Disclosed herein is a method of extracting alluvial deposit from an underground source beneath a rock layer, the method including: drilling a bore hole through the rock layer; extracting some of the alluvial deposit from beneath the rock layer to form an excavated 5 zone; lowering at least two components into the excavated zone, each component having an umbilical; assembling the at least two components into a remote operated vehicle (ROV); using the remote operating vehicle to mine the alluvial deposit and provide the mined alluvial deposit to the surface via at least one of the umbilicals.


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    Title :

    Process for mining alluvial deposits


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    Publication date :

    2019-06-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01V Geophysik , GEOPHYSICS / B63C LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS , Zuwasserlassen, Trockenstellen, Docken oder Bergen von Schiffen / E02F Baggern , DREDGING / E21D SHAFTS , Schächte / E21F Sicherheitsvorrichtungen, Förderung, Auffüllen oder Bergversatz, Rettungswesen, Bewetterung oder Entwässerung in oder von Gruben oder Tunnels , SAFETY DEVICES, TRANSPORT, FILLING-UP, RESCUE, VENTILATION, OR DRAINAGE IN OR OF MINES OR TUNNELS / G01N Untersuchen oder Analysieren von Stoffen durch Bestimmen ihrer chemischen oder physikalischen Eigenschaften , INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES



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