Main Marine Mineral Exploration

Marine Mineral Exploration

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The past 20 years have seen extensive marine exploration work by the major industrialized countries. Studies have, in part, been concentrated on Pacific manganese nodule occurrences and on massive sulfides on mid-oceanic ridges. An international jurisdictional framework of the sea-bed mineral resources was negotiated by the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS III). A most important outcome of this conference was the establishment of an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of at least 200 nautical miles for all coastal states and the recognition of a deep-sea regime. Mineral deposits in EEZ areas are fairly unknown; many areas need detailed mapping and mineral exploration, and the majority of coastal or island states with large EEZ areas have little experience in exploration for marine hard minerals. This book describes the systematic steps in marine mineral exploration. Such exploration requires knowledge of mineral deposits and models of their formation, of geophysical and geochemical exploration methods, and of data evaluation and interpretation methods. These topics are described in detail by an international group of authors.
Request Code : ZLIBIO585368
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Year:
1986
Publisher:
Elsevier Publishing Company
Language:
English
Pages:
ii-ix, 1-300
ISBN 10:
0444426272
ISBN 13:
9780444426277
ISBN:
0444426272,9780444426277
Series:
Elsevier Oceanography Series 41

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