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Key points The Metals Company plans to extract poly-metallic nodules from the seafloor 4,000 meters below sea level in the Pacific; the nodules contain nickel, cobalt, copper, and manganese at grades 8-10 times higher than terrestrial mining. The company controls 1.6 billion tons of nodules…

Key points The company says it has partnered with ocean scientists to baseline the marine environment from sea floor to surface and study the impact of collecting polymetallic rocks. It states the rocks contain rich concentrations of cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, the base metals used…

Key points The video states polymetallic nodules contain concentrations of cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, the base metals used in batteries. The company says it has partnered with ocean scientists to baseline the environment from seafloor to surface and study the impact of collecting…

Key points Christina Pomee, a University of the South Pacific graduate with a bachelor of science degree, joined Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (TOML) in a technical role. TOML, a Tongan-registered company, explores for polymetallic nodules aimed at addressing supply bottlenecks in critical…

Key points DeepGreen’s Expedition 5A (Nov-Dec 2020) is the first campaign in its environmental impact assessment, run with research teams from Leeds University, the University of Gothenburg, the Natural History Museum and Florida State University. The campaign has four components: box…

Key points DeepGreen describes partnering with ocean scientists to baseline the marine environment from seafloor to surface and study the impact of collecting polymetallic rocks. The rocks contain concentrations of cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, the base metals used in batteries. The…

Key points Gerard Barron (DeepGreen, now The Metals Company) and architect Bjarke Ingels present the case for mining seafloor polymetallic nodules, which contain nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese, to supply materials for electric vehicle batteries. The companies say sourcing metals from…

Key points The exploration vessel departed San Diego at 00:50 hours with 55 people on board, beginning Expedition 5A. The six-week voyage is part of DeepGreen’s baseline environmental studies in the NORI-D contract area. Researchers will characterize benthic fauna and surface biota and…