Polymetallic nodule mining

Summary of the German application for exploration of polymetallic nodules

Metals contained in polymetallic nodules

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Nodule mining is also likely to involve discharge of nutrient rich deep ocean water, sea floor sediments and nodule fragments into the surface and or deep layers of the water column.

(a) The supervisory functions of the Authority with respect to existing contracts for exploration for polymetallic nodules

This will be the first project of its kind to assess the genetic resources in the nodule province.

The Authority has adopted Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules160 and is currently considering draft regulations for prospecting and exploration of polymetallic sulphide and cobalt rich crust deposits.

The technology of mining nodules from the deep seabed had not yet been proved.

The Authority should concentrate its work on copper, nickel, cobalt and manganese to be extracted from polymetallic nodules.

With regard to metals contained in polymetallic nodules, especially copper, nickel, cobalt and manganese

With regard to the developing land based producer States of metals contained in polymetallic nodules

(c) Ongoing assessment of available data relating to prospecting and exploration for polymetallic nodules in the CCZ

It should also keep in view the trends and developments regarding the other metals contained in polymetallic nodules.

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This information can be used to determine the level of risk introduced to the province's biodiversity as a result of mining for polymetallic nodules.

The Authority should concentrate its work on polymetallic nodules, including the projected timing of commercial production from the Area.

It should also keep in view the trends and developments regarding the other metals contained in polymetallic nodules.

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(b) The Authority should concentrate its work on copper, nickel, cobalt and manganese to be extracted from polymetallic nodules.

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The International Seabed Authority has developed and adopted regulations to govern prospecting and exploration for polymetallic nodules deposits in the Area.

160 Regulations on Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules in the Area (ISBA 6 A 18, annex) contain a definition of marine environment .

(a) The Authority should concentrate its work on polymetallic nodules, including the projected timing of commercial production from the Area.

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During the meeting, the Secretary General stressed the importance of this project as a means of facilitating better knowledge of polymetallic nodule resources in the CCZ.

With the exception of available manganese iron ratio data, the contractors did not agree to authorize the Authority to make use of nodule abundance and metal content data from their contract areas.

The development of deep seabed mineral resources is also of considerable importance to Japan, which depends on the import from overseas of the minerals derived from polymetallic nodules.

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29. Takes note with satisfaction of the contract signed on 19 July 2006 between Germany and the Authority regarding the exploration of polymetallic nodules in an area in the Pacific Ocean

The workshop also recommended a work programme leading to the establishment of a reliable geological model of polymetallic nodule deposits in the CCZ within three or four years.

The guide will also provide data and information on all known nodule deposits in the CCZ with a focus on the high resolution characterization of specific deposit sites.

During the first half of 2005, the Secretariat has continued with its efforts to develop a geological model of the polymetallic nodule deposits of the CCZ.

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