(公告)号：US20210285071A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-16

申请号：US16340744

申请日：2017-10-10

Applicant: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION

Inventor： Mikko VEPSÄLÄINEN ,  Miao CHEN ,  David MOLENAAR ,  Anthony KILPATRICK

IPC: C22B3/04 ,  G01N7/00 ,  G01N27/02 ,  G01N27/333

Abstract: An apparatus system and method are provided for use in acquiring data from fluid within a region of material in a heap leaching application. The apparatus includes one or more sensor strings provided in a region of material to be analysed. Each sensor string includes a data cable and two or more solid-state sensors positioned along the length of the data cable. The sensors are adapted to periodically acquire sensor data relating to chemical properties of the fluid surrounding the sensor over a predetermined period of time and to transmit the sensor data via the data cable to one or more hubs.