Manganese nodules « World Ocean Review
The highest manganese content is 34 per cent in the Peru Basin nodules, while the highest iron content is in the Penrhyn Basin nodules with 16.1 per cent. The greatest content of cobalt, at a substantial 0.4 per cent, is also
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Deep-sea mining system for polymetallic nodules in the
Polymetallic nodules found on the abyssal seabed of most ocean basins contain millions of tonnes of metals such as nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese as well as gallium and
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Assessing the Impacts of Nodule Mining on the Deep-Sea
Together with the manganese nodules the collector machine is expected to remove the top 10-15 centimeters of the seafloor and the fauna living on and within it. ... Ribeiro P.A., Menot L., Martinez-Arbizu P. (2016) Threatened by mining, polymetallic nodules are required to preserve abyssal epifauna. Scientific Reports 6, doi:10.1038/srep26808 ...
MoreAssessing the Impacts of Nodule Mining on the Deep-Sea
Together with the manganese nodules the collector machine is expected to remove the top 10-15 centimeters of the seafloor and the fauna living on and within it. ... Ribeiro P.A., Menot L., Martinez-Arbizu P. (2016) Threatened by mining, polymetallic nodules are required to preserve abyssal epifauna. Scientific Reports 6, doi:10.1038/srep26808 ...
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Deep Sea Mining - an overview ScienceDirect Topics
Deep-sea mining is an emergent industry targeting three main resources of interest: manganese nodules, seafloor massive sulfides and cobalt crusts. Interest in deep-sea minerals exists within the national jurisdictions of coastal States and in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ). Within ABNJ, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is ...
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