{"id":11950,"date":"2020-01-27T08:49:50","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T08:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marineminerals.no\/?page_id=11950"},"modified":"2024-02-13T10:45:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:45:48","slug":"about-nmm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marineminerals.no\/about-nmm\/","title":{"rendered":"About NMM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11950\" class=\"elementor elementor-11950\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12162583 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"12162583\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_range&quot;:&quot;viewport&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:1,&quot;background_video_end&quot;:13,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M421.9,6.5c22.6-2.5,51.5,0.4,75.5,5.3c23.6,4.9,70.9,23.5,100.5,35.7c75.8,32.2,133.7,44.5,192.6,49.7\n\tc23.6,2.1,48.7,3.5,103.4-2.5c54.7-6,106.2-25.6,106.2-25.6V0H0v30.3c0,0,72,32.6,158.4,30.5c39.2-0.7,92.8-6.7,134-22.4\n\tc21.2-8.1,52.2-18.2,79.7-24.2C399.3,7.9,411.6,7.5,421.9,6.5z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5713004b\" data-id=\"5713004b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f607957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f607957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Norwegian Forum for Marine Minerals<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56319c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56319c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Norwegian Forum for Marine Minerals (NMM) is an association of industry and research actors who work together to develop knowledge and expertise, and a Norwegian industry aimed at sustainable and responsible exploration and extraction of marine mineral resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6af2721 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6af2721\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"about\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09d4161\" data-id=\"09d4161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04af64b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04af64b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>NMM\u2019s Goals<\/strong><\/p><p>The Norwegian Forum for Marine Minerals aims to:<\/p><ul><li>Strengthen cooperation between industry, trade and research environments, authorities and other organisations and persons with interests in marine minerals.<\/li><li>Become an industry organisation for all relevant actors in the field of marine minerals.<\/li><li>Contribute to developing common Norwegian strategies for sustainable exploration and extraction of marine mineral resources.<\/li><li>Be a national mouthpiece for the extraction of marine minerals.<\/li><li>Strengthen the Norwegian environment&#8217;s international contact and influence in the field of marine minerals. This means, inter alia, contributing to the establishment of and participation in international networks of corresponding forums.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89c4986 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89c4986\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b6111\" data-id=\"60b6111\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf64b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf64b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The Necessity of Marine Minerals<\/strong><\/p><p>The worldwide need for minerals is increasing rapidly. The global energy transition, or <em>green shift<\/em>, is a key driver for the expected resource requirements during the next decades, as increased supply of a range of minerals is a prerequisite for emerging industry areas such as batteries, wind power, solar power, and electric infrastructure. As such, climate change requires access to minerals. In addition, expected population growth, and economic growth in developing nations, add to the expected global resource needs.<\/p><p>Today, minerals are being extracted from land-based deposits. Existing, and new, land-based mines can only partially cover the global resource requirements. Although new solutions are being developed to improve capabilities within recycling, such solutions will merely alleviate the situation, not solve it.<\/p><p>We believe that the extraction of marine mineral deposits can be the solution to securing the global supply of necessary mineral resources. What is more, mineral deposits have been found on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. These have been found both in the form of so-called <em>massive sulphides<\/em> (which contain lead, zinc, copper, gold and silver) and <em>manganese crusts <\/em>(which contain manganese, iron, as well as titan, cobalt, nickel, cerium, zirconium, and rare earth elements)<em>. <\/em><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Toward a Norwegian Marine Minerals Industry<\/strong><\/p><p>Although we do not yet know the full extent of the resource potential within Norwegian territories, marine mineral extraction represents a significant market potential for Norway.\u00a0 With world leading expertise from both its offshore oil and gas industry and from land-based mining, Norway is well positioned to develop technological capabilities for a sustainable marine minerals industry.<\/p><p>In 2019, the Norwegian government established legislation with regards to the country\u2019s marine mineral resources. The government also recently initiated a process of opening for mineral extraction on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. However, there are important questions that need answering before concluding if we are on the threshold of a new resource adventure in the North Sea \u2013 environmental, technological, and financial. NMM works to contribute in solving these questions.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Resources and Further Information<\/strong><\/p><p>Together with a number of partners, NMM has contributed as a sponsor to Rystad Energy\u2019s report <em>Marine Minerals \u2013 Norwegian Value Creation Potential<\/em>. The report, which gives a more detailed overview of marine minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf, can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.norskoljeoggass.no\/contentassets\/f7a40b81236149ea898b87ff2e43a0e3\/20201120-marine-minerals---norwegian-value-creation-potential.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (external link).<\/p><p>In January 2021, the Norwegian government initiated a process of opening for mineral extraction on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. To read the initial <em>Forslag til program for konsekvensutredning<\/em>, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regjeringen.no\/contentassets\/835e18c4d7214d20a0e09d0c7319cb70\/horingsnotat-forslag-til-konsekvensutredningsprogram.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> (external link &#8211; Norwegian only).<\/p><p>To see an overview of NMM\u2019s member organisations, <a href=\"https:\/\/marineminerals.no\/partners\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4958f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4958f90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo videoavspiller\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/387665234?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Norwegian Forum for Marine Minerals The Norwegian Forum for Marine Minerals (NMM) is an association of industry and research actors who work together to develop knowledge and expertise, and a Norwegian industry aimed at sustainable and responsible exploration and extraction of marine mineral resources. 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