SOPAC-EU EDF10 Deep Sea Minerals ProjectSOPAC-EU EDF10 Deep Sea Minerals Project

Deep Sea Minerals Technical Issues- Kiribati

Kiribati National Workshop on Deep Sea Minerals

19th September 2011- Mary’s Motel Conference Room

Presentation StructurePresentation Structure1. What we know

–Types of Deep Sea Mineral Resources–History/ Compilation of Exploratory

Cruises–Results/findings–Kiribati and DSM

2. What we need to Know–Gaps in Technical Data

• More research required• Capacity Building

–Where to from here?

1. What we know1. What we know

Types of Mineral Resources◦Manganese Nodules◦Cobalt-Rich Crusts◦Phosphate◦Precious Corals

What we knowWhat we knowManganese Nodules

What we knowWhat we knowCobalt Rich Crusts

What we knowWhat we knowHistory of Exploratory Cruises for

Seafloor Minerals in Kiribati EEZ

What we knowWhat we know14 of Exploratory Cruises for

Seafloor Minerals in Kiribati EEZ (to date)

What we knowWhat we knowResults and Findings- Line Islands

Geological Model for Variation in manganese nodule abundance in the Line Group

What we knowWhat we knowResults and findings- Phoenix

Islands

Geological Model for Variation in manganese nodule abundance in the Phoenix Group

What we knowWhat we knowResults and findings- Gilbert

Islands

Geological Model for Variation in manganese nodule abundance in the Gilbert Group

What we knowWhat we knowOccurrence of Cobalt Rich Crusts

in Kiribati EEZ

Geological Model for Cobalt rich crusts in Line, Phoenix and Gilbert Islands (from left to right)

2. What we need to know2. What we need to knowGaps in technical Data

◦Focus areas where more research is needed

◦Capacity building

Where to from here◦“Kiribati Offshore Minerals Strategy”

Paper◦The way FORWARD

Questions and Questions and Comments?Comments?

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