Deep sea mining system
Abstract
Abstract A SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING MINERALS, MINERAL ORES AND THEIR COMPOUNDS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA AND OTHER DEEP WATER AREAS WHICH EMPLOYS A SLED-LIKE UNIT HAVING A REACTION CHAMBER WITH AN OPEN BOTTOM ADAPTED TO BE DRAGGED ALONG THE OCEAN FLOOR WHILE THE REACTION CHAMBER IS SUPPLIED WITH SOLVENTS AND/OR REAGENTS WHICH WILL REACT WITH THE MINERALS AND/OR ORES AND OTHER MINERAL BEARING MATERIALS DESIRED TO BE RECOVERED AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REACTION CHAMBER FOR COLLECTING THE DESIRED MATERIALS IN MORE CONCENTRATED FORM AND FOR BRINGING THEM TO THE SURFACE WHICH INCLUDES SUBJECTING MIXTURES OF THE DESIRED MATERIALS AND WASTE TO ELECTRICAL DEPOSITION AND/OR CHEMICAL SEGREGATION. IN ONE FORM OF THE APPARATUS EMPLOYED THE DESIRED MATERIALS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR ARE TREATED WITH CHEMICAL SOLVENTS AND REAGENTS WHICH WILL REACT WITH THE MINERALS AND/OR THE COMPOUNDS SOUGHT AND MIXTURES OF THE SOLUTION AND REACTION PRODUCTS WITH SOME WASTE FORMING MATERIAL ARE BROUGHT TO THE SURFACE FOR EXTRACTION OF THE DESIRED PRODUCTS BY ELECTROLYTIC DEPOSITION AND SEGREGATION IN A SURFACE UNIT.
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- 👤 F Wanzenberg
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