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Latitudinal manganese gradient dynamics associated with Earth's major ice ages. [PDF]
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Open-Source Marine Biodiversity Data Quality in the Norwegian Sea Spanning 149 Years: Knowledge Gaps in the Deep-Sea Mining Opening Area. [PDF]
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Status and Prospects of the Development of Deep-Sea Polymetallic Nodule-Collecting Technology
Sustainability, 2023 The deep-sea is rich in mineral resources, and deep-sea polymetallic nodules are considered to be the most likely resource for commercial exploitation. Since the discovery of polymetallic nodules by mankind, researchers around the world have made long and arduous explorations in the exploitation of deep-sea polymetallic nodules and have proposed ...
Yu Dai, Chenglong Liu, Yangrui Cheng
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The Development History and Latest Progress of Deep-Sea Polymetallic Nodule Mining Technology [PDF]
Minerals (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Deep-sea polymetallic nodules are a mineral resource with potential for commercial development. Due to the unique deep-sea environment in which they are found, specialized technology and equipment are required for their extraction. In this paper, firstly, the development of deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining technology is classified into three stages,
Shaojun Liu, Yajuan Kang
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Environmental predictors of deep-sea polymetallic nodule occurrence in the global ocean
Geology, 2020Abstract Polymetallic nodules found on the abyssal plains of the oceans represent one of the slowest known geological processes, and are a source of critical and rare metals for frontier technologies. A quantitative assessment of their occurrence worldwide has been hampered by a research focus on the northeastern Pacific Ocean and the ...
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A Review of Plume Research in the Collection Process of Deep-Sea Polymetallic Nodules
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Deep-Sea Polymetallic Nodule Mining: Challenges Ahead for Technologists and Environmentalists
Marine Georesources and Geotechnology, 2003Although, offshore mining for mineral wealth is not required at present, it may be the only alternative in the future due to the continuous growing demand for certain metals that have no or limited land deposits. Risk involved in deep-sea mining is not less than that in space missions. Limited groups of mining engineers and environmental scientists are
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Deep-sea polymetallic nodules (PMN) hold promise as a future resource, with various consortia like MOES, IOM, GSR, KORDI, and COMRA actively exploring mining possibilities. However, current technologies lack environmental sustainability. This study comprehensively compares the technologies proposed by different consortia for deep sea mining (DSM).
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Sustainable Processing of Deep-Sea Polymetallic Nodules
2017The possibility of commercialization of processing technology for sea nodules has been linked with comparisons with similar terrestrial process operations. In addition to techno-economic viability, an added focus to commercialization is the sustainability of the process route. The general context of sustainability is discussed.
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