The Cook Islands Nodule Project — Unpacked
Achieving global clean energy objectives requires large new quantities of multiple metals. Moana Minerals, with involvement and support from local communities, meets this challenge through responsible sourcing of these metals from the seafloor nodules of the Cook Islands.
Engaging with Local Communities
To Moana Minerals, the Cook Islands is not just a place, it is a community that impacts and is impacted by our company and operations. Our training, employment and procurement programs are designed to ensure local community participation at all levels.
Enabling the Clean Energy Transition
Sourcing the metals that power our transition to clean energy is challenging, calling for new solutions. The most responsible source of these metals is found in the deep sea. Careful development of polymetallic nodule deposits provides the metals that will enable the worlds’ clean energy goals.
Seabed Nodule Mining is Often Misunderstood
Seabed mining is often misunderstood. We pledge to act transparently, fostering a global understanding of the potential that ocean floor nodules unlock. We welcome the opportunity to engage in fact-based conversations around seabed nodule mining and our project.
Our Commitment to the Environment and the Community
Moana Minerals will perform the necessary comprehensive exploration and research to understand the potential environmental, social and economic impacts of sourcing metals from the Cook Islands nodules. We aim to be environmental stewards in the region, and to ensure our actions have minimal impact on the environment and community.
Engaging with Local Communities
To Moana Minerals, the Cook Islands is not just a place, it is a community that impacts and is impacted by our company and operations. Our training, employment and procurement programs are designed to ensure local community participation at all levels.
Enabling the Clean Energy Transition
Sourcing the metals that power our transition to clean energy is challenging, calling for new solutions. The most responsible source of these metals is found in the deep sea. Careful development of polymetallic nodule deposits provides the metals that will enable the worlds’ clean energy goals.
Seabed Nodule Mining is Often Misunderstood
Seabed mining is often misunderstood. We pledge to act transparently, fostering a global understanding of the potential that ocean floor nodules unlock. We welcome the opportunity to engage in fact-based conversations around seabed nodule mining and our project.
Our Commitment to the Environment and the Community
Moana Minerals will perform the necessary comprehensive exploration and research to understand the potential environmental, social and economic impacts of sourcing metals from the Cook Islands nodules. We aim to be environmental stewards in the region, and to ensure our actions have minimal impact on the environment and community.
Why Metals from the Seafloor
Moana Minerals believes that without these seafloor metal supplies the world cannot meet the current stated objectives for a transition to clean energy. The Cook Islands nodules are a massive, concentrated source of high-grade ore containing multiple metals located on the surface of the seafloor and accessible without the need to drill, blast, or excavate. Developing this supply of metals can be done with minimal environmental and social impacts to the ocean and associated communities.
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