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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hunter, Richard Joseph
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5734