China Completes First Successful ROV Deployment of a Deep-Sea Reverse-Circulation Crust Drill
China completed the first ROV deployment of a deep-sea reverse-circulation crust drill on the Haima ROV at 1,500 metres.
COMRA and the International Seabed Authority Sign Extension Agreement for the International Seabed Polymetallic Nodule Exploration Contract
COMRA and the ISA signed a five-year extension of China's 75,000 km2 northeast Pacific polymetallic nodule exploration contract.
Visiting Russian Scholar Studying Ferromanganese Crusts and Nodules from the Arctic Ocean
A Saint Petersburg State University doctoral student joined USGS in Santa Cruz to study Arctic ferromanganese crusts.
James Hein Wins Prestigious Moore Medal Award from the International Marine Minerals Society
The International Marine Minerals Society gave its Moore Medal to USGS geologist James Hein for 43 years of work.
Decision of the Council of the International Seabed Authority on the Application by the China Ocean Mineral Resources Research and Development Association for Extension of the Contract for Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules Between the Association and the Authority
The ISA Council approved COMRA's application to extend its polymetallic nodule exploration contract by five years from 22 May 2016.
Good News from the Dayang Yihao: China’s First Polymetallic Sulphide Cores Recovered
The Dayang Yihao recovered China's first deep-sea polymetallic sulphide core from the Yuhuang field on the Southwest Indian Ridge.
Statement by Ma Xinmin, Deputy Head of the Chinese Delegation to the 21st Session of the International Seabed Authority, After the Council’s Approval of China Minmetals Corporation’s Polymetallic Nodule Exploration Work Plan
Ma Xinmin stated that China will fulfil its sponsoring-State duties after the ISA approved China Minmetals' nodule work plan.
Dayang Cruise 30 Leg 3 Completes Mid-Depth Drilling Surveys in the Southwest Indian Ridge Sulphide Exploration Area
Dayang Cruise 30 leg 3 completed mid-depth drilling in China's Southwest Indian Ridge sulphide exploration area from 15 to 17 March.
China’s Cobalt-Rich Crust Contract Area Application Approved by the International Seabed Authority
The ISA approved China's cobalt-rich crust contract area, adding a 3,000 km2 exploration block in the northwest Pacific on 19 July 2013.
COMRA and the International Seabed Authority Sign Polymetallic Sulphide Exploration Contract
COMRA and the ISA signed China's polymetallic sulphide exploration contract in Beijing on 18 November 2011, its second seabed area.