Loke Marine Minerals

Artikkel i Aftenbladet om Loke og havbunnsmineraler: (...) Det grønne skiftet er helt avhengig av mineraler. Masse mineraler. Til elektriske biler, vindturbiner, solceller og alt annet verden trenger for å bli fossilfri. – Verden vil altså trenge sju ganger mer batterier i 2040. Og så kommer alt annet i tillegg. Veksten vil være formidabel. Og dermed er også mineraler blitt storpolitikk. For Kina dominerer. Og her kommer Loke Marine Minerals inn. – Mange sliter med å ta innover seg hvor enormt mye mineraler verden trenger for å gjennomføre det grønne skiftet. Og dagens gruvedrift på land er mer skitten enn utvinning av olje og gass, sier administrerende direktør Sognnes Norske myndigheter snart skal lyse ut første lisensrunde for et område fra Nordland og opp mot Finnmark. På norsk sokkel har mineralene festet seg til bratte fjell på havbunnen som tykke skorper. Her vil Loke sende ned maskiner som skraper lag av fjellsidene. Dette vil være roboter, som vil sprenge skorpen med bruk av elektrisk signal. – Skorpene er opp til 40 centimeter tykke. Heller ikke her vil vi få avfall. Så hele diskusjonen om avfallsdeponi i havet er borte med våre løsninger. – Hva er den største miljøkonsekvensen? – Si at det er 200 fjell i dette området og så tar vi ti. På fjellsidene vokser det helt sikkert noe. Hva vil konsekvensen bli? Er den katastrofal eller akseptabel? Både for Stillehavet og norsk sokkel skal mineralene sendes til anlegg på land for videre bearbeiding. – Her må vi koble landindustrien på, for vi kan ikke selv kjøre prosesseringen på land. Dette vil være et stort industriløft. Skal utlendinger gjøre dette, eller vil norsk industri være med? Her opplever vi at de er avventende. Dette kan bli et nytt industrieventyr, med enorme ressurser på havbunnen, sier Sognnes."

Norway and the United States continues to strengthen the cooperation on supply of critical minerals. This is also very timely with the upcoming first licensing round for Deep Sea Minerals within the Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone. Loke is focusing on the Cobalt enriched crust in Norwegian waters. The Norwegian crust is abnormal thick - up to 40 cm - and is highly enriched on many of the minerals listed on the US Geological Geological Survey's list of critical mineral.

Encouraging to see the new report by Mario Draghi: The future of European competitiveness: "The EU should also carefully explore the potential of environmentally-sustainable deep sea mining: estimates suggest that the seabed holds large multiples of the known land-based reserves for example for copper, titanium, manganese, cobalt, nickel and rare earth elements." #criticalminerals

📢 We're ready with the CALL FOR PAPERS for Deep Sea Minerals 2025! The 4th annual conference on deep sea mining is taking place in Bergen, Norway from 1-3 April 2025, and we're now inviting academia and industry professionals to submit abstracts for the conference. Hope to see your contribution! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dqp9r58h #deepseamining #exploration #criticalminerals Alden Denny, Anna Lim, Espen Lundberg Simonstad, Kristoffer Hopland Solvi Guido van den Bos, Øystein Bruncell Larsen, GeoPublishing Events

Tore Halvorsen, Loke CTO, presents at ONS' Technical Session "Perspective for future marine operations", Tuesday Aug 27th at 13-15. "An integrated Manganese Nodule Production System based on Minimum Environmental Impact Technology" Loke Marine Minerals have been evaluating production of Manganese Nodules from the abyssal plains based on the following criteria:  - Fully applying the Precautionary Principle by selecting concepts for minimum environmental impact  - Maximum use of operational experience and know-how as well as already developed technology from the deepwater oil and gas sector, ensuring use of efficient and robust technology  - Implement state of the art Digital Twin solutions for autonomous collection operation and adaptive management The presentation reviews the concept evaluations and selections based on the above criteria of a Nodule Production System from the deepwater Collector System through the Vertical Transportation system to the floating vessel-based separation storage and offloading system, including bulk transportation to shore. https://lnkd.in/dAW-6rWi

Tore Halvorsen, Loke CTO, presents at ONS' Technical Session "Perspective for future marine operations", Tuesday Aug 27th at 13-15. "An integrated Manganese Nodule Production System based on Minimum Environmental Impact Technology" Loke Marine Minerals have been evaluating production of Manganese Nodules from the abyssal plains based on the following criteria:  - Fully applying the Precautionary Principle by selecting concepts for minimum environmental impact  - Maximum use of operational experience and know-how as well as already developed technology from the deepwater oil and gas sector, ensuring use of efficient and robust technology  - Implement state of the art Digital Twin solutions for autonomous collection operation and adaptive management The presentation reviews the concept evaluations and selections based on the above criteria of a Nodule Production System from the deepwater Collector System through the Vertical Transportation system to the floating vessel-based separation storage and offloading system, including bulk transportation to shore. https://lnkd.in/dAW-6rWi

Excited to see the ESG Handbook for the marine minerals industry finally being published! The purpose of the guidance document is to enable transparent and consistent reporting of material ESG topics of marine mineral projects in the context of global standards. For press release and link to the ESG Handbook: https://lnkd.in/e5BPT5C9 #marineminerals #ESG #criticalminerals

Loke ønsker velkommen til seminar på Rygerelektra under Arendalsuka, førstkommende mandag kl 18-19! Her ønsker Loke teamet å bidra til å belyse fakta og forhåpentligvis avkrefte noen myter om havbunnmineraler. #arendalsuka #havbunnsmineraler