Key points
- TMC and Allseas conducted the first integrated nodule collection system test in the Clarion Clipperton Zone since the 1970s.
- During a 60-minute pilot collection run covering about 150 meters of seafloor, the collector vehicle gathered roughly 14 tonnes of nodules.
- The nodules were transported to the surface through a 4.3-km riser system and placed into the hold of the production vessel Hidden Gem.
