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Billions of Tonnes

September 9, 2021

Ferromanganese crusts (also referred to as Fe-Mn crusts, manganese crusts, cobalt-rich crusts, polymetallic crusts) are essentially two-dimensional deposits forming pavements on seamounts where rocks are exposed. Illustration above: Ferromanganese (Fe-Mn)…

“The Deep Sea is the only Alternative”

Halfdan Carstens

September 1, 2021

“We desperately need substantial amounts of manganese, nickel, cobalt and copper to build electric cars and power plants,” says Hans Smit to The Guardian. Smit is chief executive of Florida’s…

Secretary General Opens Mining Conference

Halfdan Carstens

August 22, 2021

Michael W. Lodge, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), has kindly accepted the invitation to open the conference NCS Exploration – Deep Sea Minerals 2021 on October 20.…

The next Frontier: Metals in the Deep Sea

Ronny Setså

August 17, 2021

The conference NCS Exploration – Deep Sea Minerals is being held on October 20-21, and early bird tickets are now available.

Major step forward for Loke Marine Minerals

Halfdan Carstens

August 12, 2021

Following the completion of NOK 115 million private placement of equity in Loke Marine Minerals, three industrial investors – TechnipFMC, Wilh. Wilhelmsen, NorSea Group (with an aggregate of NOK 85…

Electrifying society requires critical minerals

Halfdan Carstens

August 11, 2021

According to information given by mineralsindepth.org, an electric vehicle with a 75KWh battery needs 56 kg of nickel, 12 kg of manganese, 7 kg of cobalt and 85 kg of…

Study de-mystifies sediment plumes

Halfdan Carstens

July 30, 2021

Oceanographers at MIT, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and elsewhere have developed a model that makes realistic predictions of how a sediment plume generated by mining operations would be transported…

Honoured for Deep Sea Minerals initiative

Halfdan Carstens

July 18, 2021

Bloomberg Media has since 2011 published a ranking of the 50 Most Influential with “the ability to move markets or shape ideas and policies”. In this year’s ranking, Ståle Rodahl…

Plenty of “rock batteries” on the ocean floor

Halfdan Carstens

July 14, 2021

Figure caption: Manganese nodules are formed as accretions at 4500 meter in the deep Pacific Ocean. They grow very slowly, about 1 cm per every million year, meaning that the…

From New York to Bergen

Halfdan Carstens

July 9, 2021

On July 8, the Norwegian company FREYR was listed on the New York stock exchange. On October 20-21, the company will present at Deep Sea Minerals 2021 in Bergen. As exploring for…

Deep Sea Mining may be Imminent

Ronny Setså

June 28, 2021

Norway is in an excellent position to become a leader in the exploration for deep sea minerals. The search for deep sea minerals is strongly inspired by the energy transition…

The Deep Sea: A Potential “Copper Mine”

Halfdan Carstens

June 17, 2021

As clearly pointed out by IEA in the May 2021 report (“The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transition”), solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, wind farms and electric vehicles (EVs)…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective