World's First 6000m Intelligent Deep-Sea Mining Platform Passes Acceptance in China

TapTechNews reported on June 22 that the world's first 6000-meter-class intelligent electric drive deep-sea heavy-duty mining vehicle platform passed the comprehensive project acceptance in Changsha on June 17. Some of the achievements have filled international gaps and greatly promoted the construction of China's deep-sea mineral resources development industry.

TapTechNews learned from the report that the project is led by Changsha Mining and Metallurgy Research Institute Co., Ltd. affiliated to China Minmetals Corporation, and its full name is Research and Demonstration Application of Key Equipment Technologies for Deep-sea Mineral Resources Mining. Focusing on the development direction of the national future industry of deep-sea mineral resources development, it focuses on the key links of exploration, collection, and transportation of deep-sea minerals at depths of 3000m to 6000m.

The project team closely follows the technological development trends of digitization, electrification, and intelligence, and has focused on conquering a number of core and common key technologies. It has applied for 94 patents in total, of which 45 have been authorized, obtained 17 software copyrights, and cultivated more than 10 national and provincial-level talents.

Academician Ding Rongjun said: Our entire equipment system has the conditions for deep-sea operations, and the current technical level has generally reached the domestic or even the world's advanced level. The next step is to discover and solve problems through sea trials, and the ultimate goal is to form a deep-sea mining industrial system.