Submarine Mining

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:engineer
gptkbp:alternativeTo land-based mining
gptkbp:challenge environmental concerns
high cost
regulatory uncertainty
technical complexity
gptkbp:environmentalImpact biodiversity loss
marine ecosystem disturbance
sediment plumes
gptkbp:field marine engineering
mining engineering
gptkbp:historicalPeriod first commercial operations in 1960s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Submarine Mining
gptkbp:involves dredging
offshore drilling
deep sea mining
extraction of minerals from the seabed
gptkbp:location gptkb:island
coastal waters
mid-ocean ridges
deep ocean floor
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:De_Beers
gptkb:DeepGreen_Metals
gptkb:Nautilus_Minerals
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:International_Seabed_Authority
gptkbp:relatedTo environmental science
oceanography
marine geology
resource extraction
gptkbp:target gptkb:gold
gptkb:jewelry
rare earth elements
manganese nodules
cobalt-rich crusts
phosphorites
polymetallic nodules
seafloor massive sulfides
gptkbp:technology submersibles
remotely operated vehicles
dredgers
drill ships
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_G._Foster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6