MEGAN VAN WYNGAARDT on MINING WEEKLY | 5 March 2018 “Metals prices have benefited from the improved global economy and from a recently weaker US dollar, in which most commodities are valued, with the Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) GSCI reaching a two-year high on January 26, aiding the uptick in global exploration, the research firm’s […]
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HENRY LAZENBY on MINING WEEKLY | 5 March 2018 Global mining exploration budgets are expected to swell about 20% this year, bolstered by the generally positive trend in metals prices extending into early 2018, a new report by S&P’s Global Market Intelligence has found. Global spending on the search for nonferrous metals rose 15% year-on-year […]
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Associate Legal Officer (JO#2018-020006) Posted Date: Sunday, March 4, 2018 – 20:45 Level: P-2 Duty Station: Kingston, Jamaica Unit: Office of Legal Affairs Deadline: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 – 18:00 All applicants must fill in the Online Personal History Form. All applications will receive an automated message confirming receipt of the application. Due to the high […]
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F ebruary 2018 was a gold star month for Nautilus Minerals, with significant advances made on seafloor production tool operations, vessel construction and both financial and organizational stability. The month’s progress renews confidence that the controversial Solwara 1 deep sea mining project in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea remains viable and on track for projected […]
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As we move into the International Seabed Authority’s (ISA) 24th annual meeting (part 1), DSM Observer caught up with some of the seabed mining community’s key actors to ask them a single question, “What is the biggest single issue facing the ISA this year?” The respondents, representing a range of stakeholder groups, include an ISA […]
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Three new journal papers published since the beginning of the year highlight the complexity of deep sea ecosystems and reveal new information on some of the same seabed features targeted for seabed mining exploitation. Deep Sea Fish Use Hydrothermal Vents to Incubate Eggs A new study in the journal Scientific Reports reveals that species of […]
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Deep sea mining company Nautilus Minerals announced on 9 Feb 2018 that the government of Papua New Guinea has granted them a two year Exploration License to conduct exploration activities on a 2,558km2 area within the southeast Bismarck Sea. Along with the announcement, Nautilus revealed two new seabed exploration maps detailing seabed features and the […]
Read More The Authority accepts interns on a limited basis, depending on the specific needs of the respective offices within the secretariat and their capacity to effectively support the institution under the United Nations-Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship Programme for Human Resources Development and Advancement of the Legal Order of the World’s Oceans, administered by the Division for […]
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Job Description Position – Services Sales Manager Reporting to Services Development Manager Responsible for Direct Sales Download full SMD Job Description Purpose / Role The Services Sales Manager will be the face of Service sales to existing and new customers. The Services Sales Manager will be responsible for their specific order intake targets, managing the […]
Read More Job Description Position – Control System Software Engineer Reporting to Principle Engineer Responsible for N/A Purpose / Role The primary role will be to participate in the specification, design, development, testing, commissioning, support and management of control system software for SMD’s range of existing and future products. Download the complete SMD Job Description SUBMIT YOUR […]
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