The Seabed Minerals Authority has made recommendations to the Prime Minister to grant seabed exploration licences to three companies – CIC Limited, CIIC Seabed Resources Limited and Moana Minerals Limited.
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SBMA Release: The Seabed Minerals Authority (Authority) wishes to announce that recommendations to grant seabed minerals (SBM) exploration licences
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SBMA Release: All three applications are being assessed and reviewed by the Licensing Panel, which includes evaluating the applicants' financial resources and technical ability, their compliance and risk management systems, and the national interest of the applicants.
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This week was a historic milestone for the Seabed Minerals Authority (Authority). We announced the three seabed minerals companies that met the qualification criteria in the Act, and would be proceeding to the next stage of the exploration licensing process.
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Three companies get closer to receiving their exploration licenses for seabed minerals and could begin exploration expeditions as early as 2022. Caleb Fotheringham reports.
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The Seabed Minerals Authority (Authority) has completed its assessment of the companies that applied for exploration licenses, and is pleased to announce that the following applicants have met the relevant criteria in the Seabed Minerals Act 2019: CIC Limited (CIC), CIIC Seabed Resources Limited (CIICSR), Moana Minerals Limited (Moana Minerals).
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The ‘Expert’ Seabed Mining Licensing Panel (Licensing Panel) has been appointed to consider exploration only, clarified Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority Commissioner Alex Herman.
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The non-inclusion of local non-government environmental and social expertise in the recently announced Seabed Minerals Licensing Panel ‘is an obvious gap’, says a local environment group.
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The Prime Minister and Minister responsible for Seabed Minerals (SBM), Hon. Mark Brown is pleased to announce the appointment of the SBM Licensing Panel (Licensing Panel). The role of the Licensing Panel is to evaluate applications for exploration licenses and recommend to the Minister whether to grant or decline the applications.
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