Editors:
- Broadens understanding of deep seabed mining for mineral resources such as polymetallic nodules, hydrothermal sulphides and ferromanganese crusts
- Examines the environmental impacts and proposes an environmental management plan for sustainable mining
- Enables readers to gain an overview of the design and development of the technology used for mining activities under extreme environmental conditions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Deep-Sea Minerals: Distribution Characteristics and Their Resource Potential
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Deep-Sea Mining Technology: Concepts and Applications
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Metallurgical Processing and Their Sustainable Development
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Environmental Concerns of Impact of Deep-Sea Mining
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About this book
The authors are experienced scientists and engineers from around the globe developing advanced technologies for mining and metallurgical extraction as well as performing deep sea exploration for several decades. They invite readers to learn about the resource potential of different deep-sea minerals, design considerations and development of mining systems, and the potential environmental impacts of mining in international waters.
Editors and Affiliations
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National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, India
Rahul Sharma
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Deep-Sea Mining
Book Subtitle: Resource Potential, Technical and Environmental Considerations
Editors: Rahul Sharma
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52557-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52556-3Published: 04 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84935-5Published: 09 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52557-0Published: 28 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 535
Number of Illustrations: 139 b/w illustrations, 131 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mineral Resources, Oceanography, Metallic Materials, Environmental Chemistry, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences