Draft:Deep-sea mining in Norway
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| Submission declined on 19 December 2023 by Cerebellum (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:
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Comment: No mining has actually occured yet just plans so arguable WP:TOOSOON. Also you link to alot of external sites and while these seem reliable they should be converted into inline sitations. Questions? four Olifanofmrtennant (she/her) 16:26, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: External links should be placed in a separate section instead of in the main content sections of the article. For the Youtube videos and timetable, please put in the effort of describing what they said and how they supported the claims in this article, instead of just pointing the readers there and expect them to gather relevant info. Tutwakhamoe (talk) 14:14, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: I'm not convinced of notability, since no mining has taken place. Most of the sources are government websites, we need more news coverage of the topic. Cerebellum (talk) 15:35, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
There are regions of the deep sea between Greenland and Norway which contains rare-earth elements in various forms, necessary to manufacture the majority of modern batteries. Norway is currently in the process of opening up for exploration and mining of these metals..[1]
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology has a pilot program on deep sea mining and relevant topics, including technology and legislation[2]. One of the projects were the MarMine project, which sought to explore seafloor massive sulfide (SMS) deposits during a research cruise in 2016. A report from the cruise has been published[3] where exploration of the Mohn's treasure and Loki's Castle as well as a few nearby sites of relevant morphology were undertaken. Closing words from the project web-site confirmed the technological potential for mineral extraction, but also stressed the importance of extensive research into environmental effects of mining deposits[4]
Shallow exploratory boreholes to 50 meters have been successfully made at the sites Mohns Treasure, Fåvne and Gnitahei in 2020 by efforts of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and contractor Island Offshore Group.[5][6]
A short video (Youtube) and another longer video (Youtube) by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate shows some footage from the exploration efforts.
Timeline[edit]
The Seabed Minerals Act was passed into Norwegian law the 1st of July 2019, regulating the exploration and exploitation of deep sea minerals in the Norwegian economic zone.[7][8]
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate informed the Norwegian parliament Storting about the possibilities of opening up for deep sea mining activity in White paper "Meld. St. 25", 20th of June 2023.[9][10]
The Norwegian parliament as of 5th of December 2023, has decided to open up parts of the Norwegian economic zone for commercial exploration and deep-sea mining activity.[11][12][13][14]
A timeline of events related to the opening of deep-sea mining in Norway can be viewed on Norwegian Government: Tidslinje havbunnsmineraler (in Norwegian).
References[edit]
- ^ "Norway seeks to open vast ocean area to deep-sea mining". 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Pilot Programme on Deep Sea Mining - NTNU Oceans - NTNU". www.ntnu.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ Ludvigsen, Martin; Aasly, Kurt; Ellefmo, Steinar Løve; Hilário, Ana; Ramirez-Llodra, Eva; Søreide, Fredrik Xander; Falcon-Suarez, Ismael; Juliani, Cyril Jerome; Kieswetter, Amanda; Lim, Anna; Christian, Malmquist; Nornes, Stein Melvær; Reimers, Hauke; Paulsen, Emil; Sture, Øystein (2016). "MarMine cruise report - Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge 15.08.2016 - 05.09.2016".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "NTNU prosjekt bekrefter det teknologiske potensiale for marine mineralressurser i norsk farvann". 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Successful exploration mission for minerals". 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "2020 programme". www.sodir.no. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Act relating to mineral activities on the Continental Shelf (Seabed Minerals Act)". Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Lov om mineralvirksomhet på kontinentalsokkelen (havbunnsmineralloven)". Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Mineralverksemd på norsk kontinentalsokkel – opning av areal og strategi for forvaltning av ressursan". June 20, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Mineralverksemd på norsk kontinentalsokkel – opning av areal og strategi for forvaltning av ressursan". June 20, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Norway parliament deal marks major step towards seabed mining". Reuters. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Flertall for å lete etter mineraler på havbunnen". December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Norway parliament deal marks major step towards seabed mining". Reuters. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ "Norway's parliament backs deep-sea mining plans". Financial Times. 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2024-01-08.