THE MODERN TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION AND MINING OF MANGANESE NODULES AND COBALT-RICH FERROMANGANESE CRUSTS IN THE WORLD OCEAN

  • V. M. Yubko State Scientific Center JSC “Yuzhmorgeology”
  • I. N. Ponomareva State Scientific Center JSC “Yuzhmorgeology”
  • T. I. Lygina State Scientific Center JSC “Yuzhmorgeology”
DOI: 10.29006/1564-2291.JOR-2023.51(4).8
Keywords: World Ocean, manganese nodules, cobalt-reach ferromanganese crusts, deposits, geological exploration, mining, underwater equipment

Abstract

The article provides an overview of domestic and foreign achievements in the field of development of technologies for exploration and production of manganese nodules and cobaltrich crusts on the bottom of the World Ocean. The problems that are solved through the use of modern deep-sea technical complexes, including autonomous uninhabited, remote-controlled and manned ones, are characterized. A clear tendency has been noted to introduce new types of technical means with a high level of robotization into the practice of geological exploration. Specific examples of technical developments in this area are given. It is noted that the main trend in the development of technology for exploration of deep-sea deposits of ocean ores and their extraction is the equipping of underwater uninhabited and manned underwater vehicles with a set of equipment that will allow solving a wide range of problems associated with these processes.

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Published
2023-12-29
Issue
Vol 51 No 4 (2023): Journal of Oceanological Research
Section
Marine geology, geophysics and geochemistry

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