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Collector Test Study - Environmental Impact Statement NORI / The Metal Company's environmental impact statement for collector testing proposed for late 2022
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
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 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 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 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 PatentLift System
NOAA 1983 Report to Congress NOAA's 1983 report to congress NOAACongressional Report
NOAA 1991 Report to Congress NOAA's 1991 report to congress NOAACongressional Report
NOAA 1989 Report to Congress NOAA's 1989 report to congress NOAACongressional Report
NOAA 1987 Report to Congress NOAA's 1987 report to congress NOAACongressional Report
NOAA 1993 Report to Congress NOAA's 1993 report to congress NOAACongressional Report
NOAA 1995 Report to Congress NOAA's 1995 report to congress NOAACongressional Report
Sea-Bed Mining Vehicle Patent issued to DeepTech N.V. for a seabed mining vehicle PatentCollector
NOAA 1981 Report to Congress NOAA's 1981 report to congress NOAACongressional Report
Deep Seabed Stable Reference Areas NRC report on deep seabed stable reference areas from 1984
Deep Ocean Mining: Actions Needed To Make It Happen - 1978 Report to congress from 1978 on actions needed to make deep ocean mining viable 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 NOAADofC
Kennecott Consortium Draft Environmental Impact Assessment - 1984 Kennecott Consortium's draft Environmental Impact Assessment as submitted to NOAA in 1984 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 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 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
The Potential Cost of Deep Ocean Mining Environmental Regulation NOAA report on the potential cost of regulating the environmental impact of deep sea mining
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 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
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
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 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 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 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 Penrhyn BasinCook Islands EEZ