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Deep Marine Mineral Resources

By Yves Fouquet , Denis Lacroix (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2014
ISBN
978-94-017-8562-4, 978-94-017-8563-1
DOI
10.1007/978-94-017-8563-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8432417 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
150\157
Topic
Geology
Time added
2014-04-13 05:00:00
general; Hydrogeology; OceanographyLife Sciences

Description

Major industrial developments are based on the availability of energy and minerals: iron in the 19th century, aluminium and copper in the 20th century, silicon and high-tech metals for the past twenty years. Today, growing tensions are emerging between mineral availability and global requirements, especially in major industrial countries, which continue to rise in number and force. China’s growth alone accounts for half of the rise in demand for base metals since 2000. Given the risks for Europe of supply shortages of strategic metals used in many high-tech industries, or even of certain common metals such as copper, it has become necessary to actively explore the potential of deep-sea mineral resources (DSMR), as a possible source in addition to known deposits on land. Contents 1 Study Summary 2 Deep-sea Environment 3 Rare and Strategic Metals 4 Characteristics and Formation Process 5 Scientific Knowledge and Challenges Related to Hydrogen 6 International Law and Its Evolution 7 Training Organisations and Establishments in France and Europe 8 Access to Raw Materials 9 Conclusion

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