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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Nautilus Minerals Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
John Michael Parianos, Milton, AU;
Roland Gunter Berndt, Milton, AU;
Sean Michael Plunkett, Milton, AU;
Assignee:
Nautilus Minerals Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21C 50/00 (2006.01); E02F 7/00 (2006.01); E02F 5/00 (2006.01); B63C 11/52 (2006.01); E02F 3/88 (2006.01); B63G 8/42 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21C 50/00 (2013.01); B63C 11/52 (2013.01); B63G 8/42 (2013.01); E02F 3/8875 (2013.01); E02F 7/005 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); E02F 3/8866 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-stage seafloor mining system that has at least concentration stage, a reclamation stage, and a haulage stage. The system includes a concentrating system () that processes seafloor materials, a reclaimer machine () that collects the processed seafloor materials, and a mechanical haulage system () that receives the processed seafloor materials collected by the reclaimer machine () and conveys discrete parcels of the processed seafloor materials to a surface vessel ().