Roundtable Discussion Plants Flag to Support Responsible Technology for DSM
Impossible Metals' Renee Grogan signed a Seabed Mining Science Statement from 600-plus scientists and pledged to address its concerns.
Impossible Metals – Closes $10.1M in Seed funding and announces its key advisors
Impossible Metals closed $10.1 million in seed funding led by Justin Hamilton to develop its deep-sea robotic collection technology.
R/V Bothnia Surveyor in port
R/V Bothnia Surveyor was renamed during a ceremony in Harnosand. It took place on 21 May 2022 as the Swedish Navy marked 500 years there.
Applications now open for five at-sea on-board training opportunities with Deep Ocean Resources Development Co., Ltd.
DORD is offering five at-sea training placements for ISA candidates. Applications close 31 July 2022 for developing-State nationals.
A gentle suction technology
A gentle suction system recovers manganese nodules via air-lift. Up to four nozzles, each about 10 metres wide, give a suction width of 40 metres.
Deep-Sea State Key Laboratory Convenes New Academic Committee
The State Key Laboratory of Deep-Sea Mineral Resources Development established its fourth academic committee in Changsha.
Sea trials of our nodule collection system on our vessel Hidden Gem
Key points Allseas tested its nodule collector during Atlantic ultra-deepwater sea trials, deployed from the mineral collection vessel Hidden Gem. The collector traveled more than 1 km at 2,500 m water depth, where pressure is about 250 times greater than at sea level, while critical…
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.