Patent ID: 6607248
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: B03B

Abstract:
A coal processing plant comprising:a ground floor constructed at a ground level of a pre-selected coal processing site; a housing structure provided above said ground floor, said housing having an average height of less than 25 feet above said ground floor; at least a plurality of coal processing subcircuits within said housing structure for processing coal; each of said plurality of coal processing subcircuits including at least one coal processing machine and producing at least an amount of coal slurry media; at least one sump receiving means defined below said ground floor for receiving a plurality of coal processing sumps; and said plurality of coal processing sumps each receiving an amount of the coal slurry media from one of said plurality of coal processing subcircuits and transporting an amount of the coal slurry media to another of said plurality of coal processing subcircuits for further processing.