Study de-mystifies sediment plumes
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…
Seabed Minerals
Honoured for Deep Sea Minerals initiative
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
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
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
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”
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)…
Deep sea mining in the spotlight
Late this fall, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate completed a five-week expedition on the Mohn Ridge in the Norwegian Sea. The purpose was to secure samples of mineral deposits in the deep…
The Norwegian shelf is well-positioned for the energy transition
During a live presentation yesterday, NPD’s Director of Exploration Torgeir Stordal presented its new resource report for exploration. The main conclusions are that exploration activity on the Norwegian shelf is…