Expedition 4 (Ep 3) – Box Core Operations Explained
Expedition 4 explains box core operations for seafloor sampling. The tool captures undisturbed sediment, nodules and soil strength data.
Expedition 4 (Ep 2) – Campaign Overview
Expedition 4 (Ep 2) - Campaign Overview: a video from Moana Minerals.
Expedition 4 (Ep 1) – Departing Rarotonga
Expedition 4 departed Rarotonga for a nodule exploration site. The team will spend four weeks surveying the area 240 nautical miles away.
Webinar Series: Deep Sea Mining from a Norwegian Perspective
Norway's government weighed a 2024 decision on seabed mining. The seabed may hold $13 trillion in minerals, officials estimate.
Trans Hex Integrates ItraceIT Diamond Traceability System
Trans Hex has put ItraceIT on its rough diamond production. Blockchain records follow a parcel from the mine to the buyer.
Webinar Series: The Complex World of Batteries: How Impossible Metals Changes the Landscape
Bob Galyen, retired CTO of CATL, presented Impossible Metals' webinar. It plans to process nodules with bacteria, targeting harvesting by 2025-2026.
How Impossible Metals Is Innovating Technology to Minimize Sediment Disturbance During Nodule Pickup
Impossible Metals tests nodule pickup arm designs in a tank. It lets researchers compare designs and measure sediment suspended during pickup.
ROV Launch and Cook Islands Nodules on seafloor
ROV Launch and Cook Islands Nodules on seafloor: a video from Moana Minerals.
Box Corer Landing on seafloor in Cook Islands
Box Corer Landing on seafloor in Cook Islands: a video from Moana Minerals.
Kickoff Meeting Held for Drafting Deep-Sea Mineral Resources Development Technology Roadmap
A kickoff meeting for drafting a deep-sea mineral resources development technology roadmap was held in Hangzhou on August 31.