Deep-ocean mineral deposits as a source of critical metals for high- and green-technology applications: Comparison with land-based resources

Ore Geology Reviews

Volumn 51, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-14

  Hein, James R ^a   Mizell, Kira ^a   Koschinsky, Andrea ^b   Conrad, Tracey A ^a,c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparisons with land based resources; Deep ocean mineral resources; Fe Mn crusts and nodules; Rare earth elements; Rare metals

Indexed keywords

BACK-ARC; BAYAN OBO; COMPARISONS WITH LAND-BASED RESOURCES; DEEP-OCEAN MINERALS; ECONOMIC INTERESTS; ECONOMIC VALUES; FE-MN CRUSTS AND NODULES; GLOBAL OCEAN; MARINE DEPOSITS; METAL GRADES; MOUNTAIN PASS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED SURFACES; PORE FLUIDS; POSITIVELY CHARGED SURFACES; RARE EARTH OXIDE; RARE METALS; SEAFLOOR MASSIVE SULFIDES; VOLCANOGENIC MASSIVE SULFIDES;

BISMUTH; BYPRODUCTS; CADMIUM; CHARGED PARTICLES; DEPOSITS; GERMANIUM; GOLD; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; METAL IONS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; NIOBIUM; PLATINUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTS; ZINC SULFIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

COPPER;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FERROMANGANESE DEPOSIT; GLOBAL OCEAN; GOLD; MASSIVE SULFIDE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINERAL RESOURCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SEAWATER; SILVER; ZINC;

BAYAN OBO; CALIFORNIA; CHINA; MOUNTAIN PASS; NEI MONGGOL; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873058686     PISSN: 01691368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2012.12.001     Document Type: Review

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