Private Companies Archives

onJune 6, 2016

China’s First Deep-Sea Ore-Lifting System Sea Trial Sets Sail Aboard the Changhe Haiyang

China's first deep-sea ore-lifting system sea trial set sail aboard the Changhe Haiyang from Wenling, Zhejiang on June 6.

onMay 5, 2016

The 8,000-tonne trial ship Changhe Haiyang was launched in Taizhou, Zhejiang for China's first 500-meter ore-lifting test.

onMarch 27, 2016

CRIMM's deep-sea ore-lifting pump and pipe system laboratory test passed third-party verification with a score of 98.97 on March 27.

onAugust 27, 2015

Four young marine scientists from Georgia, Mexico, Bangladesh and Cuba toured CRIMM's deep-sea laboratories on August 27.

onAugust 25, 2015

CRIMM's sea trial outline for its ore-lifting pump and pipe transport test system passed expert review on August 25.

onJuly 21, 2015

China Minmetals won exclusive exploration and preferential mining rights over a 72,740 km2 polymetallic nodule area in the eastern Pacific.

onMarch 4, 2015

ISA Secretary-General Odunton visited CRIMM on March 4 to 5 for a research exchange on deep-sea mining technology.

onOctober 9, 2014

A consultation meeting held at CRIMM on October 9 prepared China Minmetals for its seabed contract-area application defense in Jamaica.

onSeptember 4, 2014

COMRA director Liu Feng visited CRIMM on September 4, 2014 to exchange views on deep-sea mineral resources development.

onNovember 8, 2013

TTR outlines its South Taranaki Bight iron sands mining plan. TTR applied for a 20-year mining permit covering 65.76 km2 in July 2013.