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SEA/1764

SEABED AUTHORITY BEGINS WORK ON SCHEME TO REGULATE POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND COBALT-RICH CRUSTS

15/08/2002
Press Release
SEA/1764


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SEABED AUTHORITY BEGINS WORK ON SCHEME TO REGULATE


POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND COBALT-RICH CRUSTS


(Reissued as received.)


KINGSTON, 15 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The intricacies of writing rules to cover two recently discovered categories of deep-sea mineral deposits were highlighted at the eighth session of the International Seabed Authority, which met from 5 to 15 August in Kingston, Jamaica.

SEA/1762

SEABED COUNCIL ENDS SESSION DEVOTED MAINLY TO POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND CRUSTS

15/08/2002
Press Release
SEA/1762


SEABED COUNCIL ENDS SESSION DEVOTED MAINLY TO POLYMETALLIC SULPHIDES AND CRUSTS


(Reissued as received.)


KINGSTON, 15 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The Council of the International Seabed Authority wrapped up its work for the year in Kingston this morning by completing a preliminary exchange of views on possible approaches to the drafting of regulations for polymetallic massive sulphides and cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts.

SEA/1763

ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES EIGHTH SESSION OF SEABED AUTHORITY

15/08/2002
Press Release
SEA/1763


ASSEMBLY CONCLUDES EIGHTH SESSION OF SEABED AUTHORITY


(Reissued as received.)


KINGSTON, 15 August (International Seabed Authority) -- The International Seabed Authority ended its eighth session this afternoon after its Assembly set 28 July to 8 August 2003 as the date for its next session at the Authority’s headquarters in Kingston.