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Brothers Volcano, Southern Kermadec Arc, New Zealand: Contrasting Vent Sites And Evidence For A Magmatic Fluid ComponentBy Cornel E. J. de Ronde
Brothers volcano (34°51.7?S, 179°03.6?E) is a large caldera volcano that forms part of the active Kermadec arc south of 32° S, NE of New Zealand. It is an elongate edifice striking NW-SE that is ~11-
Jan 1, 2004
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Seabed Classification at Seafloor Hydrothermal Sulfides Fields Using Multi-beam SonarBy Tao Chunhui
The seabed deposits type and distribution are very complex at the hydrothermal field. In this paper, we provided an approach to study the seabed deposits classification at the Precious Stone Mountain
Sep 14, 2011
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Investigations Of Seafloor Hydrothermal Mineralisation In Volcanic Arcs, Back Arcs And Continental Shelf Settings In SW Pacific And SE AsiaBy Timothy F. McConachy
Between April 2000 and April 2002, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Division of Exploration and Mining has led 6 research expeditions totalling 160 days ship ti
Jan 1, 2002
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Offshore Aggregate And Placer Drill For CCOP/SOPACBy J. R. Woolsey
In late 1988, the Committee for Coordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in South Pacific Offshore Areas (CCOP/SOPAC), Suva, Fiji, consulted the Continental Shelf Division of the Marine
Jan 1, 1989
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Adaptation of Environmental Monitoring Methods from the Oil and Gas Sector for Seabed MiningBy Karsten Hagenah, Tor Jensen, Jens Laugesen, Øyvind Fjukmoen, Lucy Brooks
"The methods and technologies to be used for environmental monitoring of seabed mining activities are a key issue. Due to the large water depths, there are special challenges with respect to the monit
Jan 1, 2017
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Trends In Deep Seabed Mining Technology: An Examination Of The International Patent RecordBy Anthony T. Jones
Deep seabed mining requires technology to collect materials and transport them to the surface. An international patent search was conducted to define the state of the art in seabed mining technology.
Jan 1, 2001
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New Approaches To Mineral Exploration Off The Southwest Pacific Island NationsBy D. S. Cronan
Mineral exploration problems in the S.W. Pacific are not unique to that region, but a combination of favourable circumstances render it an ideal area to attempt to solve such problems. The land are
Jan 1, 1985
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EEZ Road Maps For The FutureBy Dallas L. Peck
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed phase 1 of a mapping effort that makes the United States the first nation to systematically acquire image maps of its underwater lands. In 1984, th
Jan 1, 1992
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Particle Geochemistry at Hydrothermal Vents and Implications for Mining Seafloor Massive SulfidesBy Amy Gartman
"Seafloor hydrothermal systems result in the emission of abundant particles and nanoparticles into seawater1. Many of the elements in these particles settle locally, although some are transported dist
Jan 1, 2017
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Developing An Environmental Effects Monitoring Protocol For Small-Scale Marine Placer Mining: A Reconnaissance Survey Of Pine Cove, Bale Vertex NewfoundlandBy Ian B. Clark
In October-November 1993, the Centre for Cold Ocean Resources Engineering, Memorial University of Newfoundland and University of Victoria jointly carried out reconnaissance surveys at Pine Cove, Baie
Jan 1, 1994
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Cold Ocean Placers: Polar Storms, Interstadial Littorals And Crustal AdjustmentsBy Michael W. Milner
Cold Ocean Placers: Polar storms, interstadial littorals and crustal adjustments. Polar storms with consistent strong winds in the Southern, Antarctic Ocean are responsible for placer deposits on
Jan 1, 1995
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The Dacite-Hosted Pacmanus Hydrothermal Field, Eastern Manus Basin: Analog For Ancient Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Ore EnvironmentsMassive sulfides discovered in 1991 and further explored in 1993 in the eastern Manus back-arc basin, north of Papua New Guinea, represent one of the few modem seafloor occurrences known to he associa
Jan 1, 1993
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Navigating Marine Management Regimes under the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone Act 2012By Siobhan Quayle
Managing sediment plumes under multiple jurisdictions Management of activities in the New Zealand EEZ can be characterized as a distributed basis of decision-making with each independent and separate
Jan 1, 2018
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Deep-Sea Mining: Intersections with Other ActivitiesBy Det Juridiske Fakultet, Maria Madalena das Neves
The ocean is increasingly seen as the answer for a myriad of challenges facing humankind. In effect, in addition to being vital for transportation and communication, the oceans contain living and non-
Jan 1, 2018
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Barite-Gold And Associated Ferruginous Deposits At Franklin Seamount, Woodlark Basin: A Potential Exploration Target In Ancient Volcanic SequencesIn the western Woodlark Basin, propagation of seafloor spreading is occurring directly into the continental crust of Papua new Guinea. The spreading is not strictly in a back-arc tectonic setting, rat
Jan 1, 1993
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High Resolution Seafloor Imaging in the Southern Indian Ocean: Insights to Economic Mineral Distribution and Seafloor Ecology from Data Acquired in the Search for MH370By Paul Kennedy, Daniel R. McConnell, Ruth Price
"The underwater search for the passenger aircraft MH 370 produced rare high resolution datasets of the ocean floor of extraordinary size and detail. The survey design and operations were for sole purp
Jan 1, 2017
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Tellurium-Bearing Minerals in Sulfide Chimneys from Ultramafic-Hosted Semyenov-2 Hydrothermal Field, Mid-Atlantic RidgeBy Georgy Cherkashov, Tamara Stepanova, Anna Firstova
INTRODUCTION High tellurium contents in the ancient volcanogenic massive sulfides (VMS) and modern seafloor massive sulfides (SMS) have been reported by V.Maslennikov (Maslennikov et al., 2013). Howev
Jan 1, 2018
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Comparison Of Heavy Minerals, Sediments, And Gold In A Glacio-Marine Placer Deposit Offshore Nome, AlaskaBy Robert R. Tarver
A long history of gold production at Nome, Alaska has resulted in long term interest in the nearshore environment as a production target. Mining by Western Gold Exploration and Mining Company offshore
Jan 1, 1991
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Local Variability of Ore Bed Parameters in Co-Rich Manganese Crusts (e23c7a2a-21be-4683-96e7-b361ec68f39c)By M. Ye. Melnikov
The report is about oceanic ferromanganese crusts ? covers of iron and manganese hydroxides developed over an opened rock of seamounts and rises. Ore bed parameters of crusts are understandable as the
Jan 1, 2010
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Evaluating Grade and Tonnage Estimates of Seafloor Massive Sulfide DepositsBy J. W. Jamieson
"The future of the marine mining industry is tied to the resource potential of the seafloor. Everything from economic feasibility, policy decisions and environmental impact assessments to extraction t
Jan 1, 2017