Deep-Sea Nodules and Co-rich Mn Crusts
Deep-Sea Nodules and Co-rich Mn Crusts
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DOI：
10.1080/1064119x.2013.784838
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发表时间：
2015-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
G. Glasby;Jun Li;Zhilei Sun
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作者：
G. Glasby;Jun Li;Zhilei Sun
自从J.L.梅罗在1960年代进行初步研究以评估深海结核的开采前景以来，深海锰结核的开采一直是一个令人感兴趣的专题。尽管40多年来在深海采矿方面进行了大量投资，但仍没有成功地尝试以商业规模开采深海结核。主要问题之一是，无法将可回收的镍、钴和锌的必要数量带到地表，以保证这一行动所需的初始高额投资。因此，在短期内，在可预见的未来，深海锰和富钴锰结壳似乎不会进行大规模的商业开采。尽管如此，一些国家将继续对深海矿藏进行调查，使我们能够更详细地了解深海环境，这是必要的，因为深海面积很大，约占地球表面面积的66%。
The mining of deep-sea manganese nodules has been a topic of interest since J.L. Mero undertook his preliminary studies in the 1960s to evaluate the prospects for mining deep-sea nodules. Despite the great deal of investment in deep-sea mining over more than 40 years, there has still been no successful attempt to mine the deep-sea nodules on a commercial scale. One of the major problems is that the nodules cannot be brought to the surface with the necessary amounts of recoverable nickel, cobalt and zinc to warrant the initial high investment necessary for this operation. It therefore appears that in the short term, deep-sea manganese and Co-rich Mn crusts will not be mined on a commercial scale in the foreseeable future. Nonetheless, investigations of deep-sea mineral deposits by a number of nations will continue and enable us to understand the deep-sea environment in increasing detail, which is necessary in view of the great extent of the deep oceans which cover an area of about 66% of the Earth's surface.