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The Sonne Ore-Field -- The First Massive Sulfides From The Indian Ocean FloorBy Peter E. Halbach
The Central Indian Ridge (CIR), the boundary between the African and Indian plates, forms a SSE trending mid-oceanic accretionary system in the equatorial Indian Ocean (Fig. 1), extending to the north
Jan 1, 1994
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The Mesoscale Distribution Of Zooplankton Community In The Northeastern PacificBy Jung-Hoon Kang
Present study was stemmed from the survey associated with deep-sea mining in the KODOS area between Clarion Fracture Zone and Clipperton Fracture Zone located in the North Pacific Ocean. The study
Jan 1, 2003
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A Remotely Operated Seafloor Coring SystemBy Richard Petters
Williamson and Associates, Inc of Seattle, Washington has recently built a remotely operated seafloor coring system for Nichiyu Giken Kogyo Ltd and the Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ). The system
Jan 1, 1996
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Seafloor Features In Urals Massive SulfideBy V. Zaykov
The Urals massive sulfide deposits are concentrated in Silurian -Devonian fold belt extending for 1500 km with length from 50 to 150 km. By paleodynamic reconstmction it is established that they were
Jan 1, 1993
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Metalliferous Sediments in the Red Sea Deeps: From Resource to ReserveBy M. C. I. Modenesi, J. E. Smith, M. Salvá-Ramírez, G. M. Castro, J. C. Santamarina
Annual metal consumption per capita has increased several orders of magnitude worldwide since the turn of the 19th century, yet grades of terrestrial ores are decreasing as reserves dwindle. Consequen
Jan 1, 2018
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Hydrothermal Fields In Oceanic Fracture Zone Settings: An Example From The Blanco F.Z., Northeast PacificBy James R. Hein
Low- to intermediate-temperature, diffuse-flow hydrothermal fields and associated mineral precipitates have been found at many locations along oceanic spreading centers, back-arc basin spreading axes,
Jan 1, 2001
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Seafloor Hydrothermal Mineralization: New DiscoveryBy Peter A. Rona
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the central North Atlantic and the Gorda Ridge within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone off northern California and southern Oregon are yielding new discoveries of seafloor hy
Jan 1, 1992
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Mineralization Processes At Ocean RidgesBy Johnson R. Cann
Ocean floor sulfide deposits are now known from many parts of the world mid-ocean ridge system and from some seamounts. Clearly they can be expected to occur commonly on the ocean floor. However, only
Jan 1, 1988
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Current Status Of Korean Deep Seabed Mining In KoreaBy Jung-Keuk Kang
Recently, the Korean government prepared a strategy for deep seabed mining, which consists of three stages for 20 years until 2010. The first step of the program is focused to conduct deep seabed expl
Jan 1, 1992
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Paleo-Latitude Of The Intertropical Convergence Zone During Late Cenozoic In The Pacific Manganese Nodule BeltBy Kiseong Hyeong
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), where the southeast and northeast trade winds converge, is the effective climatological barrier that separates the southern and northern hemispheres in terms
Jan 1, 2004
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Ferromanganese Crusts from the Afanasiy-Nikitin Seamounts in the Eastern Equatorial Indian Ocean: A ReviewBy V. K. Banakar, R. P. Rajani, A. R. Chodankar
The Afanasiy-Nikitin Seamounts (ANS) in Eastern Equatorial Indian Ocean (Figure 1) are shown to be the exposed part of the presently buried 85°E Ridge system under the Bengal Fan sediment and were e
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GLORIA Survey Of The Gulf Of MexicoBy Bonnie A. McGregor
The U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences (IOS), U.K., conducted a sidescan sonar survey of the U. S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico from A
Jan 1, 1986
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Massive Sulfide Deposits, Southern Juan De Fuca RidgeBy Willam R. Normark
During a series of dives with the submersible ALVIN in 1984, samples of massive sulfide were recovered from four vent sites. All sites occur within a linear, steep-walled cleft about 50 m wide and as
Jan 1, 1985
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Organization Of The International Marine Mineral SocietyBy William D. Siapno
The International Marine Minerals Society has now come of age! Previously known as the International Marine Mining Society, it was an informal group without officers, by-laws or official status. Despi
Jan 1, 1986
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Identification Of A Small Man-Made Marine PlacerBy Caleen E. Kilby
A program of surveying and studying the surficial sediments of northern Juan de Fuca Strait was undertaken between 1988 and 199 1. Detrital sediments were mapped from the intertidal zone down to 100 m
Jan 1, 1994
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Geology Of The Neves-Corvo High Grade CU-SN Orebodies, South PortugalBy Fernando JAS Barriga
The world-class Neves-Corvo deposits were intersected by drilling in 1977. They occur in the (Carboniferous) Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), Western Europe's largest stock of base metals (see Bamga, 1
Jan 1, 1993
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Hydrothermal Sulfide Deposits In LakesBy Sophia Katsouri
Hydrothermal circulation that produces sulfide deposits in the marine environment can also produce sulfide deposits in lakes. The major differences in terms of process are (1) in lakes the hydrotherma
Jan 1, 2001
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Occurrences Of Ferromanganese Crusts In The Lemkein Seamount Of RMI: Preliminary ResultsBy Jai-Woon Moon
Lemkein seamount located in the west of the Kuwajleen Atoll of RMI is a relatively samll, simple-shaped, peaked type seamount with its base at 4,500 m and summit at 1,452 m water depths. Ferromanga
Jan 1, 2000
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Geochemistry Of Rare Earth Elements In Hydrothermal SedimentsBy Robert M. Owen
The rare earth elements (REE1s; atomic number 57 -71) exhibit a coherent chemistry, are widespread in nature, and tend to occur in characteristic concentrations in different geochemical phases. Becaus
Jan 1, 1989
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The Marine Minerals Technology CenterBy J. Robert Woolsey
The Marine Minerals Technology Center (MMTC) was established by Congress in FY 1988 as part of the Mineral Institutes Program, administered by the U.S. Bureau of Mines under the auspices of the Depart
Jan 1, 1988