| Collector Test Study - Environmental Impact Statement |
NORI / The Metal Company's environmental impact statement for collector testing proposed for late 2022 |
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| Where Should Metals for the Green Transition Come From? |
White paper outlining the relative merits and challenges of deep sea mining versus conventional (land) mining for producing metals for electric vehicle batteries |
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| System for Recovering Minerals from the Seabed |
Patent issued to Deep Reach Technology Inc for a system to recover rare earth elements from seabed sediment |
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Patent |
| Methods for Reducing Sediment Plume in Deepsea Nodule Mining |
Patent issued to Deep Reach Technology Inc for a polymetallic nodule collector system that has a reduced sediment plume relative to conventional systems |
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Patent |
| Deep-Sea Ore Hydraulic Lifting System with Deep-Sea Single High-Pressure Silo Feeding Device |
Patent issued to China Merchants Deepsea Research Institute for a water-based hydraulic lift system for recovering nodules to the surface |
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PatentLift System |
| Environmentally-Friendly Semi-Closed Loop Deep-Sea Ore Hyudraulic Lifting System |
Patent issued to China Merchants Deepsea Research Institute for a smi-closed loop water-based hydraulic lift system for lifting polymetallic nodules from the seafloor |
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PatentLift System |
| NOAA 1983 Report to Congress |
NOAA's 1983 report to congress |
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NOAACongressional Report |
| NOAA 1991 Report to Congress |
NOAA's 1991 report to congress |
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NOAACongressional Report |
| NOAA 1989 Report to Congress |
NOAA's 1989 report to congress |
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NOAACongressional Report |
| NOAA 1987 Report to Congress |
NOAA's 1987 report to congress |
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NOAACongressional Report |
| NOAA 1993 Report to Congress |
NOAA's 1993 report to congress |
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NOAACongressional Report |
| NOAA 1995 Report to Congress |
NOAA's 1995 report to congress |
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NOAACongressional Report |
| Sea-Bed Mining Vehicle |
Patent issued to DeepTech N.V. for a seabed mining vehicle |
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PatentCollector |
| NOAA 1981 Report to Congress |
NOAA's 1981 report to congress |
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NOAACongressional Report |
| Deep Seabed Stable Reference Areas |
NRC report on deep seabed stable reference areas from 1984 |
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| Deep Ocean Mining: Actions Needed To Make It Happen - 1978 |
Report to congress from 1978 on actions needed to make deep ocean mining viable |
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Congressional Report |
| Deep Ocean Mining Environmental Study - 1976 |
NOAA report for the Department of Commerce on further study of environmental impact issues of deep sea mining |
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NOAADofC |
| Kennecott Consortium Draft Environmental Impact Assessment - 1984 |
Kennecott Consortium's draft Environmental Impact Assessment as submitted to NOAA in 1984 |
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EIAKennecott Consortium |
| Manganese Nodules from the South Penrhyn Basin |
Results from an 18-day survey cruise sampling polymetallic nodules from the Penrhyn Basin, near the Cook Islands |
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Penrhyn Basin |
| NOAA Final Environmental Impact Statement on Deep Sea Mining - 1994 |
NOAA's final environmental impact statement on issuing a deep sea mining license to OMCO in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone |
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NOAA |
| Patent Activity in Sea Bed Mining - 1985 |
A summary of technology development and patent ownership of deep sea mining companies from the 1970s and early 1980s |
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| The Potential Cost of Deep Ocean Mining Environmental Regulation |
NOAA report on the potential cost of regulating the environmental impact of deep sea mining |
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| NOAA Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement on Deep Sea Mining - 1981 |
NOAA's assessment of the impact of deep sea mining in the Clarion Clipperton Zone, issued 1981 |
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NOAA |
| Towards an ISA Environmental Management Strategy for the Area |
Report from an international workshop held in 2017 to develop and draft regulations for exploiting subsea mineral resources |
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| Collector Test Study - Environmental Management and Monitoring Plan |
NORI / The Metal Company's environmental management and monitoring plan for collector testing proposed for late 2022 |
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| Sea-Bed Mineral Resources Development: Recent Activities of the International Consortia - UN - 1980 |
UN report on the sea bed mining activities by the 4 main consortia, delivered in 1980 |
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UN Report |
| Moana Minerals Limited, Exploration Licence |
Moana Mineral's exploration licence for exploring polymetallic nodule deposits in the Penrhyn Basin of the Cook Islands EEZ |
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Penrhyn BasinCook Islands EEZ |
| CIC Limited, Exploration Licence |
CIC's exploration licence for exploring polymetallic nodule deposits in the Penrhyn Basin of the Cook Islands EEZ |
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Penrhyn BasinCook Islands EEZ |
| Cobalt Seabed Resources Limited, Exploration Licence |
CSR's exploration licence for exploring polymetallic nodule deposits in the Penrhyn Basin of the Cook Islands EEZ |
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Penrhyn BasinCook Islands EEZ |
