[HTML][HTML] Deep-sea rock mechanics and mining technology: State of the art and perspectives

Z Liu, K Liu, X Chen, Z Ma, R Lv, C Wei, K Ma - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The review covers the development and the state of the art in deep-sea mining rock
mechanics, equipment and challenges. It begins by introducing the significance of deep-sea …

Deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high-and green-technology applications: Comparison with land-based resources

JR Hein, K Mizell, A Koschinsky, TA Conrad - Ore Geology Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Ferromanganese (Fe–Mn) crusts are strongly enriched relative to the Earth's lithosphere in
many rare and critical metals, including Co, Te, Mo, Bi, Pt, W, Zr, Nb, Y, and rare-earth …

Deep seabed mining: Frontiers in engineering geology and environment

X Guo, N Fan, Y Liu, X Liu, Z Wang, X **e… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Ocean mining activities have been ongoing for nearly 70 years, making great contributions
to industrialization. Given the increasing demand for energy, along with the restructuring of …

News from the seabed–Geological characteristics and resource potential of deep-sea mineral resources

S Petersen, A Krätschell, N Augustin, J Jamieson… - Marine Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Marine minerals such as manganese nodules, Co-rich ferromanganese crusts, and seafloor
massive sulfides are commonly seen as possible future resources that could potentially add …

Discriminating between different genetic types of marine ferro-manganese crusts and nodules based on rare earth elements and yttrium

M Bau, K Schmidt, A Koschinsky, J Hein, T Kuhn… - Chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine ferro-manganese (Fe–Mn) crusts and nodules are metal-rich chemical
sediments that are archives of paleoceanographic proxies and potential metal resources …

Coal deposits as potential alternative sources for lanthanides and yttrium

VV Seredin, S Dai - International Journal of Coal Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents data on widespread abnormal accumulations of lanthanides and yttrium
(REY) in many coal deposits worldwide. High REY contents (> 0.1%) have been found in …

Defining “serious harm” to the marine environment in the context of deep-seabed mining

LA Levin, K Mengerink, KM Gjerde, AA Rowden… - Marine Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Increasing interest in deep-seabed mining has raised many questions surrounding its
potential environmental impacts and how to assess the impacts' significance. Under the …

Uptake of elements from seawater by ferromanganese crusts: solid-phase associations and seawater speciation

A Koschinsky, JR Hein - Marine Geology, 2003 - Elsevier
Marine Fe–Mn oxyhydroxide crusts form by precipitation of dissolved components from
seawater. Three hydrogenetic crust samples (one phosphatized) and two hydrothermal Mn …

A new discrimination scheme for oceanic ferromanganese deposits using high field strength and rare earth elements

P Josso, E Pelleter, O Pourret, Y Fouquet… - Ore Geology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Ferromanganese (Fe-Mn) deposits constitute a ubiquitous mineral type in oceanic
settings, with metal (Cu, Ni, Zn, Co, Pt) and rare earth element (REE) enrichments of …

Manganese mineralogy and diagenesis in the sedimentary rock record

JE Johnson, SM Webb, C Ma, WW Fischer - Geochimica et Cosmochimica …, 2016 - Elsevier
Oxidation of manganese (II) to manganese (III, IV) demands oxidants with very high redox
potentials; consequently, manganese oxides are both excellent proxies for molecular …