The Metals Company: Biodiversity Data from NORI-D Exploration Area Now Available on UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System, Increases Biodiversity Records for the Clarion-Clipperton Zone by About 150%
2023-07-03 04:49:47 Following the publication of biodiversity data collected from the NORI-D exploration area on UNESCO’s Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) on 22 June 2023, The Metals Company’s subsidiary NORI becomes the single largest contributor of biological occurrence data to the OBIS ISA-node, increasing biodiversity records available for the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) by about […]
Nicola Mining Announces Repayment of Prepayment to Ocean Partners
2022-12-29 07:12:19 Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – December 29, 2022) – Nicola Mining Inc. (TSXV: NIM) (FSE: HLI) (OTCQB: HUSIF), (the “Company” or “Nicola“) announces that it has repaid in full the US$750,000 (C$1,028, 475) Prepayment Facility to Ocean Partners UK Limited1 (“Ocean Partners“). Repayment funds were derived from operating cash flow at the Company’s […]
Galantas Gold Enters Into Trading Agreement With Ocean Partners
2022-12-08 15:14:00 TORONTO, Dec. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Galantas Gold Corporation (TSX-V & AIM: GAL; OTCQX: GALKF) (“Galantas” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement (the “Trading Agreement”) with Ocean Partners UK Ltd. (“Ocean”), whereby Ocean has sold on behalf of Galantas call options on 6,000 ounces […]
Pacific Islands remain divided on deep-sea mining as trial begins to extract precious metals from ocean floor
2022-09-16 Electric robots will soon be crawling along the sea floor and sucking up precious metals through a giant straw in a controversial trial to mine some of the ocean’s deepest, most pristine environments. Key points: Mining companies want to dig into the ocean floor to collect metals that can be used in the production of […]
The Metals Company reigniting race to mine the ocean floor
The deep-sea researcher was the only one with a submarine, and a year later, her exploration team had raised enough money to go back. When Tunnicliffe finally descended over 2,000 metres to a patch of ocean floor, everything was dark, save for the light on the submersible. Below them, two tectonic plates diverged, allowing cold […]