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    EEZ Road Maps For The Future

    By Dallas L. Peck

    The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed phase 1 of a mapping effort that makes the United States the first nation to systematically acquire image maps of its underwater lands. In 1984, th

    Jan 1, 1992

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    Hydraulic Collector for Harvesting Polymetallic Nodules in Deep-Sea Mining

    By A. A. Schipaanboord, S. J. Dasselaar

    "With the growing global demand for strategic metals, commodity prices are rising and the scarcity of some metals is increasing. Europe’s technology sector is also affected by this growing shortage of

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Living With A New Law: The Impact Of P.L. 103-426 On Coastal Restoration And Public Construction Projects

    By LeRon E. Bielak

    Public Law 103-426 was signed into law in October 1994. Its provisions amended sections 8(k) and 20(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA). The 8(k) amendment provides the Secretary of th

    Jan 1, 1995

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    Borehole Mining Technology For Underwater Application

    By M. F. Dibble

    The technology available for mining of underwater mineral resources such as placers and phosphorite, typically occurring with variable amounts of overburden, has remained largely unchanged for decades

    Jan 1, 1986

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    High Resolution Seafloor Imaging in the Southern Indian Ocean: Insights to Economic Mineral Distribution and Seafloor Ecology from Data Acquired in the Search for MH370

    By Paul Kennedy, Daniel R. McConnell, Ruth Price

    "The underwater search for the passenger aircraft MH 370 produced rare high resolution datasets of the ocean floor of extraordinary size and detail. The survey design and operations were for sole purp

    Jan 1, 2017

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    A Remotely Operated System For Scientific Investigations Of Marine Mineral Deposits

    By Fredrik Søreide

    Several potential marine mineral deposits of various types have been identified within the Norwegian EEZ. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology has recently designed and built a new remot

    Jan 1, 2004

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    The Dacite-Hosted Pacmanus Hydrothermal Field, Eastern Manus Basin: Analog For Ancient Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Ore Environments

    Massive sulfides discovered in 1991 and further explored in 1993 in the eastern Manus back-arc basin, north of Papua New Guinea, represent one of the few modem seafloor occurrences known to he associa

    Jan 1, 1993

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    A Comparison Of The Results Of Three Systems For Setting Sediment Quality Guidelines For Trace Metals

    By Derek V. Ellis

    Sediment Quality Guidelines can provide target values that should not be exceeded when seabed deposits are disturbed for mining, waste discharge or other purposes. Three sets of Guidelines have appear

    Jan 1, 1995

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    Screening Criteria For Submarine Tailings Disposal

    By Derek V. Ellis

    A stepwise implementation of seven criteria for screening the physical, chemical and environmental suitability of submarine tailing disposal (STD) at coastal mines is presented. It is expected that si

    Jan 1, 1994

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    Acoustic Techniques For Marine Geological Studies

    By Russell Parrott

    Acoustic techniques offer a rapid, economical, non-intrusive method of obtaining information about the stratigraphy and properties of seafloor sediments. During the past decade there has been a dramat

    Jan 1, 1985

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    Electric Motor Drive Systems for Mobile Mining Equipment for Deep-Sea Mining to Maximize the Productivity

    By Roy Nilsen, Aravinda Perera

    With the exponential growth of demand for minerals and need for diversification of supply channels, deep-sea mining is rapidly becoming inevitable. Productivity of underwater mining technology is sali

    Jan 1, 2018

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    Extremophile Exploration: Geothermal And Hydrothermal Systems

    By Alexander Malahoff

    The study of why and how life survives in the Extreme environment is a major frontier of science today. Extremophiles are organisms that require extreme environment including high temperature, pH, pr

    Jan 1, 2001

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    Sampling System Development For Seabed Crust Deposits

    By David A. Larson

    The future exploitation of crust deposits will require a dependable characterization system. The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines (Bureau) initiated research to develop a new sampling

    Jan 1, 1991

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    The New Exclusive Economic Zone Gas And Mineral Deposits A Target For New Exploration

    By Alexander Malahoff

    With its new continental shelf beyond the exclusive economic zone, New Zealand is a country with just 4% of its territory above water. The other 96% is submerged. New Zealand's marine territory c

    Jan 1, 2011

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    Design Considerations for Deep Sea Mining Umbilicals

    By Sander van Leeuwen

    Outline: · De Regt Marine Cables. · The link between system requirements and umbilical requirements (which system requirements have the largest impact on the umbilical design). · Design options for de

    Jan 1, 2018

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    Institutional Incentives For Exploration In Existing And Proposed Ocean Mining Law

    By Porter Hoagland

    There has been a recent surge of interest in existing and proposed institutional mechanisms that would govern the exploration and disposal of nonfuel minerals within the U.S. ocean jurisdiction. The M

    Jan 1, 1988

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    Market Analysis for Deep-Sea Mining Equipment

    By Felix Lehnen, Peter Kukla, Mirjam Rahn

    "Significant uncertainty is associated with predicting future trends in deep-sea mining projects, especially when attempting to assess markets for associated products such as ships and collectors. In

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Free-Standing Riser for Deep-Seabed Mining?

    By Sup Hong

    "Lifting riser in deep-seabed mining (DSM) is exposed to acute and chronic stresses of materials, whose yield will result in the most critical loss of total mining system. For freehanging riser (FHR),

    Jan 1, 2017

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    Hydrothermal Exploration along the Northern Central Indian Ridge, 8°-12° S: Preliminary Results of Bathymetry, Volcanic Rock, and Hydrothermal Plume

    By Jonguk Kim

    Hydrothermal exploration aboard the R/V Onnuri was performed along the northern Central Indian Ridge (CIR) between 8°S and 12°S in January 2010. The main objectives of this first Korean research cruis

    Jan 1, 2010

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    Nodules: Nineties & Beyond

    By William Siapno

    Manganese nodules, as metal ores, have for the most part been cast aside from further consideration within this century. However, in the decade of the 90s, rising demand at all levels of society, for

    Jan 1, 1991