InterRidge and international scientific research activities into Seafloor Mineralization at hydrothermal vent systems

Author

Tivey, M.A. ; Levin, L. ; Barriga, F.J.A.S. ; Mills, R. ; Cherkashov, G. ; Raju, K. A Kamesh ; Fouquet, Y. ; Shi, X. ; Hannington, M.D. ; Thorseth, I. ; Kim, J. ; Van Dover, C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Geol. & Geophys., Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., Woods Hole, MA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

19-22 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The Seafloor Mineralization Working Group (SMWG) of the international non-profit organization InterRidge was formed is 2008 to address the issues surrounding the burgeoning interest in the mineral resources associated with hydrothermal vents found at the midocean ridge system. Following a successful workshop and colloquium on the issues surrounding deep sea mining at vent systems, the working group outlined some of the key science questions needed to better understand this complex system.

Keywords

minerals; nonprofit organisations; oceanography; seafloor phenomena; AD 2008; InterRidge; Seafloor Mineralization Working Group; hydrothermal vent systems; international nonprofit organization; international scientific research activities; mineral resources; Communities; Conferences; Evolution (biology); Fluids; Geology; Vents; hydrothermal systems; marine science; seafloor mining;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS 2011

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1427-6

Type

conf

Filename

6107016