MINERAL RESOURCES OF SOLID MINERALS OF THE WORLD OCEAN: MODERN REALITES AND ORE POTENTIAL
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.29006/1564-2291.JOR-2023.51(4).4Keywords:
ferromanganese nodules, cobalt-rich manganese crusts, deep-sea polymetallic sulfides, ore potentialAbstract
Based on quantitative indicators of accumulations of the main types of solid minerals of the World Ocean: iron-manganese nodules, cobalt-rich manganese crusts and deep-sea polymetallic sulfides, an assessment of the ore potential was carried out both on the scale of the entire ocean and within the application areas of the Russian Federation. A price assessment of all types of ocean ores has been carried out, while it is shown that it is only a rank guideline indicating their exceptional importance for global mineral resource security.
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Published
2023-12-29
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Section
Marine geology, geophysics and geochemistry
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