Part 1 Deep-sea minerals – distribution characteristics and their resource potential
Deep-sea mining: current status and future considerations
Composition, formation, and occurrence of polymetallic nodules
Marine Co-rich Ferromanganese Crust Deposits: Description and Formation, Occurrences and Distribution, Estimated World-wide Resources
Seafloor Massive Sulfide deposits: distribution and prospecting
Submarine phosphorites: the deposits of the Chatham Rise, New Zealand, off Namibia and Baja California, Mexico : origin, exploration, mining and environmental issues
Predictive mapping of the nodule abundance and mineral resource estimation in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone using artificial neural networks and classical geostatistical methods
Statistical Properties of Distribution of Manganese Nodules in Indian and Pacific Oceans and Their Applications in Assessing Commonality Levels and in Exploration Planning
Assessment of distribution characteristics of polymetallic nodules and their implications on deep-sea mining
Part 2 Deep-sea mining technology – concepts and applications
Fundamental geotechnical considerations for design of deep-sea mining systems
Concepts of deep-sea mining technologies
An Application of Ocean Mining Technology
Deep Ocean Water Utilization
Part 3 Metallurgical processing and their sustainable development
Metallurgical Processing of Polymetallic Ocean Nodules
Sustainable processing of deep-sea polymetallic nodules
Sustainable Development and its Application to Mine Tailings of Deep Sea Minerals
Part 4 Environmental concerns of impact of deep-sea mining
Recent Developments in Environmental Impact Assessment with regard to Mining of Deep-Sea Mineral Resources
Taxonomic Problems in Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) linked to Ocean Mining and Possibility of New Technology Developments
Part 5 Management strategy
Development of environmental management plan for deep-sea mining
The crafting of seabed mining ecosystem-based management.