A system and method of transporting and unloading a load from a floating container that includes placing a load on a floating container at a first location, wherein the load is a mixture of solid material and liquid; moving the floating container with the load on a body of water from the first location to a remote second location; positioning the floating container so that a crane at the second location is within reach of the load; positioning a dewatering unit at the second location proximate the crane; unloading a quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid from the floating container with the crane; depositing the quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid into the dewatering unit; and dewatering the quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid with the dewatering unit.

A system and method of transporting and unloading a load from a floating container that includes placing a load on a floating container at a first location, wherein the load is a mixture of solid material and liquid; moving the floating container with the load on a body of water from the first location to a remote second location; positioning the floating container so that a crane at the second location is within reach of the load; positioning a dewatering unit at the second location proximate the crane; unloading a quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid from the floating container with the crane; depositing the quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid into the dewatering unit; and dewatering the quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid with the dewatering unit.

A system and method of transporting and unloading a load from a floating container that includes placing a load on a floating container at a first location, wherein the load is a mixture of solid material and liquid; moving the floating container with the load on a body of water from the first location to a remote second location; positioning the floating container so that a crane at the second location is within reach of the load; positioning a dewatering unit at the second location proximate the crane; unloading a quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid from the floating container with the crane; depositing the quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid into the dewatering unit; and dewatering the quantity of the mixture of solid material and liquid with the dewatering unit.

Machine for the definition of a material for the burying of pipes, especially a padding machine and/or crusher, in particular adapted to cover said pipe with the corresponding material, preferably consisting of the waste material of the excavation for laying the pipes, comprising a lifting device configured to transfer the material from a collection area to a storage area, by means of a conveyor belt comprising a plurality of sections mechanically associated to towing means, for the movement thereof, in which said sections alternate in such a way that an overlying section is continuously in an overlapping relationship with the adjacent underlying section which precedes it and which follows it.

Machine for the definition of a material for the burying of pipes, especially a padding machine and/or crusher, in particular adapted to cover said pipe with the corresponding material, preferably consisting of the waste material of the excavation for laying the pipes, comprising a lifting device configured to transfer the material from a collection area to a storage area, by means of a conveyor belt comprising a plurality of sections mechanically associated to towing means, for the movement thereof, in which said sections alternate in such a way that an overlying section is continuously in an overlapping relationship with the adjacent underlying section which precedes it and which follows it.

Machine for the definition of a material for the burying of pipes, especially a padding machine and/or crusher, in particular adapted to cover said pipe with the corresponding material, preferably consisting of the waste material of the excavation for laying the pipes, comprising a lifting device configured to transfer the material from a collection area to a storage area, by means of a conveyor belt comprising a plurality of sections mechanically associated to towing means, for the movement thereof, in which said sections alternate in such a way that an overlying section is continuously in an overlapping relationship with the adjacent underlying section which precedes it and which follows it.

Machine for the definition of a material for the burying of pipes, especially a padding machine and/or crusher, in particular adapted to cover said pipe with the corresponding material, preferably consisting of the waste material of the excavation for laying the pipes, comprising a lifting device configured to transfer the material from a collection area to a storage area, by means of a conveyor belt comprising a plurality of sections mechanically associated to towing means, for the movement thereof, in which said sections alternate in such a way that an overlying section is continuously in an overlapping relationship with the adjacent underlying section which precedes it and which follows it.

Systems, devices, and methods for harvesting one or more crops, such as fruits or nuts are disclosed. A two-piece harvester is disclosed that separates a crop from sticks, leaves, or other foreign debris. A receiver of the two-piece harvester may include a desticker that is configured to separate selected objects (such as fruits and nuts) that have fallen from a tree or otherwise been introduced from other objects (such as sticks, leaves, or other debris) that have fallen from the tree. The desticker may include a conveyor belt with openings sized to allow the selected objects to pass through and to prevent the other objects from passing through. The desticker may also include one or more impeders or agitators to move, shift, tumble, or jostle the objects being conveyed by the conveyor belt and thereby cause some objects to pass through the conveyor belt.

Systems, devices, and methods for harvesting one or more crops, such as fruits or nuts are disclosed. A two-piece harvester is disclosed that separates a crop from sticks, leaves, or other foreign debris. A receiver of the two-piece harvester may include a desticker that is configured to separate selected objects (such as fruits and nuts) that have fallen from a tree or otherwise been introduced from other objects (such as sticks, leaves, or other debris) that have fallen from the tree. The desticker may include a conveyor belt with openings sized to allow the selected objects to pass through and to prevent the other objects from passing through. The desticker may also include one or more impeders or agitators to move, shift, tumble, or jostle the objects being conveyed by the conveyor belt and thereby cause some objects to pass through the conveyor belt.

The invention relates to a method and system for the environmental remediation of materials that are contaminated with heavy minerals, such as heavy metals. The invention finds utility in removing heavy minerals from materials such as soils, sediments, mine tailings and ores. The invention provides a means for removing heavy minerals from contaminated materials without the use of water while reducing the generation of dust. Thus, the invention provides an environmentally friendly method for the remediation of sites that are contaminated with heavy minerals.