What moves a grain?
Plume dispersion is not solely a matter of distance from the mine site, physical processeses are also important”, said Thomas Peacock, professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at the…
Seabed Minerals
Norway is getting a new marine industry
The governing parties, the Labour Party and the Center Party, together with the Conservative Party and the Progressive Party, have secured a majority in parliament on the opening of mineral operations…
Environmentally responsible mining: Not so impossible
A key milestone was met in May this year. Impossible Metals demonstrated the capabilities of their autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) Eureka 1. The successful test in shallow water has brought…
Japan eyes production from REE-rich muds
The unusual deposit was first discovered by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) in 2013 and is located in an area off the Minami-Torishima Island (Marcus Island) in…
Leader in marine minerals
Rotterdam. The Underwater Minerals Conference (UMC) is being held in the Netherlands for the 51st year this week, and spans six days. The number of participants has increased. And so…
An exciting discovery in the far north
“Plan B” became as successful as anyone could have hoped, as a new hydrothermal vent was discovered by a Norwegian team of researchers. This summer, the GoNorth expedition was originally…
ISA: No quick decisions despite deadline breach
The Metals Company (TMC) is eager to begin production. They might be the first company in the world to start deep sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), located in…
A national team for increased knowledge in the deep sea
“This is collaboration across disciplines, and both industry and academia are involved in order to utilise the expertise we have in Norway”, said Anette Broch Mathisen Tvedt, CEO of Adepth…
Norway inches closer to opening up for deep-sea mining
“We need minerals to succeed with the energy transition. Today, resources are controlled by a few countries, which makes us vulnerable. Seabed minerals can become a source of access to…
10 can turn into 1000
Hydrothermal chimneys are a spectacular sight. They were first observed in the Pacific Ocean in 1979, and in Norway at the Jan Mayen hydrothermal fields on the Mohns ridge in…
Loke acquires deep-sea mineral licences in the Pacific Ocean
Loke Marine Minerals announced yesterday that it acquired UK Seabed Resources’ deep-sea mineral business. UK Seabed Resources (UKSR) holds a 100% interest in two deep-sea mineral licences located in the…
Finding Hidden SMS Deposits
“Metalliferous sediments are important deep-sea exploration targets,” said Acer Figueroa, PhD student at the National Oceanography Centre (University of Southampton) during the Deep Sea Minerals conference in Bergen in October…