Subsea Mining: Arctic Canadian Diamond, IHC unveil innovative Crawler
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company and IHC Mining report that they have reached the next important milestone in the development of the underwater remote mining (URM) system for the extraction of diamond-bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. Arctic Canadian awarded IHC Mining with a contract to build and deliver an Underwater Mining Crawler for the URM system, a contract that follows the first milestone of the Launch and Recovery Platform being awarded by Arctic Canadian for the URM system, earlier this year. The platform is scheduled
Marine Minerals – A New Opportunity for Subsea Oil and Gas Technology
2023 could be a significant year for subsea mining, both in Norway and internationally. Norway’s environmental impact assessment for marine mining is ongoing, and the opening of the first Norwegian area for marine mining licenses is due to be approved while the International Seabed Authority (ISA), which has the authority over licenses in international waters, is due to approve legislation for marine mining exploitation internationally.Critical minerals for the green transition have large remaining reserves under water. As an example, 96% of the world’s remaining cobalt reserves are under
Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, IHC Mining Working to Build Underwater Remote Mining System
Royal IHC's IHC Mining has, with Arctic Canadian Diamond Company, been working on the development of an underwater remote mining (URM) system for the extraction of diamond-bearing kimberlite ore from deep open pits at the Ekati Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The URM system consists of a floating platform, an underwater mining crawler, and a land-based dewatering plant. Arctic has now awarded IHC Mining with a contract to build and deliver a Launch and Recovery Platform for the URM system. This contract is the first major equipment scope being awarded by Arctic
February 2025
