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Key points Four-day pilot collector test planned for January-February 2026 in the BGR contract area of the Clarion Clipperton Zone, with two modes operating at 90% and 50% collection efficiency over 4,500 and 6,700 square meters respectively. Plume modeling shows 95% of suspended sediment…

Key points Juan Ignacio Guzmán, CEO of mining consultancy GEM, presents an epistemological framework for analyzing criticism of deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining, distinguishing justified beliefs from unsupported opinions and speculation. Guzmán’s team compiled 29 propositions drawn…

Key points Impossible Metals is optimizing three characteristics of its picking system at once: accuracy, speed, and minimizing sediment disturbance. The company says it is now achieving close to its techno-economic targets on accuracy and speed of picks. Sediment disturbance reduction is…

Key points Impossible Metals demonstrates a life-detection system in a tow-tank test, showing objects within a marked green circle being left unpicked. The system allows the exclusion zone’s circle diameter to be adjusted.