Method and apparatus for oil sands ore mining
CA 2526336 C · Owner: Bjornson, Brad · Inventors: Strand, Craig; Bjornson, Brad
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A system for recovering hydrocarbons from oil sands includes a mobile excavator a mobile crusher for receiving and crushing the excavated ore and a mobile conveyor to transport crushed ore to an ore processing unit which further crushes the ore and mixes same with water to form a slurry. The slurry is transported to a hydrocarbon separation facility. In one aspect the ore processing unit is also mobile independent of the excavator. In a further embodiment the invention provides a mineral separating facility comprising a three-stage counter-current cyclone system. In a further embodiment the mineral separating facility is also mobile The invention also provides a process for bitumen recovery …
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- Filed November 9, 2005 and granted September 17, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 9, 2025.
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