AU8738498A - Underwater mining apparatus and method - Google Patents

Underwater mining apparatus and method

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Publication number
AU8738498A
AU8738498A AU87384/98A AU8738498A AU8738498A AU 8738498 A AU8738498 A AU 8738498A AU 87384/98 A AU87384/98 A AU 87384/98A AU 8738498 A AU8738498 A AU 8738498A AU 8738498 A AU8738498 A AU 8738498A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
mining apparatus
underwater mining
underwater
mining
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU87384/98A
Inventor
Johannes Duijzers
Charles Francis Heyes
Ivor John Jones
Peter Looijen
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
NAMIBIAN MINERALS Corp Ltd
Original Assignee
NAMIBIAN MINERALS CORP Ltd
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Publication date
Priority claimed from GB9716873A external-priority patent/GB9716873D0/en
Application filed by NAMIBIAN MINERALS CORP Ltd filed Critical NAMIBIAN MINERALS CORP Ltd
Publication of AU8738498A publication Critical patent/AU8738498A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/8858—Submerged units
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F3/00—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines
    • E02F3/04—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven
    • E02F3/88—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements acting by a sucking or forcing effect, e.g. suction dredgers
    • E02F3/90—Component parts, e.g. arrangement or adaptation of pumps
    • E02F3/92—Digging elements, e.g. suction heads
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F5/00—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes
    • E02F5/006—Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes adapted for working ground under water not otherwise provided for
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F7/00—Equipment for conveying or separating excavated material
    • E02F7/005—Equipment for conveying or separating excavated material conveying material from the underwater bottom
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
    • E21C50/00—Obtaining minerals from underwater, not otherwise provided for
AU87384/98A 1997-08-08 1998-08-10 Underwater mining apparatus and method Abandoned AU8738498A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9716873 1997-08-08
GB9716873A GB9716873D0 (en) 1997-08-08 1997-08-08 Underwater mining apparatus and method
GB9717456 1997-08-18
GB9717456A GB9717456D0 (en) 1997-08-08 1997-08-18 Underwater mining apparatus and method
PCT/GB1998/002403 WO1999007949A1 (en) 1997-08-08 1998-08-10 Underwater mining apparatus and method

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU8738498A true AU8738498A (en) 1999-03-01

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AU87384/98A Abandoned AU8738498A (en) 1997-08-08 1998-08-10 Underwater mining apparatus and method

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP1000202A1 (en)
AU (1) AU8738498A (en)
WO (1) WO1999007949A1 (en)

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EP1000202A1 (en) 2000-05-17

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