ES2786825A1 - Procedure for the extraction of mineral resources from wind dunes on Mars and other terrestrial planets (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Procedure for the extraction of mineral resources from wind dunes on Mars and other terrestrial planets (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) Download PDF

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ES2786825A1
ES2786825A1 ES201900065A ES201900065A ES2786825A1 ES 2786825 A1 ES2786825 A1 ES 2786825A1 ES 201900065 A ES201900065 A ES 201900065A ES 201900065 A ES201900065 A ES 201900065A ES 2786825 A1 ES2786825 A1 ES 2786825A1
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Procedure for the exploitation and/or extraction of mineral resources in the form of wind sediments, of any size, obtained by any extractive means on Mars and other terrestrial planets. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

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Procedimiento para la extracción de recursos minerales a partir de dunas eólicas en Marte y otros planetas terrestresProcedure for the extraction of mineral resources from wind dunes on Mars and other terrestrial planets

Sector de la técnicaTechnical sector

La presente invención se refiere a un procedimiento de explotación y/o extracción de recursos minerales en forma de sedimentos eólicos (granos poliminerales y/o monominerales transportados y acumulados por la acción del viento), de cualquier tamaño, e incluyendo sedimentos acumulados en dunas eólicas y/o mantos de arena eólicos, empleando cualquier medio extractivo, incluyendo entre otros métodos manuales, magnéticos, mecánicos y/o eléctricos, de succión o aspiración, o una combinación de los mismos, en condiciones de gravedad entre 1 y 6,5 m/s2, temperatura ambiental entre 30°C y -300°C y en una atmósfera de composición caracterizada por contener más de un 40% de CO 2 , con objeto de obtener minerales de interés económico, industrial y/o de interés para cualquier tipo de actividad humana en Marte y otros planetas terrestres y que permitirá obtener dichos minerales con un significativo ahorro energético y económico con respecto a otras técnicas de explotación y/o exploración mineras fundamentadas en la prospección de subsuelo mediante sondeos y catas. The present invention refers to a process for the exploitation and / or extraction of mineral resources in the form of eolian sediments (polymineral and / or monomineral grains transported and accumulated by the action of the wind), of any size, and including sediments accumulated in aeolian dunes. and / or aeolian sand blankets, using any extractive means, including among other manual, magnetic, mechanical and / or electrical, suction or aspiration methods, or a combination thereof, under gravity conditions between 1 and 6.5 m / s2, ambient temperature between 30 ° C and -300 ° C and in an atmosphere with a composition characterized by containing more than 40% CO 2 , in order to obtain minerals of economic, industrial and / or interest for any type of human activity on Mars and other terrestrial planets and that will allow obtaining said minerals with significant energy and economic savings with respect to other techniques of exploitation and / or mining exploration fu ndamentadas in subsoil prospecting through surveys and tastings.

Antecedentes de la invenciónBackground of the invention

Existe un interés por minimizar los gastos de energía y económicos en la obtención de minerales de interés industrial y para otras actividades humanas en las colonias humanas que se desarrollen en Marte y otros planetas. Las principales propuestas de extracción contemplan la perforación a través de varios metros de roca en el subsuelo y/o la removilización de suelo y/o regolito superficial para obtener minerales de interés económico. La invención del procedimiento presente en esta memoria tiene la capacidad de facilitar la extracción de minerales de interés económico, industrial y/o de interés para cualquier tipo de actividad humana en Marte y otros planetas terrestres de forma más económica y con un menor consumo energético. Esto es debido a que el viento selecciona granos poliminerales y monominerales de un rango de tamaños determinado y los acumula en dunas y otras formas eólicas en la superficie de los planetas. Estos sedimentos eólicos por tanto funcionan como acopios naturales de minerales para su posterior extracción y tratamiento para la obtención de elementos químicos y compuestos de interés económico, industrial y/o de interés para cualquier tipo de actividad humana en Marte y otros planetas terrestres.There is an interest in minimizing energy and economic expenses in obtaining minerals of industrial interest and for other human activities in human colonies that develop on Mars and other planets. The main extraction proposals contemplate drilling through several meters of rock in the subsoil and / or remobilization of soil and / or surface regolith to obtain minerals of economic interest. The invention of the process present in this specification has the ability to facilitate the extraction of minerals of economic, industrial and / or interest for any type of human activity on Mars and other terrestrial planets in a more economical way and with less energy consumption. This is because the wind selects polymineral and monomineral grains of a certain size range and accumulates them in dunes and other aeolian forms on the surface of the planets. These eolian sediments therefore function as natural collections of minerals for their subsequent extraction and treatment to obtain chemical elements and compounds of economic, industrial interest and / or of interest for any type of human activity on Mars and other terrestrial planets.

Explicación de la invenciónExplanation of the invention

Con el fin de extraer los granos minerales acumulados en las dunas eólicas y otros cuerpos de acumulación de sedimentos eólicos (Figura 1 y 2) se procederá a extraer los granos poliminerales y/o monominerales mediante el uso de técnicas extractivas incluyendo entre otras técnicas mecánicas, mecánicas y eléctricas, manuales, mecánicas, de succión y/o aspiración. Una vez extraídos estos sedimentos eólicos (los granos poliminerales y monominerales) se trasportan desde la zona de extracción a una zona de acumulación y/o de tratamiento industrial.In order to extract the mineral grains accumulated in the aeolian dunes and other bodies of accumulation of aeolian sediments (Figure 1 and 2), the polymineral and / or monomineral grains will be extracted through the use of extractive techniques including, among other mechanical techniques, mechanical and electrical, manual, mechanical, suction and / or aspiration. Once these aeolian sediments (polymineral and monomineral grains) have been extracted, they are transported from the extraction area to an accumulation and / or industrial treatment area.

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Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor comprensión de las características de la invención, se acompaña como parte integrante de dicha descripción, un juego de dibujos en donde con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo, se ha representado lo siguiente:To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, it is attached as an integral part of said description, a set of drawings where, with an illustrative and non-limiting nature, the following has been represented:

Figura 1.- Muestra una representación de una vista en sección de la extracción de recursos minerales en forma de granos eólicos acumulados en dunas, en un planeta en condiciones de gravedad entre 1 y 6,5 m/s2, temperatura ambiental entre 30°C y - 300°C y en una atmósfera de composición caracterizada por contener más de un 40% de CO 2 , mediante métodos de extracción mecánicos, pudiendo ser mecánicos, mecánicos y/o eléctricos, y/o magnéticos o una combinación de los mismos.Figure 1.- Shows a representation of a sectional view of the extraction of mineral resources in the form of wind grains accumulated in dunes, on a planet under conditions of gravity between 1 and 6.5 m / s2, environmental temperature between 30 ° C and - 300 ° C and in an atmosphere with a composition characterized by containing more than 40% CO 2 , by means of mechanical extraction methods, which can be mechanical, mechanical and / or electrical, and / or magnetic or a combination thereof.

Figura 2.- Muestra una representación de una vista en sección de la extracción de recursos minerales en forma de granos eólicos acumulados en dunas, en un planeta en condiciones de gravedad superficial de entre 1 y 6,5 m/s2, temperatura ambiental entre 30°C y -300°C y en una atmósfera de composición caracterizada por contener más de un 40% de CO 2 ) mediante métodos de extracción de succión y/o de aspiración.Figure 2.- Shows a representation of a sectional view of the extraction of mineral resources in the form of wind grains accumulated in dunes, on a planet under conditions of surface gravity between 1 and 6.5 m / s2, environmental temperature between 30 ° C and -300 ° C and in an atmosphere with a composition characterized by containing more than 40% CO 2 ) by means of suction and / or aspiration extraction methods.

Realización preferente de la invenciónPreferred embodiment of the invention

Como se ha indicado previamente, y tal como se puede observar en la Figura 1 y 2, la extracción de los recursos minerales en forma de sedimentos (granos monominerales y/o poliminerales) acumulados en dunas eólicas se produce sobre la superficie del planeta, mediante uno o varios métodos incluyendo pero no limitando a la extracción por succión y/o aspiración, la extracción por métodos mecánicos y/o mecánicos y eléctricos o cualquier otra técnica extractiva o combinación de las técnicas anteriores, en condiciones de gravedad superficial entre 0 y 6,5 m/s2, temperatura ambiental entre 30°C y -300°C y en una atmósfera de composición caracterizada por contener más de un 40% de CO 2 . Este método extractivo de recursos minerales en Marte tiene una clara aplicación industrial debido a que puede constituir una forma eficiente, desde el punto de vista energético y económico, de extracción de granos poliminerales y monominerales que ya se encuentra seleccionado en cuanto al tamaño de grano por la acción del viento, para la obtención de recursos minerales, cuyos elementos y compuestos químicos serán tratados y utilizados para el desarrollo de las colonias humanas en Marte y otros planetas terrestres. As previously indicated, and as can be seen in Figure 1 and 2, the extraction of mineral resources in the form of sediments (monomineral and / or polymineral grains) accumulated in wind dunes occurs on the surface of the planet, by means of one or more methods including but not limited to extraction by suction and / or aspiration, extraction by mechanical and / or mechanical and electrical methods or any other extractive technique or combination of the previous techniques, under conditions of surface gravity between 0 and 6 , 5 m / s2, ambient temperature between 30 ° C and -300 ° C and in an atmosphere with a composition characterized by containing more than 40% CO 2 . This extractive method of mineral resources on Mars has a clear industrial application because it can constitute an efficient way, from an energy and economic point of view, to extract polymineral and monomineral grains that are already selected in terms of grain size by the action of the wind, to obtain mineral resources, whose elements and chemical compounds will be treated and used for the development of human colonies on Mars and other terrestrial planets.

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REIVINDICACIONES 1. Un procedimiento de explotación y/o extracción de recursos minerales en forma de sedimentos eólicos (granos poliminerales y/o monominerales transportados y acumulados por la acción del viento), de cualquier tamaño, e incluyendo sedimentos acumulados en dunas eólicas y/o mantos de arena eólicos, empleando cualquier medio, incluyendo entre otros métodos manuales, magnéticos, mecánicos y/o eléctricos, de succión o aspiración, o una combinación de los mismos, en condiciones de gravedad entre 1 y 6,5 m/s2, temperatura ambiental entre 30°C y -300°C y en una atmósfera de composición caracterizada por contener más de un 40% de CO 2 con objeto de obtener minerales de interés económico, industrial y/o de interés para cualquier tipo de actividad humana en Marte y otros planetas terrestres y que permitirá obtener dichos minerales con un significativo ahorro energético y económico con respecto a otras técnicas de explotación y/o exploración mineras fundamentadas en la prospección de subsuelo mediante sondeos y catas. 1. A procedure for the exploitation and / or extraction of mineral resources in the form of wind sediments (polymineral and / or monomineral grains transported and accumulated by the action of the wind), of any size, and including sediments accumulated in wind dunes and / or mantles wind, using any means, including among other manual, magnetic, mechanical and / or electrical methods, suction or aspiration, or a combination thereof, under gravity conditions between 1 and 6.5 m / s2, ambient temperature between 30 ° C and -300 ° C and in an atmosphere with a composition characterized by containing more than 40% CO 2 in order to obtain minerals of economic, industrial and / or interest for any type of human activity on Mars and other terrestrial planets and that will allow obtaining said minerals with significant energy and economic savings with respect to other mining exploitation and / or exploration techniques based on median subsoil prospecting. during surveys and tastings.
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