OML – SEPTEMBER – UMC HAINAN, CHINA
OML will attend and sponsor the Underwater Mining Conference. It takes place in Hainan, China, 22-27 September 2019.
Marine Phosphate Mining Will Not Kill the Fishing Industry
NMP rejects claims that Sandpiper would kill the fishing industry and defends its studies going back to 2011.
China Minmetals 2019 Cruise Completes First Leg of Exploration Tasks
The research vessel Xiangyanghong 10 completed the first leg of the China Minmetals 2019 nodule cruise, docking at Acapulco on September 1.
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.
CRIMM Convenes Strategic Planning Seminar for the Marine Sector
CRIMM convened a June 29 strategic planning seminar on medium and long-term marine mineral resources development technology.
Debmarine Namibia To Invest In World’s First Ever Custom-Built Diamond Recovery Vessel
Debmarine Namibia approved a US$468 million custom-built diamond recovery vessel, its seventh ship, adding 500,000 carats a year.
Research Vessel Xiangyanghong 10 Sets Sail on China Minmetals 2019 Nodule Cruise
On March 18, 2019 the research vessel Xiangyanghong 10 sailed from Zhoushan on the China Minmetals 2019 nodule cruise.
Beijing Pioneer Hi-Tech Development Corporation Submits Plans for Exploration of Polymetallic Nodules in the Western Pacific Ocean
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.
Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM) Delegation Visits CRIMM for Technical Exchange
An Interoceanmetal Joint Organization delegation visited CRIMM on October 9 for a technical exchange on nodule exploration.
China’s First 500-Meter Sea Trial of a Seabed Polymetallic Nodule Collection System Passes Expert Acceptance
China's first 500-metre sea trial of a seabed polymetallic nodule collection system passed expert acceptance on September 26, 2018.