News
Nov 27, 2022
Scandinavian Ocean Minerals on Swedish TV
Swedish TV accompanied Scandinavian Ocean Minerals on one of our surveys.
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Nov 13, 2022
Survey starts in Bothnian Bay
A survey of the seafloor in Bothnian Bay begins as of today. During November 2022, SOM will take samples of sediment and film the seafloor. The survey will serve as a basis for the environmental impact statement ahead of the upcoming permit application to the government.
Sept 17, 2022
Positive test results
SOM has conducted tests with a positive outcome as they show that over 50 percent of the iron and manganese oxide that the manganese nodules are made up of were reduced to pure metals in the unique process used. The iron was reduced to a degree of purity of approximately 99.5 to 99.8 percent.
Aug 25, 2022
Meeting with Swedish Minister of Industry and Trade
On August 25 Scandinavian Ocean Minerals had the opportunity to present the operations for the Swedish Minister of Industry and Trade at a personal meeting.
May 21, 2022
R/V Bothnia Surveyor
The survey vessel R/V Bothnia Surveyor is acquired.
Jan 11, 2022
SOM in Swedish business daily Dagens Industri
Article on Scandinavian Ocean Minerals in main Swedish business daily Dagens Industri.
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Dec 14, 2021
Application for research permit
On November 26 the application for a research permit in Bothnian Bay was submitted to the Swedish government.
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April 26, 2021
Consultation statement
SOM AB conducted a consultation statement with several stakeholders.
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On the Bothnia Bay seafloor lies small potato-sized lumps – nodules – that contain minerals. In the Baltic Sea lies sediments.
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Via an air-lift technique, developed by Scandinavian Ocean Minerals, the seafloor is gently harvested for nodules or bottom sediment.
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On board the ship, nodules are filtered or, if sediment centrifuged
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Water and material that is not used is returned directly to the seafloor, which becomes oxygenated in the process.
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Nodules and sediment are transported to land where nodules are refined into, among other things, manganese, iron, silicon (used for batteries, solar cells and semiconductors) while sediment becomes biogas, hydrogen gas or green coal (used for fossil-free steel).