Allseas & TMC – First Integrated Collection System Trials Since 1970s
Allseas and TMC trialled an integrated nodule collection system. They lifted over 3,000 tonnes of nodules in 2022.
TMC @ Benchmark Week 2022 – Erica Ocampo, Chief Sustainability Officer
TMC's Erica Ocampo detailed the NORI-D nodule project in the CCZ. TMC plans to file its exploitation application next year.
Expedition 5B – ROV Pelagic Surveys
A 37-member science team studied CCZ pelagic life in NORI-D. They sampled the full water column down to nodules three miles deep.
Anuanua Moana Galveston Dry Docking
The Anuanua Moana completed dry docking in Galveston, Texas. It will be based in Rarotonga for three to five years.
Successful Proof of Concept for Sustainable Seabed Mining of Critical Minerals with Eureka I AUV
Impossible Metals proved its Eureka I AUV can harvest seabed nodules. In November 2022, it retrieved nodules from 25 meters depth.
Scandinavian Ocean Minerals Presentation Video (English Subtitles)
Scandinavian Ocean Minerals Presentation Video (English Subtitles): a video from Scandinavian Ocean Minerals.
5 december 2022
5 december 2022: a video from Scandinavian Ocean Minerals.
Successful conclusion of pilot polymetallic nodules collection system trials on Allseas’ Hidden Gem
Allseas' Hidden Gem completed pilot nodule collection trials. The two-month test in NORI-D netted about 4,500 tonnes of nodules.
Conclusion of Pilot Nodule Collection System Trials
TMC wrapped up pilot nodule collection system trials in NORI-D. The collector covered 80 km and gathered 4,500 tonnes of nodules.
TMC – NORI Environmental Monitoring Program
TMC tests its nodule collector's seabed impact in the NORI-D program. Three phases track ecosystem effects before, during and after the test.