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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2015
Minex Crc Ltd;
David Charles Lawie, Woodlands, AU;
Anthony Malcolm Stevens, Mullaloo, AU;
Frederick Allan Blaine, Doubleview, AU;
MINEX CRC LTD, Kensington, Western Australia, AU;
Abstract
There is provided an apparatus for use in drying a sample of geological material having a substantial moisture content. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a means for providing a flow of heated fluid, and a means for managing the thermal state of the flow of heated fluid. The means for managing the thermal state of the flow of heated fluid is arranged operable with the means for providing a flow of heated fluid so that exposure of the sample to the flow of heated fluid facilitates a reduction of the moisture content of a portion of the sample while substantially preserving one or more chemical and/or physical properties of the portion.