System And Method For Aggregate Disposal
AssigneeBeachner Construction Company, Inc.
InventorRobert Beachner
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for disposing of aggregate material in the mine caverns from which these materials were originally obtained. In an apparatus for combining aggregate material, for example, chat or tailings, with water, an emulsion is formed. The water is drawn from the cavern, through a casing. The emulsion is pumped back into the cavern below ground level, through another casing, the pumping at pressures that overcome the forces of the water in the cavern and create turbulence in the water, such that the emulsion spreads throughout the cavern, at a good angle of repose, to maximize the amount of material disposed of.
Claims18
A method for disposing of aggregate material comprising:
- obtaining aggregate material;
- combining the aggregate material with water to form an emulsion;
- and,
- pumping the emulsion into a cavern below ground level at pressures that overcome the forces of the water in the cavern and create turbulence in the water, such that the emulsion spreads throughout the cavern.
A system for disposing of aggregate material comprising:
- an apparatus for combining the aggregate material with water to form an emulsion;
- and,
- at least one first pump for pumping the emulsion into a cavern below ground level at pressures that overcome the forces of the water in the cavern and create turbulence in the water, such that the emulsion spreads throughout the cavern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.