• DocumentCode
    559193
  • Title

    Phosphate: Chatham Rise, New Zealand

  • Author

    Falconer, Robin K H ; Castle, Chris ; McKenzie, Campbell J.

  • Author_Institution
    Chatham Rock Phosphate Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    19-22 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper briefly outlines proposals for the seabed mining of rock phosphate deposits on the Chatham Rise, some 240 nautical miles offshore and in ~ 400 m water depth. An outline of the proposed mining method is presented, along with some of the key issues that arise with the proposal.
  • Keywords
    minerals; mining; phosphorus; New Zealand; rock phosphate deposit; seabed mining; Companies; Economics; Fertilizers; Materials; Production; Proposals; Rocks; Chatham Rise; Phosphates deposits; continental shelf; dredge; environmental benefits and issues; nodules;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Waikoloa, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1427-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6106986
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=559193