Open AccessHandbook of Marine Mineral Deposits
Author(s) -
Moore George W.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/00eo00309
Subject(s) - united nations convention on the law of the sea , convention , mineral , political science , state (computer science) , international law , exclusive economic zone , oceanography , law of the sea , aside , law , earth science , natural resource economics , environmental protection , geography , geology , economics , ecology , municipal law , philosophy , biology , mathematics , linguistics , algorithm
Handbook of Marine Mineral Deposits delves into marine mineral exploration and mining, covering both the fields economics and the state of the art of its science. The 1982 Law of the Sea Convention had a chilling effect on the deep‐sea mining industry Later in the 1980s, most nations adopted the 370‐km exclusive economic zone, which rekindled interest in the industry. Amendments made to the law in 1994 have also improved the outlook since then. India has agreed to abide by the Law of the Sea Convention by setting aside reserves of manganese nodules in the Central Indian Basin for international use that equal those it has claimed for itself.