INVESTIGATION OF FERROMANGANESE CRUST DEPOSITS

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Agency: Department of the Interior	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 61517	Program Year/Program: 1984 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: SBAassigned1DOI	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: American Technology & Services, Inc.
11311 Cornell Park Drive Suite #124 Cincinnati, OH -
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Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1984

Title: INVESTIGATION OF FERROMANGANESE CRUST DEPOSITS

Agency: DOI

Contract: SBAassigned1DOI

Award Amount: $34,970.00

Abstract:
SEAFLOOR DEPOSITS OF COBALT-RICH FERROMANGANESE CRUST WITHIN THE U.S. EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE OFFER A POTENTIAL NEW MINERAL RESOURCE FOR STRATEGIC METALS. EVALUATION OF THESE DEPOSITS IS A PRIME OBJECTIVE OF CURRENT AND PLANNED DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR RESEARCH EFFORTS. PRESENT CRUST SAMPLING DEVICES ARE INADEQUATE FOR EFFICIENT RESOURCE ASSESSMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TETHERED, MULTI-SAMPLE CORING DEVICE FOR FERROMANGANES CRUSTS IS PROPOSED. THIS SAMPLER WILL RECOVER UP TO THIRTY PRECISELY LOCATED, FULL-SECTION CRUST SAMPLES ON A SINGLE LOWERING, ALLOWING EFFICIENT, CLOSE-GRID SAMPLING OF DEPOSITS FOR ECONOMIC EVALUATION. THE SYSTEM WILL BE OPERABLE IN RUGGED, STEEP SLOPE ENVIRONMENTS, TO DEPTHS OF 5,000 METERS, AND BE DEPLOYABLE FROM CONVENTIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC VESSELS USING A STANDARD MECHANICAL DEEP SEA WIRE. THE PROPOSED PHASE I PROJECT CONSISTS OF DEVELOPMENT AND ON-SHORE TESTING OF THE SAMPLER DESIGN CONCEPT, FABRICATION OF A PROTOTYPE SYSTEM AND SHALLOW WATER TESTING.

Principal Investigator:
Mr. john toth Mr. john toth
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ANALYTICAL SERVICES CO.
127 Liverpool Drive CARDIFF, CA 92007

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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

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