[HTML][HTML] Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining

DJ Amon, S Gollner, T Morato, CR Smith, C Chen… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining's likely impacts is
necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed mining operations …

Seabed map**: A brief history from meaningful words

P Smith Menandro, A Cardoso Bastos - Geosciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the last few centuries, map** the ocean seabed has been a major challenge for
marine geoscientists. Knowledge of seabed bathymetry and morphology has significantly …

Genesis and evolution of ferromanganese crusts from the summit of Rio Grande Rise, Southwest Atlantic Ocean

M Benites, JR Hein, K Mizell, T Blackburn, L Jovane - Minerals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Rio Grande Rise (RGR) is a large elevation in the Atlantic Ocean and known to host
potential mineral resources of ferromanganese crusts (Fe–Mn), but no investigation into their …

Benthic megafauna habitats, community structure and environmental drivers at Rio Grande Rise (SW Atlantic)

PVF Corrêa, L Jovane, BJ Murton… - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Rio Grande Rise (RGR) is a large and geomorphologically complex feature
located in the Southwest Atlantic, with great commercial and scientific interest due to its …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-Raman map** of critical metals (Li, Co, Ni) in a rhythmically laminated deep-ocean ferromanganese deposit

S Bernardini, G Della Ventura, A Sodo, M Benites… - Geochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Deep-ocean ferromanganese deposits represent one of the most important strategic
reservoirs for rare and critical metals. In particular, Mn-oxyhydroxides, such as asbolane and …

Miocene phosphatization of rocks from the summit of Rio Grande Rise, Southwest Atlantic Ocean

M Benites, JR Hein, K Mizell… - Paleoceanography and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Marine phosphorites are an important part of the oceanic phosphorus cycle and are related
to the effects of long‐term global climate changes. We use petrography, mineralogy, rare …

Controls on the chemical composition of ferromanganese crusts from deep-water to the summit of the Rio Grande Rise, South Atlantic Ocean

M Benites, J González, J Hein, E Marino, J Reyes… - Marine Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Ferromanganese (FeMn) crusts at the summit of Rio Grande Rise (RGR)(625–850 m) in the
southwest Atlantic Ocean show two contrasting generations, an older, typically thicker one …

New deep-water Bryozoa from the Magellan Seamounts, tropical western Pacific, with a global review of bryozoans associated with ferromanganese crusts

AV Grischenko - Progress in Oceanography, 2022 - Elsevier
The sessile benthic fauna on ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) crusts is poorly known, with many
groups of invertebrates still barely examined. Collections made during Yuzhmorgeologiya …

Neogene isolated carbonate platform of the Rio Grande rise (southwest Atlantic ocean)

RO Silva, MGP Leite, G Krahl, I Rudnitzki… - Journal of South …, 2024 - Elsevier
Isolated carbonate platform (ICP) deposits have been extensively studied due to their high
sensitivity to sea-level variations and hydrocarbon reservoir potential. Oceanic …

Geochemical insights into formation of enigmatic ironstones from Rio Grande rise, South Atlantic Ocean

M Benites, JR Hein, K Mizell, KA Farley, J Treffkorn… - Marine Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Rio Grande Rise (RGR) is an intraplate oceanic elevation in the South Atlantic
Ocean that formed at a hotspot on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge during the Cretaceous. In …