Effects of microtopography on mining possibility of cobalt-rich manganese crusts

Proceedings of the ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 239-245

  Goto, Koji ^a   Yamazaki, Tetsuo ^a   Arai, Rei ^a   Nakatani, Naoki ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cobalt rich manganese crust; Economic feasibility; Microtopography; Mining operation; Substrate rock

Indexed keywords

COBALT-RICH MANGANESE CRUST; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY; MINING OPERATION; MINING OPERATIONS;

DEGRADATION; DEPOSITS; GAS HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MANGANESE; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; OCEAN ENGINEERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS;

COBALT;

EID: 74949093462     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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