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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2011
Glen Robert Jones, Milton, AU;
Antony Eliot Inglis, Milton, AU;
Anthony Paul O'sullivan, Milton, AU;
Michael Howitt, Milton, AU;
Glen Smith, Milton, AU;
Roland Gunter Berndt, Milton, AU;
Daal Hallam Jaffers, Milton, AU;
Glen Robert Jones, Milton, AU;
Antony Eliot Inglis, Milton, AU;
Anthony Paul O'Sullivan, Milton, AU;
Michael Howitt, Milton, AU;
Glen Smith, Milton, AU;
Roland Gunter Berndt, Milton, AU;
Daal Hallam Jaffers, Milton, AU;
Nautilus Minerals Pacific Pty Ltd, Milton, AU;
Abstract
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.