Deep-sea polymetallic nodules as opportunity for future supply with critical raw materials

Autor: Valcana Stoyanova, Atanas Hikov, Elitsa Stefanova, Zlatka Milakovska, Tomasz Abramowski, Irena Peytcheva, Silvia Chavdarova, Milen Stavrev
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society. 82:153-155
ISSN: 0007-3938
DOI: 10.52215/rev.bgs.2021.82.3.153
Popis: The renewed importance of polymetallic nodules in the context of forecasted increasing demands for metals are discussed. Based on the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization’s (IOM) site-specific data obtained during the exploration activity in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, a total of 272.5 Mt of nodules were estimated as economically reasonable for future mining for Ni, Cu, Co, and Mn. Additionally, data for REE and other critical elements in nodules as potential by-products are presented.
Databáze: OpenAIRE