Mineral Mining on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

EMINENT – Energy MINerals for the NEtzero Transition is a Norwegian project that aims to quantify the available amounts of minerals and to develop automatized extraction methods, accompanied by extensive environmental monitoring. A key part of the project in 2023 was an expedition to the Mid-Atlantic ridge to test new technology and to carry out environmental monitoring with a ROV and by long-term deploying instruments on the seafloor.

Read the article to learn more about this project and the importance of sensing the environment before and during operations to reduce environmental impact.