Patent ID: 6129520
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B07B,B09B,Y10S

Abstract:
A mobile pumping station comprising:a mobile base frame designed to be moved across the ground;a slurry vessel mounted to the mobile base frame and adapted to receive a mineral, the slurry vessel operatively connected to a liquid supply;means for controlling the flow of mineral into the slurry vessel, said means mounted to the mobile base frame; anda slurry pump coupled to an outlet of the slurry vessel, the mobile pumping station being moveable into position adjacent a mineral deposit such that a portion of the mineral deposit is loadable into the slurry vessel, wherein said mineral portion is formed into a flowable slurry by combining liquid from the liquid supply with said mineral portion, said slurry thus having a controlled mineral to liquid ratio, and thereafter the flowable slurry discharged from the vessel via the slurry pump.