ISA Exploration Contractors Meeting
ISA representatives and contractor delegates met in Warsaw on 15-16 October 2018 to discuss exploration data management and training programs.
CRIMM-IOM Work Meeting
IOM and Changsha Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CRIMM) held an official meeting on 9 October 2018 to discuss future cooperation.
China’s First 500-Metre Seabed Polymetallic Nodule Collector System Trial Passes Expert Acceptance Review
China's first 500-metre nodule collector sea trial, aboard the Kunlong 500, passed expert acceptance review on September 26, 2018.
Workshop on Processing Technologies, Metal Recoveries & Economic Feasibility of Deep Sea Mining
A workshop brought together contractors, sponsoring States, universities and science organizations to discuss deep sea mining processing technologies, economic feasibility and regulation.
Mr. Andrzej Przybycin Re-elected as a Chair of ISA Finance Committee for the 24th Session
Andrzej Przybycin of Poland was re-elected Chair of the International Seabed Authority's Finance Committee for the 24th Session on 9 July 2018.
Workshop on the Development of a Framework for Regional Environmental Management Plans (REMPs)
The International Seabed Authority held a workshop with contractors and sponsoring States to develop a framework for Regional Environmental Management Plans for polymetallic sulphides on Mid-Ocean Ridges.
Meeting with CVMR
Interoceanmetal and Toronto refiner CVMR signed an MOU on processing polymetallic nodules with carbonyl technology.
The 70th Council of Interoceanmetal Joint Organization & European Mining Business Forum
The 70th Council of Interoceanmetal Joint Organization convened in Burgas, Bulgaria from 14 to 18 May, approving IOM's prior-year activity and financial reports.
How Will Underwater Mining Affect the Deep Ocean? Growing a Research Community to Find Out
USGS oceanographer Amy Gartman is building a research community around the chemistry of deep-sea mining impacts.
International Workshop on the Regional Environmental Management Plan for the Cobalt-Rich Crust Area of the Northwest Pacific Held in Qingdao
An international workshop on a regional environmental management plan for Northwest Pacific cobalt-rich crusts was held in Qingdao on May 28-29.