Towards Mineral Reserves for Polymetallic Nodules in NORI Area D

Ian Lipton's presentation on the journey from Mineral Resources to Mineral/Ore Reserves is now available. This paper, which was originally presented as part of the Deep Sea Minerals conference in Bergen (2022), considers some of the unique issues that must be accommodated in mine planning, including the management of the sediment plume that will be generated from the nodule collector, and optimizing the mining path within the constraints of variations in nodule type, seafloor topography, and seasonal currents.