Process for mining alluvial deposits
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Jun 5, 2018
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Dec 24, 2013
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Dec 24, 2012
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a remote operating vehicle (ROV) for use in a subterranean mining process, such as to extract material from beneath a rock layer. The ROV may be provided as a number of components each including their own umbilical cord. Each of the components may be lowered through a borehole and assembled together to form the ROV underground. Also disclosed herein is a device and method for in-line monitoring of a mining material to determine the presence of a material of interest in the mining material. The device includes conductive plates that are spaced apart. The device detects the presence of a material of interest as it passes through the spacing between the conductive plates.
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International Classification(s)
- G01N:INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMININ....
- B63C:LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS;....
- G01R:MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC V....
- E21B:EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING
- G01V:GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; DETECTING ....
- E21C:MINING OR QUARRYING
- E02F:DREDGING; SOIL-SHIFTING
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