Key points
- The Council evaluated possible cooperation between IOM and China Minmetals Corporation.
- The Council approved the Director General’s activity report covering the period between the 70th and 71st meetings, plus the 2019 work plan and budget.
- Consultation company Qvistorp presented the economic model of IOM’s polymetallic nodule mining and processing project in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
- The next Council meeting is scheduled for May 2019 in Slovakia.
Current topics concerning the activities of IOM were discussed during the meeting. Among the issues, the possibilities of cooperation between IOM and China Minmetals Corporation were evaluated. The Council approved the Report of Director General on the IOM’s activities for the period between 70th and 71st meeting, as well as plan of work and budget for 2019.
During the Council, the economic model of IOM’s Project on mining and processing of polymetallic nodules from Clarion-Clipperton Zone was presented by Qvistorp, the consultation company.
The next Council is to take place in Slovakia in May 2019.
