Deep Seabed Hard Minerals: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress on H.R. 9, H.R. 7732 ... H.R. 12233 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974 - 513 pages |
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... bottom sampling , or comparable activities so long as such operation is carried on in a manner that does not significantly alter the surface or subsurface of the deep sea- bed ; ( g ) " commercial recovery " means recovery of hard ...
... bottom sampling , or comparable activities so long as such operation is carried on in a manner that does not significantly alter the surface or subsurface of the deep sea- bed ; ( g ) " commercial recovery " means recovery of hard ...
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... bottoms are of con- siderable importance to the United States , not only for the potential they offer of a secure source of metals necessary for our economic prosperity , but also for the accompanying benefits to our balance - of ...
... bottoms are of con- siderable importance to the United States , not only for the potential they offer of a secure source of metals necessary for our economic prosperity , but also for the accompanying benefits to our balance - of ...
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... bottom has been known for over a hundred years . No nation , including others who like ourselves depend substantially on nickel and copper , have developed this re- source . Neither capital nor technology was put into this resource ...
... bottom has been known for over a hundred years . No nation , including others who like ourselves depend substantially on nickel and copper , have developed this re- source . Neither capital nor technology was put into this resource ...
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... bottoms are of considerable importance to the United States , not only for the potential they offer of a secure source of metals necessary for our economic prosperity , but also for the accompanying benefits to our balance of payments ...
... bottoms are of considerable importance to the United States , not only for the potential they offer of a secure source of metals necessary for our economic prosperity , but also for the accompanying benefits to our balance of payments ...
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... bottom until ore lying within the radius of the sweeping device has been collected . During the process , the surface ship or platform remains stationary above . ( c ) Continuous line bucket dredging involves a long continuous rope to ...
... bottom until ore lying within the radius of the sweeping device has been collected . During the process , the surface ship or platform remains stationary above . ( c ) Continuous line bucket dredging involves a long continuous rope to ...
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action activities agree American Mining Congress bauxite benthic bill block Brower Caracas Chairman cobalt commercial recovery common heritage Continental Shelf copper deep ocean deep sea mining Deep Seabed Hard depth developing countries domestic DOWNING DUBS economic effect environmental exploitation exploration FLIPSE foreign Gabon hard mineral resources HEYWARD impact important interests interim international agreement international law international regime international seabed International Seabed Authority investment jurisdiction legislation LOGUE manganese nodules marine ment metals mining operations negotiations nickel ocean floor ocean mining Oceanography OPEC percent Peru phytoplankton problem production proposed protection provisional application provisional regime question reciprocating regulations resolution risk Sea Conference Seabed Committee Seabed Hard Mineral Seabed Treaty Secretary sediment SHAROOD short tons sources Spitzbergen square kilometers statement Subcommittee supply surface Tenneco testimony Thank tion U.S. companies U.S. Government unilateral United Nations water column Zaire Zambia
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Page 107 - That whenever by priority of possession rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Page 145 - ... operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States insofar as may be practicable, and (d) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient citizen personnel. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to foster the development and encourage the maintenance of such a merchant marine.
Page 336 - The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice.
Page 107 - ... injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Page 335 - Government shall (A) utilize a systematic, interdisciplinary approach which will insure the integrated use of the natural and social sciences and the environmental design arts in planning and in decisionmaking which may have an impact on man's environment...
Page 145 - States and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times, (b) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency, (c) owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States insofar as may be practicable, (d) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient...
Page 290 - For the purpose of these articles, the term "continental shelf" is used as referring (a) to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea, to a depth of 200 metres or, beyond that limit, to where the depth of the superjacent waters admits of the exploitation of the natural resources of the said areas; (b) to the seabed and subsoil of similar submarine areas adjacent...
Page 121 - ... (4) preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage, and maintain, wherever possible, an environment which supports diversity and variety of individual choice ; (5) achieve a balance between population and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life's amenities ; and (6) enhance the quality of renewable resources and approach the maximum attainable recycling of depletable resources.
Page 361 - Congress hereby finds and declares — (a) that marine resources, including animal and vegetable life and mineral wealth, constitute a far-reaching and largely untapped asset of immense potential significance to the United States; and (b) that it is in the national interest of the United States to...
Page 290 - State exercises over the continental shelf sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring it and exploiting its natural resources. 2. The rights referred to in paragraph 1 of this article are exclusive in the sense that if the coastal State does not explore the continental shelf or exploit its natural resources, no one may undertake these activities, or make a claim to the continental shelf, without the express consent of the coastal State.