Investigation of the application of mechanical mining of ocean floor polymetallic sulphide deposits
This thesis focused on developing and understanding of the challenges of mining subsea polymetallic sulphide (PMS) deposits. The research presented starts from the concept of deposit identification through to prototype testing of an ocean mining excavator. The work presented builds on existing work...
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University of British Columbia
2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5734 |