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The risks of shortages for some crucial metals and uncertainty about the land-based reserves of several others justify the search to diversify our sources of supply and investigate their potential.  Mineral resources in the deep sea are attracting increasing interest with the progressive discovery of various forms of ores. France possesses areas of deep seafloor in the three oceans, as well as world-class human and technological resources and know-how, resulting from over 40 years of experience. This study takes stock of knowledge about mineralisations and associated metals, technologies for exploring and exploiting them, biodiversity and the impacts on the deep environment and the partnerships which are vital for France and Europe. This information will be useful for decision-makers in drawing up strategies, defining research and development programmes and in enhancing and developing commercial utilizations for these high-potential resources.

Marine resources conservation. --- Ocean energy resources. --- Ocean mining. --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Mining Engineering --- Marine mineral resources. --- Mineral resources, Marine --- Ocean mineral resources --- Life sciences. --- Hydrogeology. --- Oceanography. --- Life Sciences. --- Life Sciences, general. --- Marine resources --- Mines and mineral resources --- Mineral resources in submerged lands --- Hydraulic engineering. --- Oceanography, Physical --- Oceanology --- Physical oceanography --- Thalassography --- Earth sciences --- Marine sciences --- Ocean --- Engineering, Hydraulic --- Engineering --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulics --- Shore protection --- Biosciences --- Sciences, Life --- Science --- Geohydrology --- Geology --- Hydrology --- Groundwater

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The risks of shortages for some crucial metals and uncertainty about the land-based reserves of several others justify the search to diversify our sources of supply and investigate their potential.  Mineral resources in the deep sea are attracting increasing interest with the progressive discovery of various forms of ores. France possesses areas of deep seafloor in the three oceans, as well as world-class human and technological resources and know-how, resulting from over 40 years of experience. This study takes stock of knowledge about mineralisations and associated metals, technologies for exploring and exploiting them, biodiversity and the impacts on the deep environment and the partnerships which are vital for France and Europe. This information will be useful for decision-makers in drawing up strategies, defining research and development programmes and in enhancing and developing commercial utilizations for these high-potential resources.

Hydrosphere --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Biology --- Hydraulic energy --- hydrologie --- biologie --- oceanografie --- hydraulica

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Pure sciences. Natural sciences (general)