Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS,OTCQX:NUSMF) announced that the second of three seafloor production tools has now been assembled at Soil Machine Dynamics’ facility in the UK. This second tool is a collecting machine.

As quoted in the press release:

The Collecting Machine is the lightest of the three SPTs, weighing 200 tonnes when fully assembled. It is designed to collect material cut from the seafloor by drawing it in as seawater slurry with internal pumps and pushing it through a flexible pipe to the Riser and Lifting System and onto the vessel.

Mike Johnston, CEO of Nautilus, commented:

Having already completed the assembly of the Bulk Cutter, we are delighted that the assembly of the Collecting Machine has now been completed and commissioning has begun. This is an exciting time for the Company as we continue with the build of the seafloor production equipment while work has also started toward the build of our production support vessel. We look forward to finalizing the assembly of the third and final SPT, the Auxiliary Cutter.

Click here to read the full Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS,OTCQX:NUSMF) press release.