Key points
- OML Founder and Chairman John Halkyard and President Hans Smit presented the seminar on 21 August 2019.
- The seminar was titled “Mining the Deep Seabed: A viable approach to meeting the critical needs of the U.S. for secure, responsibly sourced metals for a green energy future.”
- The event was part of the USGS NMIC Seminar series.
- OML presented an industry perspective on seabed mining as a solution to looming supply deficits and import dependencies for critical metals.
On 21 August 2019, OML Founder and Chairman John Halkyard and President Hans Smit presented a 1-hour seminar entitled “Mining the Deep Seabed: A viable approach to meeting the critical needs of the U.S. for secure, responsibly sourced metals for a green energy future” as part of the USGS NMIC Seminar series. In this meeting, OML presented an industry perspective as to the viability of seabed mining as the solution for looming supply deficits and import dependencies for a number of critical metals.