EMINENT Summit: Emerging Seabed Mineral Industry
New solutions, new discoveries and potential development of mineral resources. Join our seminar to learn the main results and knowledge gained from the EMINENT project.
This seminar will highlight key results from the EMINENT project and showcase how collaborative research and innovation have advanced deep-sea knowledge and solutions.
The EMINENT project has provided advancements in environmental mapping and monitoring, deep-sea coring, parallel operations, and solutions for production and mineral processing. The results are built upon three research expeditions allowing important data collection and testing of methodology and technology.
The seminar will provide you with insight into the project results and the way forward in establishing a possible value chain for seabed minerals.
Programme
08:30 Registration
Session #1: EMINENT - Collaboration is key
09:00 Introduction, Jon Hellevang, GCE Ocean Technology
09:05 Welcome speech, TBA
09:20 EMINENT: Building Norway’s Seabed Mineral Value Chain, Anette Broch Mathisen Tvedt, Adepth Minerals
09:45 Advancing our deep-sea understanding, Rolf Birger Pedersen, University of Bergen
10:10 Break
10:40 Session #2: EMINENT - Advancing our knowledge
10:40 Advances in environmental understanding, Pedro Ribeiro, University of Bergen
10:55 eDNA tools for environmental baseline mapping, Miriam Brandt, NORCE
11:10 Plume modelling, Magnus Drivdal, Akvaplan-niva
11:25 Bioleaching experiments and possibilities, Sabina Palinkas, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
11:40 Advances in mineral processing, Pshem Kowalczuk, NTNU
11:55 Q&A dialogue
12:10 Lunch
13:10 Session #3: EMINENT - Advancing technology and innovation
13:10 Deep-sea environmental monitoring, Anders Tengberg, Aanderaa/Xylem
13:25 AI for increased mapping efficiency, Ebbe Hartz, Aker BP
13:40 Seismic for mineral exploration, Svein Arne Frivik, Shearwater
13:55 FlexiCore - Efficient coring, experiences and improvements, Christian Aas, Seabed Solutions
14:10 Possible production solutions for SMS, Erik Haavind, NOV
14:25 Processing Technology for SMS Ores: Managing Complex Mineralogy and High Metal Content, Mahesh Kulkarni, Future Materials Catapult Centre by ReSiTec
14:40 Q&A dialogue
14:55 Break
15:25 WP #4: EMINENT - Way forward
15:25 Key environmental findings along the value chain, Nadia Aarab, DeepOcean
15:40 EMINENT: Shaping tomorrow, Anette Broch Mathisen, Tvedt Adepth Minerals
16:00 Value of EMINENT and planned exploration activities in 2026, Hilde Braut, Norwegian Offshore Directorate
16:15 RCN comments to project results - plan for more research funding, Ingrid Anne Munz, Research Council of Norway
16:25 Closing remarks, Anette Broch Mathisen Tvedt, Adepth Minerals
16:30 End of day
Participation and Costs
The seminar is open for, with physical attendance only. Registration fee NOK 500,- incl. VAT
Registration
Project partners
Contact Information
EMINENT
The EMINENT Green Platform project aims to establish the basis for an integrated value chain for deep-sea minerals with a much smaller environmental footprint than current mining operations.
The project has developed and demonstrated new technology and methodology within environmental monitoring, resource exploration, production and mineral processing.
The three-year project (2023-2025) has a total budget of about 150 million NOK and includes 5 research partners and 10 industry partners.
Green platform is a program supported by The Research Council of Norway, SIVA and Innovation Norway.
