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A team led by Heriot-Watt University used an array of seafloor landers, including seabed respirometers and baited traps and cameras, to collect a wide range of data to assess ecosystem function on the abyssal seafloor. TMC’s NORI-D nodule project is the first in the company’s project development pipeline.

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Ranging from 2-10 cm in diameter, the nodules are easy to handle. Seafloor polymetallic nodule. The nodules are unattached to the seafloor; i.e., there is no need for drilling and blasting. The nodules contain high grades of four metals, with few hazardous elements. The microporous nodules are also easier to smelt. Source: DeepGreen.

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It's like picking up golf balls on a driving range," says CFO Craig Shesky. The company's robotic collector will inch along the seafloor, shooting out jets of seawater at the nodules, gently dislodging and suctioning them up.

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