Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material – With separation of materials – Separation below surface of earth or water
Patent
1980-06-02
1982-08-31
Purser, Ernest R.
Mining or in situ disintegration of hard material
With separation of materials
Separation below surface of earth or water
37 57, 37DIG8, E02F 700
Patent
active
043469370
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a dredge vehicle supporting a dredge assembly for collecting ore particles from the ocean floor. The dredge assembly includes several nozzles extending forwardly of the supports for the vehicle, pump means for developing a suction flow into and through the nozzles and a screen to separate the ore particles from most of the water before feeding the ore into, e.g., an airlift system leading to a surface vessel. Preferably, an intake of clear water from above the vehicle is used to carry the ore to and up the airlift system.
Advantageously, the water flows straight through the system and exhausts from the rear of the vehicle, and mud is cleared from the ore before bringing the ore to the surface.
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Christian Ted W.
Donaldson Robert M.
Latimer John P.
Miller Glenn E.
Deepsea Ventures, Inc.
Magidoff Barry G.
Purser Ernest R.
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