Global Sea Mineral
GSR - Global Sea Mineral Resources NV
GSR - Global Sea Mineral Resources NV
- Member of the DEME Group -
Scheldedijk 30, 2070 Zwijndrecht, Belgium
Tel.: +32 3 250 52 11
Fax: +32 3 250 56 50
Brief Profile:
Global Sea Mineral Resources NV (GSR) is a subsidiary of the DEME Group focused on the development of sustainable ocean mineral resources.
The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME is an international market leader for complex marine engineering works. Building on more than 140 years of experience and know-how, DEME has organically moved into several related sectors, such as the financing of marine engineering and environmental projects, executing complex EPC related marine engineering projects including civil engineering works, the development and construction of renewable energy projects, providing services for the oil, gas and energy sector, the decontaminating and recycling of polluted soils and silts, the harvesting of marine resources, etc.
On 14th of January 2013, the International Seabed Authority and GSR signed a 15-year contract for prospecting and exploration for polymetallic nodules. Under the contract, GSR will have exclusive rights for exploration for polymetallic nodules over 76,728 square kilometers of the seabed in the eastern part of the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ) of the Central Pacific Ocean.
Two exploration cruises have been completed in 2014 and 2015. These provided a complete and detailed bathymetry map, extensive video footage of the marine life and nodule and sediment samples. The purpose-built Deep Sea Graviprobe delivered a quantitative soil strength profile of the first meters of sediment. A combination of imagery, high-resolution survey and boxcore samples facilitated resource estimation.
DSMA-Contact person: Kris Van Nijen