Mining in the deep sea is technically very challenging and at present not economically feasible. However, deposits in coastal areas beneath the shallow, more accessible continental shelf could help to...

Deep-sea mining is a relatively new process of extracting minerals from deep sediments. Exploration of potential sites can be problematic, but these undertakings can be facilitated by the use of...

Subsea engineering company SMD has passed a significant milestone as the MV Happy Delta, loaded with the world’s first deep sea mining vehicles, has left the Port of Tyne in...

IHC Mining, part of Royal IHC (IHC, The Netherlands), has become a member of the World Ocean Council (WOC). As a leader in responsible dredging and offshore mining activities, it...

2H Offshore, UK, has joined an international European consortium comprising 19 leading industry and research organisations to develop deepwater mining solutions. Over the next four years, the European Commission-funded project...

AuruMar, headquartered in South Africa, has purchased Maptek Vulcan 3D modelling software for its marine continental shelf exploration operations. AuruMar will apply Vulcan GeoModeller to the mineral resource development programme...

IHC Merwede, Netherlands, and DEME, Belgium, are entering into a joint venture named OceanflORE for deep-sea mining activities. IHC Merwede will be responsible for the development and construction of technical...

De Beers Marine routinely acquires ultra high-resolution geophysical data in support of its offshore mining and exploration programmes for diamondiferous placer deposits situated on the continental shelf off the West...

A prototype deep-seabed mining robot that had become uncoupled from a cable connecting it to a surface vessel has been successfully recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Patania...

A study from The Australian National University (ANU) shows the impact phosphate mining is having on our coral reefs. The study looked at coral reefs around Christmas Island (Australia), where...