Ferro-alloys.com：DeepGreen Metals recently raised its estimate of seabed resources. It is estimated that the measured mineral resources are 4 megatons (Mt), the indicated resource is 341Mt, and the inferred resource is 11Mt.

The company plans to find mineral resources on the seabed to power electric vehicles, so mining international waters has become the focus of attention. The latest update of 43-101 Mineral Resources shows that the number of nodules has increased by 5.4% from the 2019 estimate.

DeepGreen reported that the grades of cobalt (above 5.4%) and nickel (above 6.1%) have improved. Electric vehicle manufacturers are moving towards nickel-containing chemicals that provide higher energy densities than other batteries, and analysts warn that new discoveries of onshore battery-grade nickel may not meet expected demand.

Anthony O'Sullivan, DeepGreen’s chief development officer, said at a media conference: “Unlike mineral exploration on land, due to the two-dimensional nature of resources, we have strong confidence in the exploitation of polymetallic nodules.” In fact, , You can see nodules on the sea floor. "

The company stated that the polymetallic nodule mines in the Pacific CCZ have the largest undeveloped nickel resources on the planet. The nodules contain sufficient battery metal to power 1 billion electric vehicles, and have little impact on society and the environment compared to ore on land.

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