Operations

An overview of how nations can successfully develop a subsea mineral licence regime, based upon observations of the Cook Islands

Andrew Lipman is the Director of Subsea Mining for the American Bureau of Shipping. He talks about DSM activity in China, STARS, and the need for a regulatory body.

One critical factor in deep-sea mining is the transportation of nodules from the mine-site to onshore refineries. We discuss STARS vessels, and how this new class of bulk carrier is needed for successful operations.

Keith has over 50 years of experience in subsea operations, including time spent designing, manufacturing and testing subsea mining systems for mining Seabed Massive Sulphides at Solwara-1 in Papua New Guinea. Keith talks about his experiences and learnings for the Norwegian sector.

Mine site valuation depends upon various geological and operational factors, and it fundamentally determines the value of a deep sea mining company. We explain how to evaluate a mine site via an interactive calculator

Deep sea mining requires the coordination between multiple different business, industries and players. This business ecosystem diagram illustrates how each component interacts in order to successfully mine deep sea minerals.

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone is deep in the Pacific Ocean, and is particularly remote and distant from most ports and airports. This article considers how to effectively run operations and logistics in such a remote location.

Offshore operations are complicated by issues of remoteness, weather and the confines of a ship. This article discuss learnings and best practises from the offshore oil and gas industry.

Deep Sea Mining requires a number of items of heavy equipment to operate together at tremendous depths, whilst isolated far from land in the deep ocean.

An exclusive interview with Hank Gruberson, on the latest exploration cruise