(b) cobalt crusts means hydroxide oxide deposits of cobalt rich iron manganese (ferromanganese) crust formed from direct precipitation of minerals from seawater onto hard substrates containing minor but significant concentrations of cobalt, titanium, nickel, platinum, molybdenum, tellurium, cerium, other metallic and rare earth elements

Regulation 43 Resources other than polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts

Part IX Resources other than polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts

There is also a need to regulate the prospecting for and exploration of polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts.

B. Prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts deposits in the Area

These programmes address environments where polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts are found.

Draft regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts in the Area

For polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts the exploration area shall consist of contiguous blocks.

(g) prospecting means the search for deposits of polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts in the Area, including estimation of the composition, sizes and distributions of deposits of polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts and their economic values, without any exclusive rights

(a) Data on the location, survey and evaluation of the polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts in the areas, including

(c) regulations means the Regulations for Prospecting and Exploration for Polymetallic Sulphides and Cobalt Crusts in the Area, adopted by the Authority.

(b) a statement of the quantity of (polymetallic sulphides) (cobalt crusts) recovered as samples or for the purpose of testing

(i) A description of the technology related to the recovery and processing of polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts that is necessary for making the designation of a reserved area

(e) a statement of the quantity of (polymetallic sulphides) (cobalt crusts) recovered as samples or for the purpose of testing and

OK, currently there are 45,000 people a month dying in the Congo, as a consequence of the war there over coltan and diamonds and other things.

The contractor shall have the exclusive right to explore an area covered by a plan of work for exploration in respect of polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts.

(iii) Data and maps showing location of the ore body (or bodies), grade of polymetallic sulphides and abundance and grade of cobalt crusts (in kg m2)

15. Notes the preliminary discussion of issues relating to the regulations for prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts in the Area

Notwithstanding further delays, the mine is due to open in 2007 and is expected to eventually produce 60,000 tonnes of nickel and 5,000 tonnes of cobalt per year.30

The International Seabed Authority is currently involved in the development of a legal regime for the prospecting and exploration of polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts.

The immediate priority for the Authority is the development of a regulatory regime for prospecting and exploration of polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts.

Alloyed steels, which are sometimes also called special steels and may be considered specialty products, contain small portions of alloying elements such as chromium, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, silicon, tungsten or vanadium.

(a) a plan of work for exploration approved by the Council for polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts or

13. Notes the progress of the discussion of issues relating to the regulations for prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts in the Area

The Authority reserves the right to enter into contracts with respect to resources other than (polymetallic sulphides) (cobalt crusts) with third parties in the area covered by this contract.

The objective of this set of Regulations is to provide for prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts.

2.2 The Contractor shall have the exclusive right to explore for (polymetallic sulphides) (cobalt crusts) in the exploration area in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract.

the Authority hereby grants to the Contractor the exclusive right to explore for (polymetallic sulphides) (cobalt crusts) in the exploration area in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract.

Furthermore, it was recognized that the two resources, polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich ferromangnanese crusts, were fundamentally different resources and as a consequence different provisions were required to regulate each.

At its 93rd meeting, on 2 June 2004, the Council took up the draft regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts contained in document ISBA 10 C WP.1.

Meanwhile, the United States imports around 8,000 tons of cobalt per year. If it imported only 25 per cent of its annual needs from Cuba, approximately 2,000 tons, Cuba would earn over 66 million at current prices.

It was recalled that some of the studies carried out by the Authority had suggested that there was a greater risk of environmental damage from exploration for sulphides and crusts as compared to exploration for polymetallic nodules.

The Authority shall ensure that no other entity operates in the same area for resources other than polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts in a manner that might interfere with the operations of the contractor.

Prior to the conclusion of the tenth session, the Council also had an opportunity to give preliminary consideration to the provisions of the draft regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts in the Area.6

Prospectors shall cooperate with the Authority in the establishment and implementation of programmes for monitoring and evaluating the potential impacts of the exploration and exploitation of polymetallic sulphides and cobalt crusts on the marine environment.

10.4 The Contractor shall keep, in good condition, a representative portion of samples and cores of the (polymetallic sulphides) (cobalt crusts) obtained in the course of exploration until the expiration of this contract.

During the Authority's eleventh session, the Authority made significant progress with regard to the draft regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts submitted to it by the Legal and Technical Commission.

Information and recommendations of the workshop on polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts their environment and considerations for the establishment of environmental baselines and associated monitoring programme for exploration.

It was noted that, compared to the regulations on prospecting and exploration for polymetallic nodules, the draft regulations on polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts contained additional provisions aimed at the protection and preservation of the marine environment.

It is moving closer to realizing the goal of elaborating regulations for the prospecting and exploration of polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich crusts in the international seabed area and for the conservation of biodiversity in the seabed.

(b) The development of an appropriate regulatory framework for the future development of the mineral resources of the Area, particularly hydrothermal polymetallic sulphides and cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts, including standards for the protection and preservation of the marine environment during their development

Meanwhile, the Legal and Technical Commission is expected to begin its consideration of environmental guidelines for future exploration contractors for deposits of sea floor massive sulphides and cobalt rich ferromanganese crusts in the Area on the basis of the recommendations of the September 2004 workshop.

According to the current register, there are 193 radioactive lightning rods in Republika Srpska that contain cobalt 60 at standard radioactivity level, ranging from 3.7 to 7.4 GB, or 152 whose half life is 13 years.

According to the 624 samples recovered from the sea floor, the average nodule coverage is 7.8 kg m2 in area W and 13.5 kg m2 in area E, and the nodule resources of the total area amount to 1,830 million tons, with nickel, copper and cobalt altogether comprising 46.6 million tons.

(c) exploitation means the recovery for commercial purposes of polymetallic sulphides or cobalt crusts in the Area and the extraction of minerals therefrom, including the construction and operation of mining, processing and transportation systems, for the production and marketing of metals