EP3342976A4 - Mineral lifting system and mineral lifting method - Google Patents

Mineral lifting system and mineral lifting method Download PDF

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EP3342976A4
EP3342976A4 EP16841180.9A EP16841180A EP3342976A4 EP 3342976 A4 EP3342976 A4 EP 3342976A4 EP 16841180 A EP16841180 A EP 16841180A EP 3342976 A4 EP3342976 A4 EP 3342976A4
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mineral lifting
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Tetsuzo Nagata
Yutaka Nakatani
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    • 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
    • E02F3/90—Component parts, e.g. arrangement or adaptation of pumps
    • E02F3/905—Manipulating or supporting suction pipes or ladders; Mechanical supports or floaters therefor; pipe joints for suction pipes
    • 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
    • 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
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/01—Risers
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
    • E21B—EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B17/00—Drilling rods or pipes; Flexible drill strings; Kellies; Drill collars; Sucker rods; Cables; Casings; Tubings
    • E21B17/01—Risers
    • E21B17/012—Risers with buoyancy elements

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mining & Mineral Resources (AREA)
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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Geochemistry & Mineralogy (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Drilling And Exploitation, And Mining Machines And Methods (AREA)
EP16841180.9A 2015-08-28 2016-04-06 Mineral lifting system and mineral lifting method Withdrawn EP3342976A4 (en)

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JP2015182281 2015-08-28
PCT/JP2016/061280 WO2017038148A1 (en) 2015-08-28 2016-04-06 Mineral lifting system and mineral lifting method

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JP (1) JP6208401B2 (en)
KR (1) KR102019197B1 (en)
CN (1) CN107075946A (en)
AU (1) AU2016314824A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2964213A1 (en)
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WO (1) WO2017038148A1 (en)

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US20180187395A1 (en) 2018-07-05
WO2017038148A1 (en) 2017-03-09
CA2964213A1 (en) 2017-03-09
AU2016314824A1 (en) 2018-03-08
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