GEP201606539B - Method of recovering deposit from sea bed - Google Patents

Method of recovering deposit from sea bed

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Publication number
GEP201606539B
GEP201606539B GEAP201213458A GEAP2012013458A GEP201606539B GE P201606539 B GEP201606539 B GE P201606539B GE AP201213458 A GEAP201213458 A GE AP201213458A GE AP2012013458 A GEAP2012013458 A GE AP2012013458A GE P201606539 B GEP201606539 B GE P201606539B
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Georgia
Prior art keywords
sea bed
deposit
surface vessel
recovering
lanes
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GEAP201213458A
Inventor
Dan Costache Patriciu
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Marine Resources Exploration Internat B V
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Application filed by Marine Resources Exploration Internat B V filed Critical Marine Resources Exploration Internat B V
Publication of GEP201606539B publication Critical patent/GEP201606539B/en

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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E02—HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL SHIFTING
    • E02F—DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
    • E02F1/00—General working methods with dredgers or soil-shifting machines
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21C—MINING OR QUARRYING
    • E21C50/00—Obtaining minerals from underwater, not otherwise provided for
    • 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
    • E02F3/8833—Floating installations
    • 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
    • E02F3/8858—Submerged units
    • E02F3/8866—Submerged units self propelled
    • 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
    • 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
    • E02F3/907—Measuring or control devices, e.g. control units, detection means or sensors
    • 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
    • E02F3/96—Dredgers; Soil-shifting machines mechanically-driven with arrangements for alternate or simultaneous use of different digging elements

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Geology (AREA)
  • Drilling And Exploitation, And Mining Machines And Methods (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Manipulator (AREA)
  • Processing Of Solid Wastes (AREA)
  • Cleaning Or Clearing Of The Surface Of Open Water (AREA)
  • Separation Of Solids By Using Liquids Or Pneumatic Power (AREA)
  • Refuse-Collection Vehicles (AREA)
  • Underground Or Underwater Handling Of Building Materials (AREA)

Abstract

A method of recovering a deposit from the sea bed using a surface vessel (20) untethered from the sea bed and first and second suction vehicles (27; 30), which traverse the sea bed to suck up the deposit and are each connected to the surface vessel by a respective flexible riser (26; 29), along which a slurry of deposit is transferred from suction vehicles to surface vessel. The method comprises moving of first and second suction vehicles to and fro across sea bed in a plurality of lanes such that they travel substantially further than the surface vessel, turning or reversing each vehicle at the end of each lane in a manner such that the lanes are adjacent to one another to mine the deposit substantially without gaps between adjacent lanes. Only the suction vessels rest on the sea bed.
GEAP201213458A 2011-10-03 2012-10-02 Method of recovering deposit from sea bed GEP201606539B (en)

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GB1116982.8A GB2495286B (en) 2011-10-03 2011-10-03 A method of recovering a deposit from the sea bed

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GEP201606539B true GEP201606539B (en) 2016-09-12

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EP (1) EP2751389A2 (en)
JP (1) JP2014528524A (en)
KR (1) KR20140077181A (en)
CN (1) CN103917747A (en)
CA (1) CA2850563A1 (en)
EA (1) EA201490731A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2495286B (en)
GE (1) GEP201606539B (en)
HK (1) HK1183921A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2014004013A (en)
UA (1) UA109502C2 (en)
WO (1) WO2013050137A2 (en)

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HK1183921A1 (en) 2014-01-10
EA201490731A1 (en) 2014-08-29
WO2013050137A3 (en) 2014-04-03
EP2751389A2 (en) 2014-07-09
JP2014528524A (en) 2014-10-27
GB2495286A (en) 2013-04-10
WO2013050137A2 (en) 2013-04-11
GB201116982D0 (en) 2011-11-16
CN103917747A (en) 2014-07-09
UA109502C2 (en) 2015-08-25
CA2850563A1 (en) 2013-04-11
MX2014004013A (en) 2014-05-21

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