IAN EVANS on OCEANS DEEPLY | 4 October 2017 “In the latest episode of Deeply Talks, Todd Woody, News Deeply’s executive editor for environment, speaks with Conn Nugent, director of the Pew Charitable Trusts’ seabed mining project, Kristina Gjerde, a senior high seas adviser at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Matthew Gianni, cofounder of the Deep […]
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See original release from the Deep Sea Mining Campaign Papua New Guinea. Letters were lodged with the Ministry of Mining and Ministry of Environment and Conservation on September 5, 2017, signed by representatives of four communities across the Bismarck Sea and PNG. The letters note that Section 51 of the PNG Constitution provides the […]
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RASHNEEL KUMAR on COOK ISLANDS NEWS | 3 October 2017 “In a deal worth $100,000, OML has reserved around 23,000 square kilometres, or 1.2% of the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) containing high value polymetallic (manganese) nodules for up to 18 months. This gives the company the exclusive right to apply to undertake prospecting […]
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PNG POST-COURIER | 1 October 2017 “According to the firm’s market report released last Tuesday, the Canadian miner stated it requires a significant and additional funding, in order to complete the build and deployment of the seafloor production system (SPT) to be utilised for the project. “Based on the its current cash position and budget, […]
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PNG POST-COURIER | 1 October 2017 “The issue of benefits has been one of the main concerns of the leaders of both New Ireland and East New Britain who were inolwara Port Moresby last week to witness the trials being conducted on the Nautilus Minerals Inc’s mining equipment . For the ENB delegation the issue […]
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ELAINE MASLIN on OFFSHORE ENGINEER | 1 October 2017 “Many are looking to a new resource, deep sea minerals, thanks to growth in demand from emerging economies and the development of new technologies that require increased supply of metals such as copper. While interest in mining metals from the deeps has been ongoing since the […]
Read More Rarotonga, Cook Islands, September 29, 2017 – Ocean Minerals, LLC (OML) and the government of the Cook Islands, through the Cook Islands Investment Corporation (CIIC), have entered into an Agreement that will reserve approximately 23,000 square kilometres within the Cook Islands Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) containing high value polymetallic nodules for up to 18 months to […]
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PNG POST-COURIER | 29 September 2017 “With production set to commence in early 2019, the much debated Solwara One seafloor mining project is set to pave the way for what has already been described as the advent of a new era in the global mining industry. “Solwara One will be the first deep sea mine […]
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MICHAEL ARNOLD in PNG POST-COURIER | 28 September 2017 “With 18 months to go till the commencement of the production phase of the Solwara One project, two Papua New Guineans now find themselves at the helm of pioneering some of the world’s first experimental seabed mining technology. Sharing over 40 years of terrestrial mining experience […]
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Download Nautilus Minerals press release Toronto Ontario, September 26, 2017 – Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS, OTC:NUSMF Nasdaq Intl Designation) (the “Company” or “Nautilus“) provides the following update on its operations. The Company continues to explore financing opportunities in order to maintain the development of the Solwara 1 Project and the Company’s operations. As previously disclosed, […]
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