Private Companies Archives

onAugust 21, 2019

OML – AUGUST – WASHINGTON DC

OML's Halkyard and Smit gave a USGS seminar on deep seabed mining. The 21 Aug 2019 talk covered US supply risk for critical metals.

onJuly 15, 2019

CRIMM convened a June 29 strategic planning seminar on medium and long-term marine mineral resources development technology.

onMay 16, 2019

Debmarine Namibia approved a US$468 million custom-built diamond recovery vessel, its seventh ship, adding 500,000 carats a year.

onMarch 18, 2019

On March 18, 2019 the research vessel Xiangyanghong 10 sailed from Zhoushan on the China Minmetals 2019 nodule cruise.

onJanuary 23, 2019

Beijing Pioneer Hi-Tech applied to the ISA for nodule exploration. The bid covers 148,250 km2 and goes to the LTC in March 2019.

onOctober 11, 2018

An Interoceanmetal Joint Organization delegation visited CRIMM on October 9 for a technical exchange on nodule exploration.

onSeptember 30, 2018

China's first 500-metre sea trial of a seabed polymetallic nodule collection system passed expert acceptance on September 26, 2018.

onJuly 16, 2018

On July 14, 2018 the research vessel Xiangyanghong 03 sailed from Xiamen on the 150-day China Ocean Voyage 50 expedition.

onMay 31, 2018

China Minmetals opened applications for four at-sea training places for developing States in its 2018/2019 programme.

onMay 30, 2018

On May 23, 2018 China Minmetals Chairman Tang Fuping met ISA Secretary-General Michael Lodge in Beijing on seabed exploration.