Minerals Report - International Seabed Authority

Minerals Report - International Seabed Authority Minerals Report - International Seabed Authority

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France Seapso 1985-1986 Cook Is, Fiji, French Polynesia, Marshall Is, New Caledonia, Solomon Is, Tonga, Vanuatu USA Papatua 1985-1986 Cook is, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, New Zealand, PNG, Solomon Is, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu Japan SOPAC Australia Canada SOPAC JPN-SOPAC DMRP 5 1985-2000 Cook Is, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Is, FSM, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Is, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu Paclark 1986-1991 Australia, Cook Is, PNG Various Various Manganese nodules Cobalt-rich crust PMS Mn Nodules PMS France Charcot 1986-1987 French Polynesia Co-rich crust USA UK France, Japan SOPAC New Zealand UK Crossgrain 1987 Cook Island, French Polynesia, Kiribati STARMER I 1987-1991 Fiji, New Caledonia, Solomon Is, Vanuatu GloriaSurvey 1988 Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga USA Roundabout 1988–1999 Cook Is, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Is, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu Mn Nodules Cobalt-rich crust PMS PMS Mn Nodules Precious Corals 5 In response to a request by SOPAC, the government of Japan started the programme in 1985 as a five-year cooperative study project between Japan and SOPAC. The first stage of the programme has been extended twice and completed in March 2000. The purpose of the programme is to assess the potential of deep-sea mineral resources including manganese nodules, cobalt-rich manganese crusts and submarine massive sulphide deposits within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of SOPAC member countries. INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY 888

SOPAC SOPAC Gloria 1989 Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Is, Tonga, Vanuatu France Subpso 1989 New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu China Geological Survey of the South Pacific UK Swath Mapping USA SeaMARC 1992 PNG Australia Canada SOPAC France SOPAC PMS 1990 Cook Is, Fiji, French Polynesia, PNG, Solomon Is, Tonga, Vanuatu Various 1992 Tonga PMS PacManus 1993-2000 PNG, Solomon Is, Vanuatu ZoNeCo 1993-1994 New Caledonia Eurpoean Union SOPACMAPS 1993 Fiji, Solomon Is, Tuvalu, Vanuatu China 1993-1994 Marshall Is. Cobalt-rich crust France, Japan SOPAC STARMER II 1994-1999 Fiji, New Zealand, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Is,Tonga, Vanuatu Deep-sea Mineral Resources Cooperation - SOPAC/Japan The SOPAC/Japan Deepsea Mineral Resources Programme [SOPAC/Japan Programme] is one example of the types of long-term cooperative initiatives that have taken [and continue to take] place between international research organisations and SOPAC, in the region. Since 1985, the SOPAC/Japan Programme’s main outputs have included numerous geological and geophysical research cruises in the EEZs of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, the development of an atlas on deepsea mineral resources in the South Pacific Ocean and the design and development of a deepsea mineral resources database. Three types of offshore mineral deposits are currently the focus of their interest. They include manganese nodules, cobalt-rich crusts and PMS PMS PMS INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY 889

SOPAC SOPAC Gloria 1989 Fiji, Samoa,<br />

Solomon Is, Tonga,<br />

Vanuatu<br />

France Subpso 1989 New Caledonia,<br />

Tonga, Vanuatu<br />

China Geological<br />

Survey of the<br />

South Pacific<br />

UK Swath<br />

Mapping<br />

USA SeaMARC 1992 PNG<br />

Australia<br />

Canada<br />

SOPAC<br />

France<br />

SOPAC<br />

PMS<br />

1990 Cook Is, Fiji, French<br />

Polynesia, PNG,<br />

Solomon Is, Tonga,<br />

Vanuatu<br />

Various<br />

1992 Tonga PMS<br />

PacManus 1993-2000 PNG, Solomon Is,<br />

Vanuatu<br />

ZoNeCo 1993-1994 New Caledonia<br />

Eurpoean Union SOPACMAPS 1993 Fiji, Solomon Is,<br />

Tuvalu, Vanuatu<br />

China 1993-1994 Marshall Is. Cobalt-rich crust<br />

France, Japan<br />

SOPAC<br />

STARMER II 1994-1999 Fiji, New Zealand,<br />

PNG, Samoa,<br />

Solomon Is,Tonga,<br />

Vanuatu<br />

Deep-sea Mineral Resources Cooperation - SOPAC/Japan<br />

The SOPAC/Japan Deepsea Mineral Resources Programme<br />

[SOPAC/Japan Programme] is one example of the types of long-term<br />

cooperative initiatives that have taken [and continue to take] place between<br />

international research organisations and SOPAC, in the region. Since 1985, the<br />

SOPAC/Japan Programme’s main outputs have included numerous geological<br />

and geophysical research cruises in the EEZs of the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati,<br />

Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, PNG, Samoa, Solomon<br />

Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, the development of an atlas on deepsea<br />

mineral resources in the South Pacific Ocean and the design and development<br />

of a deepsea mineral resources database.<br />

Three types of offshore mineral deposits are currently the focus of<br />

their interest. They include manganese nodules, cobalt-rich crusts and<br />

PMS<br />

PMS<br />

PMS<br />

INTERNATIONAL SEABED AUTHORITY 889

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