RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ON SEABED MINERALS

• Newsletters

  2021

  • SBMA Newsletter - June 2021|Q2

  • Kura Akakitekite - Tiunu 2021|Q2

  • SBMA Newsletter - March 2021|Q1

  • Kura Akakitekite - Mati 2021|Q1

• factsheets

  Overview of seabed minerals activity

  Who does what

  Licensing process

  Environmental approval

• powerpoint presentations

  Testing of mining components during exploration - Patania II: a case study

  Dr Samantha Smith, Global Sea Resources: 28 July 2021, Virtual presentation

  Overview of exploration activities undertaken by contractors in support of the assessment of potential risks to the environment and their impacts

  Eusenio Fatialofa, Cook Islands Investment Corporation Seabed Resources: 27 July 2021, Muri Beach Club Hotel, Rarotonga

  Case Study - Collection of data and information: Development of the Information Management System for the Cook Islands

  Rima Browne, Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority: 27 July 2021, Muri Beach Club Hotel, Rarotonga

  Cobalt Conference 2021: 18 May 2021, Virtual presentation

  SBM Amendment Bill 2020: 23 June 2020, New Hope Church, Rarotonga

• Analyses

Cost benefit analysis of mining deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Island region - Prepared by Cardno for the Pacific Community

Feasibility Study on Manganese Nodules recovery in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone - Agarwal. B, Hu. P, Placidi. M, Santo. H, Shou. J. J

• Reports

  Summary report on the Japan/SOPAC cooperative deep-sea mineral resources study programme, four R/V Hakurei-Maru no.2 cruises, for polymetalic manganese nodules, the EEZ of the Cook Islands - Nobuyuki Okamoto, SOPAC Secretariat

  Minerals for Climate action: The mineral intensity of the clean energy transition - World Bank Group

  Cost benefit analysis of mining deep-sea minerals in the Pacific Island region - Prepared by Cardno for the Pacific Community

  Feasibility Study on Manganese Nodules recovery in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone - Agarwal. B, Hu. P, Placidi. M, Santo. H, Shou. J. J

• Research Publications

Cook Islands Seabed Minerals “a precautionary approach to mining” - McCormack. G

The Cook Islands (South Pacific) experience in governance of seabed manganese nodule mining - Petterson. G. M, Tawake. A

Deep Sea Minerals: Manganese Nodules, a physical, biological, environmental and technical review - Clark. M, Heydon. R, Hein. R. J, Smith. S, Smith. C, Petersen. S, Baker. E, Beaudoin. Y.

Deep Sea Minerals: Sea-Floor Massive Sulphides, a physical, biological, environmental and technical review - Clark. M, DEsbruyeres. D, Fischer. C, Haydon. R, Hein. J, Peterson. S, Rowden. A, Smith. S, Baker. E, Beaudoin. Y

Deep Sea Minerals: Cobalt-rich Ferromanganese Crusts, a physical, biological, environmental and technical review - Clark. M, Heydon. R, Hein. R. J, Smith. S, Smith. C, Petersen. S, Baker. E, Beaudoin. Y.

Deep Sea Minerals: Summary Highlights - The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC Division), through the European-Union funded Deep Sea Minerals Project.

Deep Sea Minerals: Deep Sea Minerals and the Green Economy - Baker. E, Beaudoin. Y, Bice. S, Burns. L, Dumas. D, Feenan. J, Hanley. N, Hoagland. P, Holland. P, Jobstvogt. N, Lily. H, Lodge. M, Roberts. J, Solgaard. A, Symonds. P, Roche. C, Tawake. A.

Critical metals in manganese nodules from the Cook Islands EEZ, abundances and distributions - Hein. J. H, Spinardi. F, Okamoto. N, Mizell. K, Thorburn. D, Tawake. A.

Towards the development of a national regulatory framework for deep sea mining in the Cook Islands - Lynch. P

 Last Updated: 27 August 2021