Allseas pilot nodule collection tests, Pacific, Oct 2022
Allseas tested its nodule collector in the NORI-D area of the CCZ. Equipment was deployed from the Hidden Gem in October 2022.
TMC and Allseas – First Nodules Collected During Pilot Trials
TMC and Allseas tested a nodule collection system in the CCZ seabed. The 60-minute run gathered about 14 tonnes from 150 meters of seafloor.
Dredging Deep Sea Mining
Dredging Deep Sea Mining: a video from Impossible Metals.
Mobilization for Pilot Nodule Collection System Test
The Metals Company mobilized its pilot nodule collection system in Hawaii. It reports 1.6 billion tons of nodules identified on two blocks.
Trans Tasman Resources Offshore Iron Ore project HD 20150925
Trans Tasman Resources Offshore Iron Ore project HD 20150925: a video from Trans Tasman Resources.
Moana Minerals Introduction (Short)
Moana Minerals Introduction (Short): a video from Moana Minerals.
Sea trials of our nodule collection system on our vessel Hidden Gem
Allseas tested its nodule collector during Atlantic sea trials. It traveled over 1 km at 2,500 m depth, 250 times sea-level pressure.
TMC – Pilot nodule collection system trials
TMC and Allseas tested a pilot nodule collector at sea in 2022. It drove over 1 km on the CCZ seafloor, matching NORI-D conditions.
Hidden Gem docking at Damen
Allseas' Hidden Gem docked at Damen shipyards in the Netherlands. The ship is built for deepsea mineral collection and transport.
The Critical Minerals Supply Chain
The video explains China's control of battery metal supply chains. It says seabed nodules 1,500 miles off California could resupply the U.S.