Cuba ISA Secretariat

Permanent Representative of Cuba Presents Credentials to the International Seabed Authority

INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY | 7 November 2017 JAMAICA, Kingston – – Her Excellency Mrs Inés Fors Fernández, today presented her credentials to Secretary-General, Michael Lodge, as the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cuba to the International Seabed Authority. Ambassador Fors Fernández is also Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Jamaica. Prior to […]

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ISA Secretariat Japan Presents Credentials

Permanent Representative of Japan Presents Credentials to the International Seabed Authority

INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY | 6 November 2017 JAMAICA, Kingston – – HE Hiromasa Yamazaki, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General, Michael Lodge, as the new Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Seabed Authority. Ambassador Yamazaki is also Ambassador to Jamaica and non-Resident Ambassador to Belize. During his meeting […]

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Nautilus Announces Preliminary Economic Assessment Nautilus Appoints Chief Operating Officer Nautilus Minerals Officer Update bridge loans Nautilus receives additional bridge loans

Nautilus Provides Update

Download Nautilus Minerals press release Toronto Ontario, November 1 2017 – Nautilus Minerals Inc. (TSX:NUS, OTC:NUSMF Nasdaq Intl Designation) (the “Company” or “Nautilus”) is providing an update to its funding requirements set forth in the Company’s September 26, 2017 press release (see links section below). The Company continues to be in discussions with various parties […]

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cobalt market

Electric cars yet to turn cobalt market into gold mine – Nornickel

POLINA DEVITT on REUTERS / MINING.COM | 30 October 2017 “Demand for cobalt used to make rechargeable batteries that power electric cars has not yet translated into a tighter market, according to Russia’s Norilsk Nickel, a major producer of the metal. “The price is higher but there is no tense situation with cobalt supply now,” […]

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VAMOS

¡VAMOS! Technology Demonstrated in UK

SUBSEA WORLD NEWS | 27 October 2017 “The 29 visitors were divided up in small groups and guided around the premises by representatives of SMD, Damen Dredging Equipment and INESC TEC, who have been working on the various project components. Following the tour around the premises the visitors were taken by boat to the launch […]

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Poland ISA Secretariat

ISA Delegation Visits Poland

INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY | 27 October 2017 JAMAICA, Kingston – – On the 15th October 2017, the ISA delegation arrived in Warsaw for a series of official meetings and discussions with the Polish Minister Mariusz Orion Jędrysek and the Interoceanmetal Joint Organization (IOM) in Szczecin. At the Ministry of Environment, talks with Minister Jędrysek focused […]

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EV batteries

Australia’s Got a Lock on Supply of the Metal Used for EV Batteries

DAVID STRINGER on BLOOMBERG MARKETS | 25 October 2017 “Ground zero in the global scramble for lithium is a small patch of northern Australia’s iron-ore rich outback, where work is accelerating to deliver the world’s next major mines to feed soaring demand from electric vehicle battery makers. Almost 60 percent of supply from planned large projects […]

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Nickel Deficit

Deepening nickel deficit forecast as EV market booms

MINING WEEKLY | 25 October 2017 “JOHANNESBURG – As the world speeds ahead with a move towards more electric vehicles (EVs), including hybrids, plug-ins and full electric cars, the nickel market is heading for deepening deficits, falling stocks and rising prices. This is the view of Wood Mackenzie principal analyst Sean Mulshaw, who forecasts that […]

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Nautilus

Nautilus Risky Deal

PNG POST-COURIER | 25 October 2017 “Former Attorney General Sir Arnold Amet has come out publicly warning that potential investors that Nautilus Solwara 1 project is a risky deal. The former Justice Minister has joined the growing opposition against the deep sea mining project which has been proposed in the Bismarck Sea, of which his […]

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Mike Jones

Mike Jones to Succeed Andrew Hodgson as SMD CEO

Andrew Hodgson is stepping down as CEO of Tyneside-based subsea engineering specialist Soil Machine Dynamics Ltd. (SMD). He will be will be succeeded by his deputy Mike Jones from 23 October. No stranger to the business, Jones has worked for SMD for over 25 years. A director since 2004, Jones takes over following a planned […]

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