Copyright © 1995 by International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers,
Golden, Colorado, USA. All Rights Reserved.
The Proceedings of
the First (1995) ISOPE
OCEAN MINING SYMPOSIUM
Tsukuba,
Japan, November 21-22, 1995
OCEAN MINING PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS, SURVEY
MINING SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGY
MATERIALS AND PROCESSING, ENVIRONMENT
A single volume: 238 pp.
International Standard Book Number: ISBN 1-880653-21-4
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 95-77708
Copyright ã 1995 by International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers, Golden, Colorado, USA. All Rights Reserved.
The publisher and the editors of its publications assume no responsibility for the statements or opinions expressed in papers or presentations by the contributors to this conference or proceedings.
CONTENTS
| INVITED SESSION PAPERS | ||
| National Program and Overview | ||
| Deep Ocean Resource Development Program of Korea | ||
| H. S. Kim | ..... | 1 |
| InterOceanMetal Joint Organization: Achievements and Challenges | ||
| R. Kotlinski | ..... | 5 |
| Current Status of Deep-sea Mineral Resources Development in Japan | ||
| A. Inokuma | ..... | 9 |
| Survey | ||
| Exploration Inputs for Exploitation of Manganese Nodules in Central Indian Basin | ||
| R. Sharma and R. R. Nair | ..... | 15 |
| Mining System and Technology | ||
| Assessment of Options in Design of Deep-Ocean Mining Pipe Systems | ..... | 23 |
| J. S. Chung | ||
| NIRE's Research in Ocean Mining | ||
| M. Kuriyagawa | ..... | 31 |
| Environment | ||
| The German Environmental Impact Research for Manganese Nodule Mining in the SE Pacific Ocean | ||
| H. Thiel and Forschungsverbund Tiefsee-Umweltschutz | ..... | 47 |
| GENERAL SESSION PAPERS | ||
| Mining System and Technology | ||
| Preliminary Geotechnical Properties of Deepsea Sediments from the Central Indian Basin | ||
| N. H. Khadge | ..... | 55 |
| Simulation Study on Motions of a Towed Collector for a Manganese Nodule Mining System | ||
| H. Yasukawa, K. Ikegami and T. Minami | ..... | 61 |
| Three Dimentional Analysis on Behaviour of Mining Pipe of Deep Seabed Mineral Resources | ||
| S. Hong | ..... | 69 |
| Studies on the Optimum Shape of Buffer for Reducing the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe String for Mining Manganese Nodules | ||
| K. Aso, K. Kan and H. Doki | ..... | 75 |
| Chaotic Heave Motion of Marine Cable-body Systems | ||
| S. Huang and D. Vassalos | ..... | 83 |
| Study of the CLB Mining System for Nodule & Crust Recovery | ||
| Y. Masuda and M. J. Cruickshank | ..... | 91 |
| Survey | ||
| Influence of Bathymetry in Manganese Nodule Pilot Mine Site Selection: A Case Study from the Central Indian Basin |
| V. N. Kodagali | ..... | 99 |
| Integration of Deeptow Data for Mapping of Deepsea Resources | ||
| R. Sharma, S. J. Sankar, M. Sudhakar and T. Ramprasad | ..... | 105 |
| Nodule Size: An Important Factor in Nodule Mining? | ||
| A. B. Valsangkar | ..... | 113 |
| Influence of Distribution Characteristics and Associated Seabed Features on Exploitation of Cobalt-Rich Manganese Deposits | ||
| T. Yamazaki, R.Sharma and K. Tsurusaki | ..... | 119 |
| Formation Patterns and Preservation Condition of Polymetallic Nodule | ||
| L. Dehua | ..... | 125 |
| Deep-Sea Mineral Resources in the Northwest Pacific Ocean: Geology, Geochemistry, Origin and Exploration | ||
| A. Usui and K. Iizasa | ..... | 131 |
| Resource Potential of Hydrothermal Activities on the East Pacific Rise (8ºN-14ºN) | ||
| N. Okamoto and Y. Matsuura | ..... | 139 |
| Environment | ||
| Behavior of Sediment-Laden Negative Buoyant Jet in Flow | ||
| K. Fujisaki and H. Ogata | ..... | 149 |
| Numerical Modeling of Sediment Transport Caused by the Deep-sea Mining | ||
| W. Zielke, J. A. Jankowski, J. Sündermann and J. Segschneider | ..... | 157 |
| DISCOL - Disturbance and Recolonization Experiment of a Manganese Nodule Area of the Southeastern Pacific | ||
| G. Schriever | ..... | 163 |
| Environmental Study on the Deep-sea Mining of Manganese Nodules in the Northeastern Tropical Pacific | ||
| K. Taguchi, K. Nakata, S. Aoki and M. Kubota | ..... | 167 |
| Deep Sea Sediment Resuspension System Used for the Japan Deep Sea Impact Experiment | ||
| B. Barnett and H. Yamauchi | ..... | 175 |
| Preliminary Results of Meiofauna and Bacteria Abundance in an Environmental Impact Experiment | ||
| T. Kaneko(Sato), K. Ogawa and T. Fukushima | ..... | 181 |
| Chemical and Radiochemical Studies of Sediment Samples from the JET Site | ||
| K. Harada, Y. Shibamoto and H. Kokubun | ..... | 187 |
| Materials and Processing | ||
| Reduction Leaching of Manganese Nodules with Sodium Sulfite in Ammonium Chloride Solution | ||
| K.-S. Choi and J.-W. Sohn | ..... | 193 |
| Bioleaching of Marine Manganese Nodules by Acidophilic Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria | ||
| Y. Konishi and S. Asai | ..... | 201 |
| Carbon Dioxide Fixing-Type Hydrogen Reduction Leaching of Deep-Sea Oxide Minerals Using a Pt/PTFE Catalyst in Ammonium Carbonate Solution at Moderate Temperature and Atmospheric Pressure | ||
| T. Konta, T. Ohkoshi, T. Yoshioka and A. Okuwaki | ..... | 207 |
| Leaching of Cobalt-Rich Ferromanganese Crust with Ammoniacal Solutions Using Ammonium Sulfite and Ammonium Thiosulfate as Reducing Agents | ||
| M. Niinae, C.-H. Park, Y. Nakahiro, T. Wakamatsu and J. Shibata | ..... | 211 |
| Development for Hydrometallurgical Process of Cobalt Rich Crusts | ||
| N. Rokukawa | ..... | 217 |
| The Adsorption Behavior of Copper Ion on Manganese Nodules | ||
| K.-H. Park, B.-S. Roh and D.-J. Kim | ..... | 223 |
| INVITED SESSION PAPERS | ||
| National Program and Overview | ||
| Indonesia's Ocean Resource Developments | ||
| Kuntoro Mangkusubroto | ..... | 229 |