sea bed mining

  • 1Sea, Law of the — International law codified in a treaty signed in 1982 covering the status and use of territorial waters, sea lanes, and ocean resources. Originally signed by 117 countries, the treaty had some 140 state parties by the early 21st century. The… …

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  • 2Sea girdle — Girdle Gir dle, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr. gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g[ u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference; a… …

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  • 3Kiwis Against Seabed Mining — (KASM) is an environmental group established to create community awareness of the environmental risks associated with the mining of the sea bed around New Zealand.In March 2005 an application was lodged by Australian company BQL for a minerals… …

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  • 4Drift mining — is either the mining of a placer deposit by underground methods, or the working of coal seams accessed by adits driven into the surface outcrop of the coal bed. Drift is a more general mining term, meaning a near horizontal passageway in a mine,… …

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  • 5Pebble bed reactor — Sketch of a pebble bed reactor in Italian …

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  • 6Baltic Sea — For other uses, see Baltic (disambiguation). Baltic Sea Map of the Baltic Sea Location Europe Coordinates …

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  • 7Ground sea — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …

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  • 8the North sea — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… …

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  • 9Solwara 1 — Massivsulfidprobe von der Flanke eines hydrothermalen Schlotes Solwara 1 (Tok Pisin Salzwasser oder Meer)[1][2] ist eine Metallsulfid Lagerstätte am Meeresboden der Bismarcks …

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  • 10разработка ресурсов морского дна — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN sea bed mining The activity or processes involving the extraction of mineral deposits from the surface, or below the surface, of the ocean floor. (Source: MLM)… …

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