Priorities for Research in Marine Mining Technology.

Abstract

Partial Contents: Mineral Resources in the Ocean -- Minerals on the continental shelf and The location of mineral resource beds in the continental margins; Resource Assessment -- Deep ocean, Continental margin, and Genesis of marine mineral deposits; Mining Equipment -- Deep ocean, Continental margin, and Structural loads induced by the environment; Considerations for Ocean Mining Environmental Studies -- Manganese nodule mining, Alternative methods of manganese nodules processing, Environmental effects of continental margin minerals processing, and Marine biological communities in relation to potential environmental issues; The Conceptual Framework for the Environmental Impact Statement; Government Services -- Government environmental studies, Resource management, Technical services (Charting and mapping, Weather and sea conditions, Marine data and technology information exchange, and Navigation and positioning).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA042359

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Materials Science
  • Navigation
  • Oceanography
  • Range Finding
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Sea Water
  • Seabed
  • Storm Surges
  • Topography
  • Transition Metals

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Oceanography.
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.