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Expedition 6A: Deep Seabed Exploration

Key points Geologist Rick Miller of subcontractor Leap Energy describes the Box Corer program, which is classifying, photographing, weighing and recording nodules collected on the expedition. The campaign is collecting 126 box cores from water depths of 4,200 to 4,500 meters. Nodules are…

Nauru & Deep Sea Mining

Key points Nauru Ocean Resources Inc (NORI), a subsidiary of DeepGreen Metals sponsored by the government of Nauru, holds a UN International Seabed Authority contract area of 5,000 square kilometers between Hawaii and Mexico, more than 3,500 times the size of Nauru. A two-month survey…

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