AKA: none
Other ID: Solwara 1 core
Status: Pending
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Global Marine Mineral Resources ()
Principal Investigator(s): Amy Gartman
Affiliate Investigator(s): John Jamieson, University of Ottawa; Thomas Monecke, Colorado School of Mines
Information Specialist(s): Amy Gartman
Data Type(s): Geochemical: Experiments (geochemical)
Scientific Purpose/Goals: This is a core from the Solwara 1 seafloor massive sulfide mineral deposit in Papua New Guinea that is currently stored in a warehouse in Brisbane. I will travel to Brisbane to access the core. This is a unique core and represents the only deep sea mining license to have been granted to date.
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Start Port/Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Start Date: 2025-09-28
End Date: 2025-10-04
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Information to be Derived: mineralogy, geochemistry, microscopy
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Location:
This is a core from the Solwara 1 deposit in Papua New Guinea that is currently stored in a warehouse in Brisbane. I will travel to Brisbane to access the core.
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: -2 | South: -6 | West: 146 | East: 154 |
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