A system for seafloor mining

A system for seafloor mining. A seafloor auxiliary mining tool works a seafloor site to prepare a bench, and deposits cut ore in a gathering area. A seafloor bulk mining tool undertakes production cutting of a bench and deposits cut ore in a gathering area. A seafloor gathering machine gathers cut o...

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Main Authors HOWITT, MICHAEL, JONES, GLEN ROBERT, O'SULLIVAN, ANTHONY PAUL, SMITH, GLEN MARTINDALE, BERNDT, ROLAND GUNTER, JAFFERS, DAAL HALLAM, INGLIS, ANTONY ELIOT
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LanguageEnglish
Published 20.12.2012
Subjects
DREDGING
EARTH DRILLING
EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FOUNDATIONS
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS
LIFE-SAVING IN WATER
MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
MINING
MINING OR QUARRYING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
RELATED EQUIPMENT
SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS
SOIL SHIFTING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A system for seafloor mining. A seafloor auxiliary mining tool works a seafloor site to prepare a bench, and deposits cut ore in a gathering area. A seafloor bulk mining tool undertakes production cutting of a bench and deposits cut ore in a gathering area. A seafloor gathering machine gathers cut ore deposited in the gathering area and pumps gathered ore as a slurry to a riser base. A riser and lifting system receives slurry from the gathering machine and lifts the slurry to the surface. A surface vessel receives slurry from the riser and lifting system.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20110267764