Key points
- On 4 November 2022, IOM Director General Tomasz Abramowski and ISA Secretary-General Michael W. Lodge signed the extension agreement in Kingston, Jamaica.
- The agreement extends IOM’s Contract for Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules for a period of 5 years.
- Exploration work will continue to determine geological resources and environmental conditions in IOM’s claim area within the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
Kingston (Jamaica) On 4 November 2022, Mr. Tomasz Abramowski, the Director General of IOM and Mr. Michael W. Lodge, the Secretary-General of the ISA, signed the Agreement on the Extension of the Contract for Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules for a period of 5 years. Exploration works will continue to determine the geological resources and environmental conditions in IOM claim area within the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Photo: courtesy of the ISA.
