The Metals Company Video onMay 5, 2022 TMC – Pilot nodule collection system trials TMC and Allseas tested a pilot nodule collector at sea in 2022. It drove over 1 km on the CCZ seafloor, matching NORI-D conditions.
Allseas onMay 6, 2022 Mineral collector deepwater tests concluded successfully Allseas' Hidden Gem mineral collector passed deepwater tests at 2,500 m in the Atlantic, ahead of Pacific nodule trials.
Allseas Video onMay 6, 2022 Sea trials of our nodule collection system on our vessel Hidden Gem Allseas tested its nodule collector during Atlantic sea trials. It traveled over 1 km at 2,500 m depth, 250 times sea-level pressure.