Expedition 4A: Deploy Marine Monitoring Equipment
CSA Ocean Sciences deployed three moorings in NORI's seabed area. The longest reaches about 4,000 meters to track seasonal water conditions.
DeepGreen Trainee: Mekhala Rathnamali
Mekhala Rathnamali joined DeepGreen's trainee program as a researcher. She joined Crew 6B to survey deep-sea nodule fields.
DeepGreen: The Journey So Far
DeepGreen measured nodule resources and derived first metal in 2019. A collector test follows in a couple of years to assess impacts.
Expedition 6A: Biological Sampling
ERIAS biologist Adrian Hellman leads sampling on Expedition 6A. The team uses a 32 micron sieve to build an ISA environmental baseline.
How It Works: From Manganese Nodule Recovery to Processing
An animation illustrates the manganese nodule process chain. No production figures, dates or names are disclosed.
Sky News Interview: Ian King Live
The Metals Company plans to mine seafloor nodules in the Pacific. It controls 1.6 billion tons of nodules, enough for 280 million EV batteries.
The Metals Company: Vision
The Metals Company partnered with scientists to study seabed impact. It says a billion EV batteries from the rocks could cut mining's harm.
PT Timah’s Marine Reclamation Program
PT Timah runs a marine reclamation program across Pulau Bangka. The effort pairs coral transplants with fish shelters to benefit local fishermen.
DeepGreen: Vision (Tongan Version)
DeepGreen's Tongan-language video promotes seabed nodule mining. It says a billion EV batteries from nodules could cut impact versus land mining.
Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd.: Christina Pomee
Christina Pomee joined Tonga Offshore Mining Ltd. in a technical role. Tonga gains production fees and jobs if TOML succeeds.