Mineral resources of the ocean: a pragmatical reality of the foreseeable future or geopolitical phantom

Andreev Sergei I.; Babaeva Svetlana F.; Андреев С.И.; Бабаева С.Ф.

Scientific articles \ Mathematics. Natural sciences \ Earth Sciences. Geological sciences \ General geology. Meteorology. Climatology. Historical geology. Stratigraphy. Palaeogeography \ General geology

Mineral resources of the ocean: a pragmatical reality of the foreseeable future or geopolitical phantom

Andreev Sergei I. Babaeva Svetlana F.

Journal: Журнал Сибирского федерального университета. Серия: Техника и технологии @technologies-sfu

Article in issue: 5 т.7, 2014.

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The study is dedicated to the state of knowledge of the oceanic minerals (FMN, CMC, DSPS) and estimation of their possible contribution to the raw materials base of the Country. The problem of oceanic mineral resources may have not only geopolitical, but also practical value in the foreseeable future.

mineral resources of the ocean \ ferromanganese nodules (fmn) \ cobaltmanganese crusts (cmc) \ deep-see polymetallic sulﬁdes (dsps) \ prospecting \ development perspectives