UNDERGROUND

TMC lifts nodules from seafloor to vessel in pilot trials

The Metals Company (TMC) has lifted nodules from the sea floor and transported them via its 4.3-kilometre-long riser system to its Hidden Gem vessel in a pilot run.

TMC collected 14 tons of nodules in its latest pilot.

TMC collected 14 tons of nodules in its latest pilot.

This is the first integrated system test conducted in the Clarion Clipperton Zone in the Pacific Ocean, TMC said. The pilot run involved a team of 130 crew and engineers on the Allseas-constructed Hidden...

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