Field Activity 2025-650-FA

Identifier 2025-650-FA
Alternate names Solwara 1 core
Purpose 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.
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.
Info derived mineralogy, geochemistry, microscopy
Projects
Itinerary
Start Brisbane, Australia 2025-09-28
End 2025-10-04
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West 146
East 154
North -2
South -6

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Amy Gartman
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Amy Gartman
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal John Jamieson, University of Ottawa; Thomas Monecke, Colorado School of Mines

Data types and categories

Data category: Geochemical
Data type: Experiments (geochemical)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity